Manufacturer fined after failing to manage workers’ exposure to vibration
April 19, 2023
A manufacturer has been fined £120,000 for failing to adequately assess and control the risks to its employees from exposure to vibration when using vibrating tools. Read More
HAVS: ‘Real-time monitoring and measurement should be mandated in the regulations’
August 9, 2022
The Health & Safety Executive will fine companies that expose workers to hazardous excessive levels of vibrations. Yet the organisation’s own guidance doesn’t require businesses to continually monitor workers. Russ Langthorne of HAVSPRO considers why it’s time for real-time monitoring and measurement to be mandated in the regulations. Read More
Lancashire County Council fined over Hand Arm Vibration issues
May 12, 2022
Lancashire County Council has been fined after several employees carrying out work in the highways department developed a debilitating nerve condition as a result of failure to control exposure to vibration. Read More
Listen Up: ‘Employers must provide the same level of hearing protection to all workers under amended PPE Regulations’
March 3, 2022
Tim Turney, Global Marketing Manager at Casella, shares expert advice on hearing protection in the workplace. Read More
Manufacturing company fined after workers exposed to risk
January 21, 2022
A metals fabrication company has been sentenced for health breaches after several workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) or carpal tunnel syndrome. Read More
Glazing company fined for failing to control risks of vibrating tools
January 11, 2022
A glass and glazing company which installs and repairs glass windscreens and side windows to buses, coaches, motor homes and trains, has been fined for failing to adequately control the risk to its employees from using vibrating tools. Read More
Buildings material manufacturer fined for health and safety failings
July 21, 2021
A buildings material manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker was diagnosed with HAVS after repeatedly using vibrating tools above the recommended limits; and a second worker sustained electrical burns in a separate incident. Read More
Workplace noise: how much is too much?
June 21, 2021
Here we take a look at the different ways that workplace noise affects staff, and what you can do about it. Read More
Housing association sentenced after employees suffer debilitating nerve damage
December 14, 2020
Liverpool housing association company Onward Homes Ltd has been fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition over a period of several years. Read More
Engineering firm sentenced after employee suffers permanent nerve damage
December 7, 2020
An engineering company has been fined after a worker was diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Read More