How the PUWER regulations can help reduce risk in the workplace
August 8, 2022
Think about how much workplaces have changed, even in just the last 30 years. Whether we’re talking about the office, a construction site, a theme park or a hospital, emerging technologies, better manufacturing processes and automation has seen new equipment brought in to make our work more efficient. This equipment, from a tunnel-boring machine preparing the way for a new underground line, to the (now) humble laptop, often brings risk with it... Read More
Manufacturing firm and director fined after worker sustained life-changing injuries
June 22, 2022
A manufacturer of concrete architectural elements and garden ornaments, and its director, have been fined after an employee sustained life-changing injuries when his arms became trapped in a cement mixer. Read More
£1.5m fine after electrician died following fall from crane platform
March 4, 2022
A company has been fined after an electrician died in fall of approximately eight metres when an access panel on the raised walkway of an overhead crane gave way beneath him. Read More
Sawmill fined after worker’s finger is severed in machinery
December 28, 2021
A sawmill has been fined after a worker injured his finger when his hand came into contact with the moving parts of a machine. Read More
Food manufacturing company fined after worker injures finger in machinery
December 24, 2021
A food manufacturing company has been fined for safety breaches after a hygiene operative suffered a serious injury when his hand came into contact with a mixer. Read More
£60k fine for farm after employee crushed during demolition project
December 7, 2021
Farming partnership, J & D Foster Farms LLP, has been fined following an incident on its farm where a 21-year-old employee was killed whilst dismantling a redundant piece of farming equipment. Read More
£80k fine for engineering company after worker severed finger in machinery
November 30, 2021
An engineering company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker’s hand became trapped in a stamping machine. 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
Manufacturer and site owner fined after employee fatality
September 8, 2021
A fencing manufacturer and the owner of the yard where the business operates, have been fined following the death of an employee at the site. Read More
Manufacturing firm fined after repeated failures to maintain machinery safeguards
July 29, 2021
A food manufacturing company has been sentenced after repeated failures to maintain safety devices on its food processing machinery. Read More