Electrical Equipment – EA Technology
January 9, 2014
EA Technology has unveiled the CableData Collector™, a new piece of equipment which is said to detect Partial Discharge (PD) in live electrical cables before their fail. Read More
Machine-guarding failures land two firms in dock
June 7, 2013
Two companies have admitted safety failings after a worker had his finger ripped off by an unguarded machine at a factory in Wales. Read More
Sheet pile fell because excavator hook had no safety catch
April 23, 2013
A man sustained life-changing injuries after he was struck by a seven-metre metal sheet pile, which detached from the hook of a faulty excavator as it was being lowered at a site in south Yorkshire. Read More
Plant-downtime pressures are a threat to good maintenance, warns industry
January 15, 2013
Maintenance standards are in danger of being compromised because of the pressure to reduce plant downtime, according to more than a third of maintenance professionals questioned in a survey. Read More
Regulator dropped the ball in fatal dredging operation
December 18, 2012
The Environment Agency has been ordered to pay a fine of £200,000 after one of its employees drowned while dredging an icy watercourse in Cambridgeshire. Read More
Reporting of MEWP accidents to become compulsory
October 10, 2012
From the start of next year, rental-company members of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) must report mobile elevating work-platform (MEWP) accidents involving their staff for inclusion on the group's accident database. Read More
App offers customers the ability to manage hire-purchase
April 27, 2012
Equipment-hire specialist A-Plant has launched a free iPhone app that allows its customers to view account and equipment information whenever they wish. Read More
Two companies and worker prosecuted over excavator fatality
May 20, 2011
An excavator operator and a plant-hire firm have appeared in court after a foreman was killed when an excavator bucket Read More
SHE 11 – Construction Plant-Hire Association – hall 1, stand K80
May 11, 2011
For 70 years, the Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) has represented the interests of plant-hire companies. With 80 per cent of plant in the UK hired, its members are major players in construction, says the CPA. Read More
Tips on telehandlers
February 14, 2011
Described as a definitive new best-practice document, <i>Safe Use of Telehandlers in Construction</i> has been launched by the Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group in an effort to help operators reduce their risk of accident and injury. Read More
