Based in the West Midlands? How is your Construction site safety?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced plans to target building sites in the West Midlands in a drive to reduce “death, injury and ill health” in the industry. The campaign is running throughout the month of February and will involve inspectors checking other aspects of employee protection that are often regarded as “less …Read the Full Post
The Number One Risk Management Misunderstanding
Health and safety, as we’ve noted in a recent blog post, often gets some bad press. Partly this is down to the fact that risk management can often be misunderstood or misinterpreted. So let’s clear up some of these misconceptions. We live in a risky world. Quiet apart from thirty ton metal presses, scaffolding hundreds …Read the Full Post
Dangerous Site Results in Fine – Could Your Site Land You in Court?
Construction sites need to be carefully managed in order to reduce the hazards and to provide a safe working environment for the workers. Failing to maintain a safe site can result in legal action being taken against the business owners and even the managers or supervisors. This is what happened to Stoneforce, a construction firm …Read the Full Post
Death at Redcar – £320,000 Fine for Safety Failings
Tata Steel and a contractor have been fined £320,000 after a worker was killed in Redcar. The 29 year old contractor, Kristian Lee Norris, was working at Teesside Cast Products on behalf of Vesuvius UK Ltd. At the time of the fatal accident he was working to re-line a furnace where steel was made when …Read the Full Post
Failure to Comply With Improvement Notices Results in Huge Fine
When you are handed an Improvement Notice from the Health and Safety Executive you must take immediate action. One company was recently prosecuted after they failed to make the necessary changes they were given after a series of inspections between 2008 and 2010. Euticals Ltd, who were previously trading as Archimica Ltd, specialise in manufacturing …Read the Full Post
Roof Fall Leaves Man Seriously Injured
A farmer from Carmarthenshire has been fined by the Ammanford Magistrates Court after a roofer fell whole working on the roof on the farm. The Health and Safety Executive decided to fine Anthony William John Daniel after investigation the fall which occurred on April 15 2011. Mr Daniel’s employee, Daniel Elliot, a 24 year old …Read the Full Post
Hazards to Prevent in the Construction Industry
Occupational health and safety is a major issue in the construction industry. The variety of activities found on site combine to make the industry one of the most hazardous to work in. Due to this it is of vital importance that you not only protect the workers but so doing also protect your business and …Read the Full Post
Firmed Fined after Employee is crushed to Death
Lack of Risk Assessments and Training End in Fatal Accident An engineering company based in Cannock on Staffordshire has been fined after the death of one of their employees. Hydraline Engineering Ltd was prosecuted after a health and safety investigation was launched after an accident on 7 March 2008. Mr Palmer was working on one …Read the Full Post
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Construction Firm Fined after Worker Suffers Serious Burns
There were many factors which were raised after a health and safety inspection took place at O’Keefe Constructions Depot in Sevenoaks. The attention was brought to the firm after one of its young workers was seriously burned in an accident at the depot. The 18 year old man was working in a shed spray painting …Read the Full Post