A common-sense approach to warehouse safety
August 18, 2022
Workplace fatality figures published this summer by the HSE report that a total of 123 workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in 2021/22. While this is a slight decrease from the previous 2020/21 period, it’s clearly not acceptable that people continue to be injured, sometimes fatally, in the workplace. Read More
Warehouse safety: How to select pedestrian barriers for effective protection
May 25, 2022
Choosing the right pedestrian barriers not only improves safety but also supports operational performance for warehouse operators looking to mitigate risk, says Paul Roehricht, UK Strategic Account Manager at Brandsafe. Read More
Pedestrian fatalities prompt HSE safety notice on use of wheeled loading shovels
November 1, 2021
Britain’s safety regulator has issued a safety notice on the use of wheeled loading shovels, widely used in the waste and recycling sector. Read More
Furniture manufacturer fined for safety failure after driver injured
August 23, 2021
A furniture manufacturer has been fined after a delivery driver sustained serious leg injuries when he was struck by a reversing lorry in the yard. Read More
Waste management company sentenced after worker was reversed over by a loading shovel
August 9, 2021
A skip hire and waste management company and its managing director have been sentenced after a worker was seriously injured in a transport incident. Read More
Worker hit by five-tonne clamp truck in ‘wholly avoidable incident’
May 4, 2021
One of the core terminals of Peel Ports London Medway, Port of Sheerness Limited, has been fined following an incident where an employee was seriously injured by a clamp truck. Read More
Company fined after employee hit by forklift truck
April 27, 2021
A warehouse and storage company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries when he was hit by a forklift truck. Read More
Fairground worker’s death was “entirely avoidable”
December 9, 2016
A fairground company has been prosecuted after an employee was fatally injured after being run over while setting up a Read More
Fines and costs of more than £180,000 following worker’s cinema death
March 10, 2014
The HSE has prosecuted a building firm after a worker was killed by a reversing van outside a cinema in Ashton-on-Ribble. Read More