World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2024
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Manufacturing company fined as worker suffers six bone fractures
Andrew Elson, from Rugby, suffered multiple fractures to the ulna and radius bones in his right arm while working at Screening…
The Importance of Comprehensive Training in the Safe Use of Abrasive Wheels…
Safety should always be the priority in every industry. Especially when it comes to machining and fabrication, understanding the safe use…
🔎QUALITATIVE FACE FIT TESTING – Cutting Through the Confusion 🔍
In the realm of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Qualitative Face Fit Testing stands as a crucial and often misunderstood component….
National Grid fined £3.2million after pylon worker suffers serious burns
Justin Hollins was working replacing step bolts on the pylon at Treforest Industrial Estate in Pontypridd, when he received an electric…
Protecting Workers Health – Dust Campaign
Exposure to dust can risk your long-term health. Not today, but years down the line. Dust particles can be 100 times smaller than a grain…
Woodworking company fined following collision death
On 29 April 2019, Thomas Brooke was walking across the yard at John Brooke (Timber Treatments) Limited in Nottingham. A wheel loader,…
Multi-national food company fined after worker loses fingers
Kerry Ingredients (UK) Limited received the fine following an incident at its factory in Hillington on 4 August 2021. The 39-year-old man…
Asbestos and You
Any job, any day of the week, can potentially release lethal asbestos fibres. It’s not like dust – you can’t see, smell, or feel the…
Recycling company director sentenced after worker loses leg
Daisy Ning Bai, 43, the director of BW Recycling Limited, was told she must complete 160 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to…