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Huge Chemical fire was preventable
In June 2007 a huge chemical fire spread out over an extensive area, which was larger than a football pitch. This fire could have been avoided and therefore the Health and Safety Executive decided to prosecute two firms they considered to be responsible for this disaster. Fire risks assessments provided by health and safety consultants …Read the Full Post
Finding your way through Health and Safety Regulations
Compliance with the UK’s Health and Safety and Regulations is essential for any British businesses – large organisations devote significant amounts of time and money to ensure that practices, buildings and workers comply fully with H&S requirements. For small to medium businesses the time and specialist knowledge required to comply with all aspects of Health …Read the Full Post
Fireball engulfs two Workers – Packaging firm receives fine
Two workers were left with life threatening injuries after working on a broken fuse box in a factory in Cumbria. One of the men has asked not to be named, the other a 62 grandfather, Mr Gordon Metcalf were trying to clear out the fuse box of any debris. A risk assessment was needed to …Read the Full Post
CDM Regulations – improving safety measures in the construction industry
The Construction Design and Management (CDM) 2007 regulations were introduced to benefit the construction industry and workers by improving site health and safety, manage site risks and to create an emphasis on effective project planning and risk management. Smaller firms working in the construction industry could be forgiven for believing that they are also designed …Read the Full Post
Dangers of Asbestos
Workplace health and safety covers potential hazards to ensure safety for all employees within a company premises. There are many aspects of health and safety such as noise safety levels which protect employees’ hearing and reduce the likelihood of requiring auditory support from Widex hearing aids Another major aspect of health and safety in the …Read the Full Post
Cumbrian father survives being engulfed by fireball
A global packaging firm has been fined £90,000 after two workers suffered life-threatening injuries when they were engulfed by a fireball at a factory in Cumbria. Gordon Metcalf, 62 from Maryport, and another worker, who has asked not to be named, were about to clean debris from a damaged fuse box when a ball of …Read the Full Post
Saw Injures Worker- Timber Firm Fined for Breaching Laws
A timber company were held responsible for the injuries sustained by one of their teenage workers back in 2009. The young man, aged just 18 years old when the accident occurred. Lewis Maker was operating a panel saw to cut a piece of board. As he was holding the board with his hand it was …Read the Full Post
Essential high-vis workwear, and how you can win some…
Roadsides are dangerous places as anyone who has broken down before will tell you, never mind if you have to spend several hours a day working on a busy roadside like thousands of people do every day. I’m here from leading workwear company Brookes UK, to explain why high vis workwear is so important, and …Read the Full Post
Brain Injuries Sustained by Employee after Two Firms fail to ensure a Safe Environment
Huge Fines for Both Firms Involved An awful accident occurred in Bristol back in June 2008 when a scaffolding pipe fell onto the head of an employee below. The pipe fell 15ft before landing on Richard Chodkiewicz, aged 53. Once again this is an accident which could have been completely avoided if the firms had …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