Category: HSE
December 11, 2015
While we often hear about large corporations and building firms failing in their duty of care to keep their staff safe, it is much rarer to hear of small businesses,…
July 6, 2015
In April, Hartlepool Magistrates’ Court heard a case pertaining to an incident that had occurred in September 2012, when a worker received serious injuries whilst renewing a sewage outfall on…
May 11, 2015
Health and safety in the workplace is of paramount importance in any organisation, and the various guidelines and legislations that govern workplaces up and down the country must be adhered…
March 3, 2015
As the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) approaches its 40th anniversary, it’s launching an appeal to businesses in the North East to make this financial year, the year…
January 2, 2015
Crossgill Construction Ltd in Consett were recently taken to court by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following an incident last year in which a young, trainee steel worker received…
November 10, 2014
Health and safety is the most important thing in any workplace, regardless of the level of risk. Without a proper health and safety policy in place, including training plans,…
July 28, 2014
Once a company has been prosecuted for significant safety failings, it is reasonable to expect that they would take precautions to ensure they are safe and their workers are…
July 14, 2014
Harwich Dock Company, based in Essex, were fined earlier this month by Chelmsford Crown Court for health and safety failings that led to a dock worker, Mr Andrew Gotts, suffering…
June 2, 2014
In May 2012, the Health and Safety Executive paid a visit to two floral foam manufacturing units on the Crowther Industrial Estate in Tyne and Wear, both of which are…
February 4, 2014
Forklifts are one of the most dangerous pieces of machinery present in many working environments, with even the most careful and skilled of operators risking life and limb if they…
December 19, 2013
Adhering to health and safety procedures in the workplace is paramount to prevent nasty injuries and sometimes fatalities. Nothing exemplifies this quite like the incident that occurred at UK Wood…
November 26, 2013
In September 2013, the HSE launched a new Safer Sites Initiative with aims of achieving improvement in industry standards – especially on smaller sites, increasing awareness of…
August 5, 2013
According to official statistics based on data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at the beginning of July, the number of workers fatally injured in Britain last year…
July 8, 2013
An autoparts company – Faltec Europe Ltd – based in Tyneside, have been fined after a member of staff lost control of a compressed air hose that then whipped him…
September 28, 2012
At the end of 2011, an independent review was carried out into the amount of unnecessary regulations that British businesses have to conform to regarding health and safety. The Löfstedt…
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