Buncefield 20 years on: Turning lessons into safer industry practices
- Two decades after one of Europe’s largest industrial incidents, the legacy of Buncefield continues to shape safety standards across the UK’s major hazards sector
This week marks 20 years since the Buncefield explosion in Hertfordshire – one of the largest industrial incidents in Europe and the UK’s largest peacetime explosion.
The incident
Tree specialists fined after worker falls from height
- Worker suffered life-altering back injuries after falling from a MEWP basket.
- HSE found the company failed to plan, supervise or safely carry out work at height.
- AP Tree Specialists Ltd fined £20,000; director fined £1,000.
An arboriculture company based in Derby has been fined £20,000 after an employee suffered life-altering back injuries when...Read More »
Manufacturing firm fined after apprentice suffers serious injuries
- 18-year-old was still learning how to operate machinery when incident occurred
- Harry now has to live with permanent scarring and a loss of feeling on the side of his chest.
- HSE guidance on preventing access to dangerous parts of machinery is available.
A manufacturing company in Newbury has been fined £187,600 after the...Read More »
A matter of life and death: why businesses must check their bins
Every winter, as temperatures drop, some of Britain’s most vulnerable citizens seek shelter wherever they can find it. For rough sleepers, a large commercial waste bin might seem like temporary refuge from the cold. But this desperate act of survival can quickly become a death trap.
In May 2024, Vitalij Maceljuch,...Read More »
Metal polishing company fined after employee’s hand crushed in machinery
A metal polishing company in Oldbury has been fined following an incident in which an employee’s hand became entangled in an unguarded tube polishing machine, resulting in the amputation of one finger and severe crushing injuries to two others.
Nathan Watkins was working for FMP West Midlands Limited in Oldbury, West...Read More »