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Norfolk activity centre prosecuted after school trip incident

Fiona — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:32:17 +0000

HSE has warned activity centres to ensure their staff are properly trained, after a child was seriously injured on a school trip.

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Construction managers warned to control risks of working at height

phil — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:29:22 +0000

HSE has warned employers and senior managers that they must control the risks of working at height in the workplace. The warning follows the prosecution of the manager of a construction company after an incident led to an employee at a site in Mansfield suffering severe injuries and for failing to control the risks from falls from height at another site in Wollaton.

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Worker fatality at Northampton refurbishment site

phil — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:26:27 +0000

HSE is urging employers to ensure they have adequate safety measures in place to protect staff working at height. This follows an incident at a Northampton warehouse when a refurbishment worker died after falling seven metres from a tower scaffold.

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Petersfield company fined for ignoring worker’s safety

Fiona — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:20:13 +0000

HSE is urging companies to assess the risks to their employees from exposure to vibration, after a Hampshire company was fined £10,500 for ignoring the safety of a worker.

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Prosecutions following multiple breaches of asbestos safety laws

Fiona — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:06:20 +0000

HSE has issued a stark warning about managing the risks from asbestos, following its prosecution of a two companies in Essex, after workers in their employment were exposed to asbestos containing materials.

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Trader fined for illegal gas work

Fiona — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:08:53 +0000

HSE is urging people to only use competent, registered gas fitters when having their boilers and heating systems serviced. This follows a joint investigation by the HSE and Kent County Council’s Trading Standards (KTS) into dangerous work carried out on gas appliances in the homes of elderly people in Kent.

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HSE warns of the dangers of not using registered gas installers

Fiona — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:07:00 +0000

HSE has warned of the dangers of not using registered gas fitters. The warning follows the prosecution of a Blackpool man who fitted a gas fire while not being registered, leaving it in a dangerous condition.

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Wates Construction Ltd fined £7,000

Fiona — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:03:25 +0000

HSE is warning construction firms to check the safety of gas flues, following roofing work, after the occupants of 11 bungalows in Birmingham were put at risk of carbon monoxide entering their loft spaces.

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Dacorum Borough Council fined after death of employee

HSEnews — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:13:22 +0000

HSE has warned organisations to ensure employees are properly trained to use equipment, following an incident leading to the death of a 29 year-old council worker after he clamped an electric cable thinking it was a domestic water main.

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Homes for Haringey Ltd prosecuted after worker injured in fall from loft

Paul — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:23:34 +0000

HSE is warning employers to ensure they have safe systems for working at height in place after a worker was seriously injured in a fall from a loft, while he was changing a water tank at a flat.

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Gas appliance safety warning as traders are prosecuted

Fiona — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:02:29 +0000

HSE has warned the public in the Shropshire area about potentially unsafe gas installations carried out through a company called “Embers Fires”, following the prosecution of two brothers, one of who operated and ran the business.

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HSE warns about proper maintenance of machinery

Fiona — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:20:54 +0000

HSE has highlighted the importance of companies conducting planned maintenance checks on machinery after inspectors discovered several faults which could have killed employees at a West Lothian food processing plant.

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HSE warns companies to prevent falls from vehicles following fatal fall incident

phil — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:47:37 +0000

HSE is warning employers that they must ensure the safety of drivers who load and unload goods. This follows an incident where HGV driver Nigel Sargeant, age 46, of Boston fell 15 feet from his trailer and suffered fatal head injuries.

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Worker suffers burns after acetone catches fire

Peter — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:52:08 +0000

HSE has warned companies to protect employees from flammable cleaning liquids after a Leicester man suffered burns to his hands and legs after some acetone caught fire. Leicester-based Parmeko Plc was fined and ordered to pay costs at Leicester Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty for failing to ensure the safety of an employee whilst he was handling acetone, a flammable liquid.

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Company prosecuted after worker falls through fragile roof

phil — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:45:15 +0000

HSE is warning construction companies of the importance of implementing safe systems for working at height. This follows the HSE prosecution of a company after an incident in which a worker was seriously injured after falling through a fragile roof.

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Food manufacturer fined after explosion disables worker

Peter — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:40:32 +0000

HSE has warned companies to properly maintain pressure systems after a man lost his leg following an explosion at a food factory in Loughborough.

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Worker suffers serious burns in Greenwich factory incident

phil — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:15:17 +0000

HSE is warning companies to ensure maintenance work is carried out safely after a welder suffered serious burns in an incident at the factory formerly operated by Tate & Lyle UK Ltd, now Syral UK Ltd, at Tunnel Avenue, Greenwich, on 12 May 2005.

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Service engineer dies working under refuse collection vehicle

HSE news — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:16:59 +0000

HSE is warning vehicle repair and maintenance engineers of the dangers of working under vehicles after a Warwick-based manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles, was prosecuted for offences relating to the death of a company field service engineer.

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HSE prosecutes Weetabix after worker loses fingertips

Peter — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:14:52 +0000

HSE has warned companies to ensure machinery is adequately guarded after a worker at Kettering firm Weetabix Ltd was injured in a machinery incident. HSE’s warning follows its prosecution of the company at Kettering Magistrates.

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Transport company loses appeal following serious incident

Fiona — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:27:44 +0000

Harris Transport lost their appeal against the £28,000 fine handed to them on 23 January after an incident left an employee permanently disabled. The company now have to pay the fine in full and have incurred additional court costs of £5,300, Southampton Crown Court heard on 2 June.

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