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Summit called as manufacturers lose faith in fit note
News - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Nearly half of manufacturers disagree that the advice they have received from GPs about...
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HSE chair hailed as one of the UK’s superwomen
News - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Judith Hackitt CBE, chair of the HSE and the first woman to hold that post, was honoured for her...
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Machine-guarding failures land two firms in dock
In Court - 7 June 2013 - 2comments
Two companies have admitted safety failings after a worker had his finger ripped off by an...
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Manufacturing - EMF - May the fourth be with you
Features - 5 June 2013 - 0comments
Negotiations among the European Commission, Parliament and Council on the Electromagnetic Fields...
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Weapons manufacturer fined £200,000 following explosion
In Court - 29 May 2013 - 3comments
Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) plc has been ordered to pay more than £280,000 in fines and...
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Summit called as manufacturers lose faith in fit note
News - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Nearly half of manufacturers disagree that the advice they have received from GPs about...
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HSE chair hailed as one of the UK’s superwomen
News - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Judith Hackitt CBE, chair of the HSE and the first woman to hold that post, was honoured for her...
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Bangladesh disaster prompts renewed international action
News - 8 May 2013 - 0comments
A UK-based alliance comprising garment firms, trade unions and non-governmental organisations...
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Rising costs of H&S compliance eroding business benefits of investment
News - 25 February 2013 - 1comments
The benefits of injecting more money into health and safety are being lost against rising costs...
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HSE renews strategic partnership for manufacturing industry
News - 5 November 2012 - 0comments
The manufacturers’ organisation EEF and the HSE have revived their long-standing strategic...
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Machine-guarding failures land two firms in dock
In Court - 7 June 2013 - 2comments
Two companies have admitted safety failings after a worker had his finger ripped off by an...
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Weapons manufacturer fined £200,000 following explosion
In Court - 29 May 2013 - 3comments
Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) plc has been ordered to pay more than £280,000 in fines and...
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BAE Systems fined £250,000 for crush death
In Court - 22 May 2013 - 0comments
Global defence company BAE Systems has been ordered to pay almost £350,000 in fines and costs...
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Risk of vehicle and pedestrian collision was obvious
In Court - 13 May 2013 - 0comments
A worker at a warehouse in Kent was injured and is yet to return to work after being crushed...
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Falling load from unsafe machine leaves worker facing leg amputation
In Court - 3 May 2013 - 0comments
A 51-year-old man may have to have his lower right leg amputated after serious injuries he...
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Manufacturing - EMF - May the fourth be with you
Features - 5 June 2013 - 0comments
Negotiations among the European Commission, Parliament and Council on the Electromagnetic Fields...
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Manufacturing – sickness absence – Stalling on sickness
Features - 27 June 2012 - 1comments
The past few years have seen employers make good progress on sickness absence, but momentum has...
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Manufacturing – machinery safety – Be on your guard
Features - 13 June 2012 - 1comments
Given the number of prosecutions being taken against companies for machine-guarding offences, it...
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Acceptable in the eighties
Features - 4 June 2009 - 0comments
The Health and Safety (First Aid) at Work Regulations 1981...
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Breathing space
Features - 3 July 2005 - 0comments
At Wolstenholme International’s manufacturing site in Darwen, Lancashire, around 90 employees...
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Shutdown solutions
Products - 17 April 2012 - 0comments
Regular servicing of facilities and machinery during a plant shutdown is essential for...
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Instrument testing – BSRIA precision-testing equipment
Products - 24 August 2011 - 0comments
BSRIA Instrument Solutions provides instrumentation to help companies ensure their products and...
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Lift trucks - FlexRide floating operator suspension system
Products - 14 July 2010 - 0comments
Lift-truck manufacturer Crown says its new FlexRide floating operator suspension system is fitted...
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Gas detector - TXgard-IS+
Products - 2 June 2010 - 0comments
Crowcon’s TXgard-IS+ gas detector is fitted with electrochemical sensors, which are said to...
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Safety interlock- End coding
Products - 6 October 2009 - 0comments
Industrial safety specialist Castell says it has adopted an innovative manufacturing process to...
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