Company fined after worker’s fingers sliced off
A vape liquid manufacturing company in Manchester has been fined after a worker lost two fingers and a thumb while clearing a blockage in a packaging machine.
The agency worker at VN Labs Ltd was operating a nicotine liquid pod packaging machine at the firm’s premises on Beacon Road, Trafford Park,...Read More »
Aircraft seat manufacturer fined £660k after worker fell through roof
A leading manufacturer of aircraft seats has been fined £660,000 after one of its employees suffered horrific injuries when he fell through a roof at a site in South Wales.
Safran Seats GB Limited was carrying out work to vacate its premises in Llantarnum Industrial Park in Cwmbran when the incident...Read More »
Serious failings found at hand car wash firms across South East
Serious health and safety breaches were found by inspectors at 20 hand car wash businesses in West Sussex and Kent.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspected hand car washes around the counties as part of an inspection campaign. In Mid Sussex and Crawley, they found failings at each site they...Read More »
Council fined for waste collection failures
- Investigation prompted by death of employee Steve Bishop
Chelmsford City Council has been fined £80,000 for waste collection safety failures, after a father-of-three died when he was struck by a bin lorry.
Steve Bishop, 37, passed away after being hit by the rear and underside of a bin lorry that was reversing...Read More »
Working in hot weather: Employers asked to help workers
Employers need to act to make sure their workers are protected during periods of extreme hot weather this summer.
That’s the message from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – the country’s workplace regulator.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office have issued a yellow heat-health alert for the coming...Read More »