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February 3, 2023

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This week the articles most read have been: Wine company fined £800k after HGV driver killed at Salford depot, Falls from height: Taking messages home, Man left permanently disabled after being crushed by tonne of glass, An act with real impact: the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Listen up – Headphones and the Noise at Work regulations.


Wine company fined £800k after HGV driver killed at Salford depot

A wine and drinks supplier has been fined after a visiting HGV driver was killed after being hit by a forklift truck at its depot in Salford.

Falls from height: Taking messages home

SHP hears from Dr Karen McDonnell at RoSPA who analyses the consistent dangers of working at height…Man left permanently disabled after being crushed by tonne of glass
A company must pay more than £100k after one of its employees was left with life-changing injuries when a pallet of glass weighing more than one tonne fell on top of him.

An act with real impact: the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
SHP hears from Adam Clarke at Praxis42 who provides an overview of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and examines its impact over the years…

Listen up – Headphones and the Noise at Work regulations
Most health and safety risks change over time but there is one risk that is changing fast, some might say at the speed of sound, writes Stephen Wheatley a Founder Director of the UK Hearing Conservation Association.


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