Cardiff Employee Seriously Severs Finger at Work
An unguarded drill was being worked on by a young worker when he severed his fingertips. Vaughn Thomas was working for MIB Manufacturing Ltd in Cardiff in April 2011. The firm creates steel frames and panels which are used within the building industry. 21 year old Mr Thomas was given the responsibility of tightening the …Read the Full Post
Introduction to the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
The PUWER are in place to reduce the risks to anyone working with or near to equipment such as machinery. Work equipment needs to be controlled and monitored to help reduce the risk of injuries or death and therefore these regulations must be followed otherwise you can face prosecution. The Regulations help to control the …Read the Full Post
General Workplace Safety Tips
Workplace safety is a topic that is too often casually overlooked, when in reality it is an extremely important subject. Of course, there are many work environments that are essentially perfectly safe, but there are also hundreds of jobs and industries that involve potentially hazardous workspaces, and in these environments it is extremely important to …Read the Full Post
Fine for Farmer after Incident with Power Lines
A Bedfordshire farmer has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for failing to follow legal requirements. The farmer had not completed necessary paper work which is required when carrying out work underneath overhead power lines. An incident back in 2010 involving an employee and power cables resulted in the investigation by the HSE. …Read the Full Post
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 of injuries ranging from burns to …Read the Full Post
Severed Fingers Results in Two Firms Being Prosecuted
Are your Machines Properly Guarded? Health and Safety Consultants will be able to tell you the importance of making sure that you have health and safety procedures and policies in place. The reason for this is to primarily ensure that you are providing a safe working environment. Failure to do so mean that you are …Read the Full Post
Health and Safety Sector Changes Expected
There has been a large debate into Health and Safety procedures over the last few weeks which have come to a head on Friday. Under new changes it is now essential that all safety consultants are fully registered. The talks have come at a time when the first ever conviction was made under the Corporate …Read the Full Post