Friday, 29 November 2013

Lack of guarding causes loss of two fingers

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Sofidel UK Ltd, one of Europe’s largest tissue and paper towel manufacturers based in Leicester, has been fined after a worker had to have t...

Director fined for ignoring improvement notices

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London-based Sunbeam Wood Works Ltd and a director, Stephen Morrison, were fined on 27th November 2013 as a result of an inspection on 10 Fe...
Thursday, 28 November 2013

Lack of isolation/lock-out system results in death

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The lack of a system for non-standard work requiring isolation of equipment resulted in the death of an electrician who was crushed by an ov...

Lack of system to isolate machine causes near-death injuries

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Hunter Wilson Ltd, a Dumfries wood machining company , was fined £44,000 after a worker was caught in moving machinery. The circumstances we...
Wednesday, 20 November 2013

HSE updates ACOP on Workplace

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The  HSE has provided an updated version of the Workplace Regulations Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) (L24) to make it easier for employers...
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Monday, 18 November 2013

Unguarded sawblade causes major injuries

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A 20 year old man suffered major arm injuries on a poorly guarded saw. The circumstances were: The accident occurred at  Brumley Brae sawmil...

Failure to control site vehicle operations results in death

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An employee of UK Wood Recycling Ltd., was killed after being struck by a loading vehicle. The circumstances were: No segregation measures h...