A leading scientist who played an important role in Britain’s response to the pandemic has been appointed chair of a new science committee. Professor Cath Noakes led a sub-group of SAGE (UK Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) during the COVID-19 crisis. She will now chair a new committee that will offer assurance to Great Britain’s … read more
A chemicals company has been fined after releasing a cloud of toxic chlorine gas that spread through its factory, yard and surrounding area resulting in staff needing hospital treatment and significant damage to the factory. On 12 June 2019, Wiltshire company GEA Farm Technologies (UK) Ltd mistakenly mixed an Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) containing approximately … read more
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced the date for this year’s Health and Work Conference, with the free, interactive, event taking place on 15 November 2022. Registrations for the virtual all-day event are now open. Building on the success of last year’s conference, which saw huge demand, HSE has increased the capacity five-fold to … read more
A refrigeration company has been fined £27,000 after a worker sustained significant injuries when he fell from an incomplete gantry. GEA Refrigeration UK Ltd was replacing a cooler unit located on a gantry 10m above the warehouse floor at an Iceland depot in Swindon on 1 February 2017. This required a section of the gantry … read more
A company which provides diagnostic imaging services, and its radiopharmaceutical subsidiary company, have been given six-figure fines following incidents at two sites in which employees were exposed to radiation levels in excess of the legal annual dose limit. On 25 March 2019, a vial of a radioactive substance (FDG) leaked after it was installed into … read more