Firm fined following outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease
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A plastics manufacturing company in West Bromwich has been fined after it put workers and the public at risk of being infected with...
HSE inspections of woodworking businesses focus on lung disease
HSE are currently inspecting woodworking businesses to ensure dutyholders know the established health risks associated with woodworking,...
Accidents are “inevitable” – two fifths of construction workers believe
Two fifths of people in the construction industry believe an accident is “inevitable” on their sites, research has revealed. The study...
Company fined as worker crushed by 700kg crate
A glass distribution and installation company has been fined £200,000 after an employee broke two ribs and fractured his vertebra after...
Asbestos and You
Tradespeople across Great Britain are being warned about the hidden dangers associated with asbestos. Around five thousand people a year...
Company fined £200,000 after worker fractures arm
The 22-year-old, from Newcastle, had only recently started working as a manufacturing operative for the company when the incident...
CSCS supports HSE campaign to highlight the risk of asbestos to those working in trades
Builders, carpenters, electricians, joiners, plasterers, plumbers, and roofers, are just some of the trades being urged to take the risks...
First Aid at Work – What are employers required to do
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require you to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and...
Property owner sentenced after builder suffered life changing injuries
A Derbyshire property owner has been given a community order after a father-of-two sustained life changing injuries when a wall collapsed...
Safety in the use of abrasive wheels
Nearly half of all accidents involving abrasive wheels are due to an unsafe system of work or operator error. In general, abrasive wheels...