Polski Dzial The Cost of Work Related Injury and Ill-Health
New figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have revealed that over a million people are being made ill by their work, which is costing society around £14.3 billion. Despite Britain remaining one of the safest places to work in Europe, injury and ill-health statistics released by the HSE show that an estimated […]
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 […]
Worker seriously injured by falling guttering
An Aberdeen-based demolition firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker was seriously injured by falling cast iron guttering. The 61-year-old broke his right arm, seven ribs, and a vertebra; punctured his lung and cut his head in the incident at disused buildings at Aberdeen Harbour. He was working with colleagues in the […]
Fines imposed for asbestos exposure
A company in Poole has been fined for safety breaches after exposing workers to potentially fatal asbestos at a disused tile factory in the town. The company allowed a series of people and workers on to the site despite being aware of the presence of asbestos materials from a survey it commissioned itself. The Health […]
Worker may lose lower leg after injury
A Bradford man may need to have his foot and lower leg amputated as a result of a crush injury caused by the safety failures of his employers more than a year ago. The city’s magistrates were told that 51-year-old David Wain suffered serious injuries when a 1.5 tonne pallet of tin plates fell onto […]
Deafness link to high-volume appliances
March 2013 saw the introduction of a volume safety limit for new portable music players such as iPods. New mobile phones and portable music players sold within the EU must now have a sound limit of 85 Decibels (dB). This is above the 80 dB which is regarded as the safe limit. This is similar […]
Steel firm in court over employee’s injuries
A Preston steel firm has appeared in court after a working platform slid off the forks of a forklift truck and struck one of its employees. The 50-year-old fractured a rib, and suffered muscle and back injuries when he was hit by the heavy metal platform. The company, which manufactures and supplies steel products, was […]
BSC launches health & safety manifesto
The British Safety Council (BSC) has launched its health and safety manifesto, ‘Working Well’, which sets out five steps to help improve workplace safety and reduce the number of work related injuries. According to the BSC, there are still too many people being killed or injured at work. Figures quoted by the BSC show that […]
Prison sentence for asbestos related negligence
Two former businessmen have been sentenced by an Italian court to 16 years in jail for negligence that contributed to the asbestos related deaths of over 2,000 people, reports the Scotsman. Stephan Schmidheiny, from Switzerland, was the former owner of Swiss construction firm Eternit, and Jean Louis Marie Ghislain De Cartier De Marchienne, from Belgium, […]