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COMPANY FINED AFTER BOY FALLS FROM SCAFFOLDING

COMPANY FINED AFTER BOY FALLS FROM SCAFFOLDING

Westdale Services Limited has today been sentenced after a 12-year-old boy slipped off a scaffold ladder, falling approximately 10 metres. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 6 May...
Second RoSPA President’s Award for Ian Williams

Second RoSPA President’s Award for Ian Williams

Ian Williams has achieved the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) President’s Award for its health and safety practices for a second time.  Presented as a result of...
Pallet manufacturer sentenced after worker struck by fork lift truck

Pallet manufacturer sentenced after worker struck by fork lift truck

A Cheshire-based woodworking company has been sentenced after a worker was struck by a fork lift truck (FLT) at Woodford Park Industrial Estate, Winsford. Manchester and Salford Magistrates’...
West Sussex company fined after worker suffers serious injuries

West Sussex company fined after worker suffers serious injuries

Concrete wall blocks company Thakeham Tiles Ltd has been sentenced after a worker’s hand was crushed in an unguarded machine. Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 25 April 2018, an...
PLATFORM LIFT WARNING AFTER SERIES OF INCIDENTS

PLATFORM LIFT WARNING AFTER SERIES OF INCIDENTS

The HSE has issued a safety alert to all owners of platform lifts after a series of incidents that involved the landing doors opening without the platform being at the same level.  This has...
U-Power Introduces New Red-Up High-Rebound Safety Shoe

U-Power Introduces New Red-Up High-Rebound Safety Shoe

Italian safety footwear manufacturer U-Power is proud to launch the exclusive Red-Up collection of stylish, high energy-return, work safety shoes. Innovative technology has enabled the use of...
Salford company fined after worker falls through collapsed stairs

Salford company fined after worker falls through collapsed stairs

A construction company has been sentenced after an employee sustained serious injuries to his back after falling through stairs that had been partly installed. Greater Manchester...
ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK TO BEGIN APRIL 1

ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK TO BEGIN APRIL 1

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent non-profit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure, announced the launch of the 15th Annual ‘Global Asbestos Awareness...
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...

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