Untrained worker crushed to death by forklift
October 7, 2008
Two companies have been fined a total of £67,500 after an untrained worker was killed when the forklift truck he was driving overturned. Read More
Worker suffers lasting injuries from ladder fall
October 1, 2008
A container company has been fined after an employee was seriously injured in a fall from a ladder. Read More
Quarry firm fined GBP 75,000 over crush death
September 22, 2008
A Cornish quarry worker was crushed to death after becoming entangled in the inadequate guard of a crushing machine. Read More
Pedestrians and forklift trucks don’t mix, warns FLTA
September 21, 2008
Britain's first ever national Fork Lift Safety Week takes place this week (22-28 September), with a clear and simple message: 'Pedestrians and forklift trucks don't mix'. Read More
Tyre manufacturer in dock over unsafe forklift practices
August 17, 2008
A worker inspecting commercial vehicle tyres was hit by an unsecured stack of steel pallets that fell off a forklift truck at the Wolverhampton premises of tyre giant, Goodyear Dunlop. Read More
Health and safety at the Olympics
July 30, 2008
The Beijing Olympics start today, and are likely to focus extra attention on how London's preparations for 2012 are going. For our special feature on training, Tina Weadick spent the day with the Olympic Delivery Authority's health and safety advisor to find out about two initiatives to prepare adults and children from communities local to the planned construction sites for the Games. Read More
Polish guides for forklift drivers
June 2, 2008
In response to the growing number of UK companies employing Eastern European workers to operate lift trucks, one of the largest driver training providers in Britain, Barloworld Handling, has made its Lift Truck Safety Guide available in the Polish language. Read More
Singapore statistics reveal safety gaps
March 26, 2008
The latest workplace health and safety statistics in Singapore have shown a decrease in fatalities and injuries, but health and safety practitioners have warned that deliberate under-reporting of incidents by workers, and an increase in falls from height, are still causes for concern. Read More
Driver safety explained
February 25, 2008
It is an area that health and safety professionals may have left to fleet managers in the past, but the changing world of work means that occupational road risk is becoming an issue that can no longer be ignored. Richard Byrne explains. Read More
Health and safety compliance in construction
January 22, 2008
Fatalities and injuries on construction sites continue to rise, despite new and updated regulations covering the industry. Rob Slater says the reason for this is many contractors are more interested in ticking boxes for the purpose of compliance rather than improving the actual safety of their workforce. Read More
