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Staffordshire company fined after exposing worker to HAVS

Staffordshire company fined after exposing worker to HAVS

A train refurbishment company has today been sentenced after exposing workers to hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard how Faiveley Transport Tamworth Limited exposed...
MENTAL WELLBEING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY RUGBY LEGENDS

MENTAL WELLBEING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY RUGBY LEGENDS

Rugby icons Richard Hill MBE, Roger Uttley OBE and the Harlequins’ Mark Lambert, joined global recruitment consultancy Robert Walters and Movember in launching their world-wide employee...
Home Bargains fined £50k after lorry driver death

Home Bargains fined £50k after lorry driver death

T J Morris has been fined £50,000 for failing to provide a full risk assessment for lorry deliveries at its Dudley store, where one of its drivers was fatally crushed.   However,...
SHE 2019 Inspirational Speakers

Inspirational Speaker Line-Up for Safety & Health Expo 2019

Safety & Health Expo has announced its line-up of inspirational speakers set to entertain and inform at ExCeL London on 18-20 June 2019.   The event will host presentations from a rugby...
Hairy Handlebars Robert Walters Group

Robert Walters Group challenges staff to ‘Break the Cycle’

Global specialist recruiter Robert Walters Group has announced plans for their world-wide employee wellbeing initiative - #BreakTheCycle. The scheme comes in response to Robert Walters Group...
PROSECUTION AFTER OVERHEAD POWER LINE STRIKE INCIDENT

PROSECUTION AFTER OVERHEAD POWER LINE STRIKE INCIDENT

Options Energy Resource LLP has been fined after an employee was killed by an overhead power line strike. Luton Crown Court heard how, on 16 September 2016, Darren Waterman, a driver employed by...
DOUBLE PROSECUTION OVER PAPER MILL TRAGEDY

DOUBLE PROSECUTION OVER PAPER MILL TRAGEDY

Two companies have been fined after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries when he was struck by a shovel loader. Mold Magistrates Court heard how on 6th February 2017, a 29-year-old employee of...
Westgrove Group Appoints Mental Health First Aider

FM company appoints Mental Health First-Aider

Facilities management company The Westgrove Group has appointed its first site-based Mental Health First-Aider. The soft services provider is working with one of its key partners, Market Place...
CULTURE UNMASKED IN BEST AND WORST NHS HOSPITAL TRUSTS

CULTURE UNMASKED IN BEST AND WORST NHS HOSPITAL TRUSTS

A new report published by Pulse UK, finds stark trends in the workforce culture of the best and worst performing hospital trusts. Key findings include staff at ‘inadequate’ hospital...
Council prosecuted after wall collapses onto child

Council prosecuted after wall collapses onto child

Basildon Borough Council has been sentenced after a brick boundary wall it part-owned collapsed and seriously injured a six-year-old girl. Basildon Crown Court heard how, on 14 August 2016, a...

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