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Aviation company fined after worker death at Heathrow Airport

An aviation company has been fined £160,000 after a man was crushed to death at London Heathrow Airport during the unloading of baggage containers from an aircraft. Read More

Gogglebox star George Gilbey died after fall through skylight

George Gilbey, a self-employed electrician who appeared on Channel 4’s Gogglebox TV show, died after falling from height at work. Read More

Inclusivity in PPE: The manufacturer’s perspective

Ian Kelsall at Dräger Safety UK, shares his view on overlooked areas of face protection fit, which, if not considered, can have adverse effects on the level of safety for the wearer. Read More

Tobacco firm fined £32,000 following machinery failures

An Ipswich-based tobacco manufacturer has been fined £32,000 after failing to put measures in place to prevent access to the rotating blades of a ribbon blade mixer. Read More

Indian manufacturing plant scoops fall prevention award

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents crowned L'Oréal Pune, based in India, its winner of its Fall Prevention Trophy. Read More

Company fined £360k after trapped worker loses life

A manufacturing company in Hull has been fined after one of its employees was crushed to death at a factory. Read More

SHP weekly top five

This week the articles most read have been: Legal insight: Common errors in fire safety, Director jailed for failing to protect workers from asbestos exposure, Horticulture company fined after lorry driver suffers life changing injuries, In praise of older workers and One size really doesn’t fit all. Read More

Armorer sentenced in fatal shooting incident on film set

Armorer who passed live gun to Alec Baldwin that fired and killed a cinematographer sentenced to 18 months. Read More

Key updates: Common assessment standard and public procurement

Contractors and buyers are urged to 'act now' to meet a new deadline from the Cabinet Office on using the Common Assessment Standard for purchasing standards. Read More

Company fined after worker crushed to death

A company in Kent has been fined £175,000 following the death of an employee. Read More



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