Polski Dzial Scottish Company Fined after Worker Seriously Injured
A Scottish construction company has appeared in Dundee Sheriff Court on health and safety charges after a worker was injured in a trench collapse. The 43-year-old was working on a house renovation project in Falkland. A trench was being dug with an excavator to help connect the drainage system of the old property with a […]
Workers’ Memorial Day
Friday 28th April was Workers’ Memorial Day, which is an annual international event that provides an opportunity to reflect on the many people who are killed, seriously injured or made ill while simply doing their jobs. Health and Safety at Work Matters Everyone’s health and safety at work matters – for workers, his or her […]
Campaign to Raise Awareness of Falls from Height
A new campaign to raise awareness of the impact that accidents at work, and in particular accidents involving falls from height, can have on workers and their families has been launched by safety charity RoSPA. Falls from Height RoSPA highlights that falls from height were the most common cause of work-related fatalities in 2013/14, with […]
Worker Seriously Injured After Lift Pit Fall
A construction company from Cardiff has appeared in court on health and safety charges after a worker was seriously injured falling down a lift pit. The man was a specialist drilling contractor and had been employed by the construction company to help refurbish a care home. As he stepped from some scaffolding onto the ground […]
Soup Company Sentenced over Worker’s Injuries
A well-known food manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker suffered severe leg and foot injuries while working on one of its production lines. The company appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court after a Health and Safety Executive investigation found safety failings related to the incident. Short term contract worker Jodie Cormack had climbed onto the […]
Oil Plant Operator Sentenced Over Safety Failure
The operators of the Grangemouth Oil Refinery have been sentenced for safety failings relating to an incident in which a worker was injured at the plant. The employee was carrying out a cleaning operation on a vent pipe, and while opening a vent valve on a walkway 25 meters above ground, was sprayed in the […]
Food Firm in Court over Worker’s Hand Injury
A leading Scottish food manufacturer has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker was injured when his hand was caught between a conveyor belt and roller. Kayode Ezekiel Ogundele was working on a newly-installed line as a general operative carrying out a range of tasks, including removing the cases of product, when his […]
Outdoor Workers Still at Risk from Skin Cancer
A new study has revealed the incidence of skin cancer amongst those working outdoors in industries as diverse as construction, agriculture and leisure and entertainment. The study, which was commissioned by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and conducted by researchers at Imperial College London, estimates that malignant melanoma kills nearly 50 people […]
Quarry Operator Sentenced Following Worker’s Death
An Arbroath quarry operator has been fined for serious safety failings after a dumper truck driver died when his vehicle reversed over a stop block to the quarry floor below. Forfar Sheriff Court heard that Joseph Troup had loaded material from the extraction face onto his 35-tonne articulated dump truck and transported it to an […]
Employer Sentenced After Worker Crushed to Death
A Kilmarnock based firm has appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, where it was fined for safety failings after a worker was crushed to death when a heavy gate came off its hinges and fell onto him. Malcolm Macdonald Kennedy, who was 69, had been working for the firm on a casual basis for around eight […]