Protecting workers from workplace transport: getting the basics right
Every year, families across Great Britain face the devastating loss of a loved one killed by a reversing vehicle at work. These are not just statistics. They are family members, friends and colleagues whose lives were cut short by entirely preventable accidents.
The stark reality is that being struck by a...Read More »
Aluminium manufacturer fined £300,000 after worker crushed
- Worker trapped for more than 20 minutes before he was freed
- The man, in his 40s, has been unable to return to work
- HSE guidance on managing risks is available
A manufacturer of rolled aluminium products has been fined £300,000 after a worker was crushed under a 1.5-tonne hydraulic arm at its site...Read More »
Day of action in Manchester city centre
A team of inspectors from Britain’s workplace regulator are heading to Manchester city centre as part of its priority to tackle ill-health on construction sites.
The 12 inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will head to the city next Tuesday (21 October). They will turn up without warning at...Read More »
Biffa fined almost £2.5 million after worker crushed by skip wagon
A waste management company has been fined £2.48 million after a worker was run over by a reversing skip wagon at a waste transfer station in Bradford.
James Tabiri, 57, was working as a sort line operative at Biffa Waste Services Ltd’s waste transfer site in Bradford. On 10 August 2023,...Read More »
Builder given suspended sentence after roof worker fell to his death
- Man had been helping with roof work on an extension when he fell
- No measures were in place to stop falls from height.
- HSE guidance is available.
A self-employed builder from Reading has been given a suspended prison sentence after a man fell to his death while assisting with roof work.
Raffaele Vigliotti, 68,...Read More »