A concrete supplier has been fined after an agency worker contracted to work at its site suffered fatal injuries following a tyre explosion.  Dudley Magistrates’ Court heard how the contractor suffered fatal injuries when using an air hose/compressed air to inflate the tyre of an articulated wheel loader.  An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident, on 28 March 2019, found that the company failed to have in place a safe system of work for inflation of the multi-piece split rim assembly wheels on the articulated wheel loader.

Take part in Road Safety Week to show that you're a responsible organisation that puts people first and cares about their safety.  By taking part in Road Safety Week, you can show that you are a responsible employer who puts people first and cares about their safety. Whether your employees drive for work or for personal use, it's a great opportunity to show staff, customers, suppliers and the wider community that road safety is embedded in your culture.

A handrail manufacturing company has been fined after an employee’s hand was drawn into a roller and crushed.  An employee of Dealercast Ltd in Hardy Street, Eccles was being trained by company director Chris Ellor to use a rolling machine to bend pieces of steel tube, Manchester Magistrates’ Court was told. While the employee was feeding the tubing between the rollers of the machine, the heavy-duty gloves he was wearing caught between the tubing and one of the rollers, on 27 March 2019. His hand was drawn into the machine injuring his little finger, which later had to be amputated from the second knuckle.

A COMPANY was fined £246,000 after two of its employees went on to suffer “severe and life-altering” stages of a potentially agonising medical condition.  Frontier Plastics Ltd was brought before the courts by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over failings at its Pontllanfraith site at Newbridge Road Industrial Estate.

If you’re regularly faced with social risks such as aggressive behaviour or verbal abuse, carrying a dedicated personal safety device is essential to ensure you can discreetly call for help, without needing to make a call on your mobile phone (because this could cause the situation to escalate).  However, what if social risk isn’t a regular occurrence for you but you’re sometimes faced with situations that make you feel uncomfortable?

A company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries following an explosion at their factory.  Chelmsford Magistrate’s Court heard how, on the 24 September 2019, employees at Fabric Flare Solutions Limited, Unit 7, Gosford Road, Beccles, Suffolk, were treating fabrics with a hydrophobic coating that gave off flammable vapours both during the application process and when subsequently drying in the spray room.  The flammable vapours ignited causing an explosion just as a 51-year-old employee was walking past the spray room. The blast threw him several metres across the factory and he suffered serious burn injuries to 15 per cent of his body.

A waste management company has been sentenced for safety breaches after an employee and an agency worker both fell from height.  Leeds Crown Court heard that, on the 4 September 2018, an employee of Associated Waste Management Limited was walking across a first-floor gantry at the company’s premises in Morley, Leeds, when one of the metal mesh panels gave way beneath his feet. He fell approximately four metres into the bay below and sustained a double break to the left leg, a break to the right leg and a broken ankle. An agency worker came to assist him, but he also fell through the missing floor panel and sustained a dislocated and fractured shoulder. 

A company that manufactures and supplies artificial trees has been fined £40,000 after one of its staff fell five metres from a ladder and suffered serious injuries while trying to retrieve stock.  The injured man was an employee of Treelocate (Europe) Limited, based in Northumberland, and was gathering products stored in boxes on shelf racking up to four bays high. 

A PRESTIGIOUS car manufacturer has been slapped with a £60,000 fine for a Health and Safety failure.  The iconic Morgan Motor Company, based in Malvern, was deemed guilty of failing to 'assess and control the risk' of unloading and manoeuvring a car chassis while it was being delivered.

TfL has successfully prosecuted Thames Water for four safety streetworks related offences committed on the Transport for London Road Network.  The works took place on the Purley Way, Eltham Road and West Hill in October and November 2019, with prosecution delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Ensuring that street works are safe for people walking, cycling and using London’s roads is vital as badly managed works can create hazards and danger for people on the roads.