One of the partners of a Leicestershire food company, Simtom Food Products, has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive this week after a worker was injured in a fall. An unidentified 18 year old man was told to unload some of the barrels which were stored on [...] Continue Reading…
How to comply with the Working at Height Regulations
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 needs to be followed by every company in every industry where work is being carried out at height. The regulations are there to reduce the risks of falling and consist of duties which need to be followed. The regulations apply to employers and [...] Continue Reading…
Seven People Lucky to Be Alive After Concrete Collapses at University
Two firms have been fined after seven construction workers narrowly escaped being killed after concrete collapsed at John Moores University in Liverpool. Over 250 tonnes of wet cement caved in when the atrium of the Art and Design Academy was being built. The construction workers suffered from a number [...] Continue Reading…
Health And Safety is Your Business
Too many business owners, particularly owners of smaller businesses, unfortunately assign too little interest or concern to health and safety. Considering and acting upon issues of workplace health and safety is the wisest investment of your time that you can assign to your business and your people who work [...] Continue Reading…
CSCS Card Test – Basic Health and Safety Training for the Construction Industry
The new CSCS card tests has been updated to include some of the important changes which have been introduced for 2012. The CSCS tests have been created to ensure that the Health and Safety standards in the construction industry are maintained and improved in order to reduce the dangers [...] Continue Reading…
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