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Tree service company sentenced after employee suffers finger amputation
Josh Noon Tree Services has been prosecuted after a worker suffered serious hand injuries when his hand was caught in a log splitting machine. Exeter Magistrates’ Court heard that on...
New IOSH President calls for continued change in perspectives
Experienced global safety consultant Professor Andrew Sharman has become the President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and has immediately called on fellow members to...
Man killed working on Waterloo Travelator
An engineer has died while working on a moving walkway at Waterloo station in London. The man was pronounced dead in the early hours of Wednesday morning (02:20BST) by paramedics called to...
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited fined £400,000
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited has been fined following an uncontrolled release of fluids at the Sullom Voe Terminal, Mossbank, Shetland. Lerwick Sheriff Court heard that on 13 December...
Virtual Reality training improves employee safety, study finds
A new study suggests employee safety could be improved through use of virtual reality (VR) in health and safety training, such as fire evacuation drills. The Human Factors Research Group at...
Security Guard injuries see Groundswork company prosecuted
A groundworks company has been fined after a security guard suffered serious hand injuries at a site in Avonmouth. On 17 November 2017, a plant driver employed by APK Earthmoving Limited...
Company Fined After Worker Suffers Serious Crush Injuries
A West Yorkshire manufacturing company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe crush injuries while fault finding on a mesh welding machine. Leeds Magistrates’ Court...
UNITE DEMANDS ANSWERS OVER UNSAFE CLADDING ON HOSPITAL
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, is demanding urgent answers after it was revealed that cladding on the unfinished Midland Metropolitan hospital is expected to be found unsafe. ...
HSE’s new CEO takes the reins
Sarah Albon, the new chief executive of Britain’s workplace health and safety regulator has taken up her post this week. Ms Albon vacated her position as inspector general and CEO of the...
New SafeKey Padlock: the safest padlock for Lockout/Tagout
Brady Corporation offers new, innovative SafeKey Lockout Padlocks to achieve the safest Lockout/Tagout procedures during maintenance operations. With 100,000+ unique keys, the new locks can support...
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