Global glass bottle maker fined £600k after worker injured
- Man suffered burns after molten glass was spilled.
- Protective door missing from shovel loader for two years.
- HSE guidance is available:
A global glass bottle manufacturer has been fined £600,000 after a worker was burnt by molten glass and hot water spilling into his cab.
O-I Glass Limited pleaded guilty to one charge following...Read More »
Builder sentenced after house collapse injures three workers
- Three workers injured due to failures.
- Homeowner left with £200k bill to rebuild home.
- HSE guidance on structural works available.
A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after a roof collapse destroyed a home and injured three workers in Windsor.
Jack Savva, 70, was given a 13-month custodial sentence, suspended for two...Read More »
Sign fitting company and director fined after fatal fall from scaffolding
- Mr Iftikhar Ahmed Mughal, 64, died four days after falling from unguarded platform.
- Fall of just six feet proved fatal due to serious head injuries.
- Inspector highlights work at height as leading cause of workplace deaths.
- HSE guidance on tower scaffold protection readily available.
A shop sign making and fitting company and its director...Read More »
HSE launches workplace safety inspections for motor vehicle repair
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched 1,000 targeted inspections of motor vehicle repair businesses across Great Britain to tackle occupational asthma. Many skilled vehicle paint sprayers develop this life-changing and debilitating disease each year, forcing them to leave their profession permanently.
This inspection campaign will focus on workplaces that...Read More »
Building firm fined after employee killed by collapsing wall in Bath
- Gary Anstey, 57, had just become a grandad
- Inspector slams lack of planning that is “all too common”
- HSE guidance on temporary structures is available
A building company has been fined after an employee was crushed to death when a 1.8m high retaining wall collapsed onto him.
Gary Anstey, 57, from Bristol, was working...Read More »