A Blackburn-based furniture manufacturer has been fined after it repeatedly failed to protect its own workers from exposure to wood dust. Pendle Woodcraft (Blackburn) Limited failed to implement safe working practices despite earlier interventions from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The company consistently failed to control the accumulation of wood dust at its site […] read more
A company has been fined after an employee had three fingers severed by a panel saw at work. David Broadway, 36, had been working at Pemberton Timber Frame Limited, a company that manufactures timber frame structures for the construction industry, at its site in Evelyn Way in Ramsgate on the morning of 4 January 2023. […] read more
An MOT Testing centre in Finsbury Park has been fined £10,000 after a child sustained life changing injuries after being hit by a car and crushed. A 14-year-old was with an adult, sitting down, waiting for an MOT to be conducted at New Auto Tech Limited on 4 May 2022. The chair was situated in […] read more
A manufacturer in Sheffield has been fined after a steel pallet landed on an employee, leaving him permanently disabled. The 800kg load crushed Wayne Hatton’s legs during a night shift at Amber Precast Ltd’s factory on 14 January 2021. Mr Hatton, from Doncaster, had his right lower leg amputated with two toes on his left […] read more
Britain’s workplace safety regulator has published a helpful guide of do’s and don’ts for people installing stone worktops. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance is designed to remind dutyholders and workers about the need to ensure that suitable procedures and controls are in place to help protect against exposure to stone dust and prevent […] read more