hand safety


Manufacturer fined £45k following severed fingers incident

An incident which ‘could have very easily been avoided’ left an employee with three severed fingers. The HSE found that, while suitable guarding was in place in other areas, the company had failed to identify a dangerous hazard which led to the incident. Read More

Four fingers lost by worker and another exposed to toxic gas

A food flavourings company has been fined after two separate health and safety breaches at its premises. Read More

Employee suffered hand lacerations due to poorly maintained machine

An electrical contracting firm has been fined after one of its employees suffered severe lacerations to his hand when he made contact with the moving blade of a mitre saw due to a faulty guard. Read More

How Siemens reduced hand injuries by 47%

Siemens workforce was instrumental in the roll out of a hand safety project, which involved collaborating with Polyco on a Read More



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