£1m fine following preventable death
October 14, 2019
Cemex UK Operations Limited has been fined £1m after a worker suffered fatal injuries when he was struck on the body by a centering machine lifting mast. Read More
Celsa steelworks blast: Company fined £1.8m
October 7, 2019
A steel company has been fined £1.8m after an explosion killed two men. Read More
There’s more to be done to improve health and safety in logistics, says HSE
October 2, 2019
Logistics may be becoming more sustainable, but is it becoming safer? Kanwal Kanda, Head of Transportation at the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), took to the stage at IMHX 2019 to discuss the body’s latest findings about health and safety within transportation and storage in 2017/18. Read More
Worker’s leg crushed in welding machine
September 4, 2019
A manufacturing company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker was severely crushed while fault finding on a mesh welding machine. Read More
HSE issues safety alert over the phenomenon of condensate induced water hammer
August 15, 2019
An on-going case has prompted the HSE to issue a reminder to duty-holders in chemical processing and production, engineering and manufacturing, amongst others, about their responsibilities in terms of the maintenance and operation of steam systems. Read More
Managing maintenance and contractors safely at factory shutdown time
July 17, 2019
Anyone that’s worked in health and safety over the last 10 years will rightly be made slightly nervous when hearing the words maintenance and contractors, according to Make UK. Read More
Robert Jukes named SHP’s Rising Star for Manufacturing and Rising Star UK
June 20, 2019
Robert Jukes, HSE Manager of Wax Lyrical, won the judges over with his commitment to the betterment of himself, community outside of work and his job, being crowned Rising Star for Manufacturing and, subsequently, the overall Rising Star UK winner. Read More
New global partnership aims to prioritise safety in the future of manufacturing
May 21, 2019
Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) have announced a new partnership that will set out the safety challenges for global manufacturing and support safe innovation for all. Read More
Worker’s thumb amputated after crush incident
May 16, 2019
An employee of a Devon-based animal feed manufacturer suffered life-changing injuries after his hand was crushed in a pellet press. Read More
Manufacturing: Sickness absence on the rise, according to Make UK
May 3, 2019
The statistics gathered showed that the overall absence rate increased slightly in 2018 to 2.3%, which was up from 2.2% in the previous year. Read More
