A multi-national company that manufactures wood-based products has been fined more than £1 million after two workers were injured in separate incidents. West Fraser (Europe) Ltd, formerly known as Norbord pleaded guilty to several health and safety breaches related to two incidents that took place at its plant in Cowie within six months of each […] read more
A self-employed roofer has received a suspended prison sentence after a man suffered serious injuries after falling from scaffold in Devon. Daniel Hooper was given a 16-week custodial sentence, which will be suspended for a period of 12 months, following Iain Smith, 36, falling from a height of more than 25 feet while working for […] read more
New guidance to protect Britain’s midwives from excessive nitrous oxide exposure has been published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The guidance is aimed at those responsible for ensuring the safety of workers and new mothers on maternity wards. More commonly known as ‘gas and air’ when mixed with oxygen, nitrous oxide is an […] read more
HSE programme has led to greater collaboration amongst offshore companies HSE inspected various North Sea production operators as they determined how PSLP was being adopted A report on the PSLP inspection programme was published today (Thursday 6 February 2025) An inspection programme by Britain’s workplace regulator has led to major safety improvements in the offshore […] read more
A Lancashire farm partnership has been fined £80,000 after a man with ‘a heart of gold’ died following an incident at a dairy farm in Hutton near Preston. Joshua Hardman, who was just 23, suffered fatal head injuries as he helped to inflate a tractor tyre at the farm on 7 May 2021. The father […] read more