Bakery company fined after employee suffers hip fracture in fall
– Employee fractured their hip after falling from a large plastic pallet box while disposing of food waste into a skip
– The company failed to carry out a suitable risk assessment for loading skips and did not provide appropriate equipment for safe working at height
– HSE guidance is available
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Recycling company fined after employee suffers life-changing injuries in telehandler incident
- Worker was crushed against a wall by a reversing telehandler.
- HSE investigation found no suitable risk assessment had been carried out.
- Company failed to segregate vehicles and pedestrians in the yard.
A waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee suffered life-changing injuries after being crushed by a reversing telehandler at...Read More »
Two companies and site manager prosecuted following large-scale asbestos disturbance
– Demolition work at a Staffordshire site was halted after asbestos was discovered
– An unlicensed company and individual were appointed to manage the clear-up instead of a licensed contractor
– HSE investigation found that the demolition was not properly planned or managed
Two Midlands companies and a site manager have been sentenced...Read More »
Home workers must be protected like any other employee
- Employers have the same health and safety duties for home workers as for office-based staff
- Key risk areas to consider include stress and mental health, display screen equipment, and working environment
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Father of three electrocuted at Devon biogas site as two companies ignored safety warnings
– Carl Parsons, 34, was killed and Luke Madavan was seriously injured when a cherry picker struck an 11,000-volt overhead powerline
– Two companies have been fined following the death of Carl Parsons and life-changing injuries to a colleague at a Devon biogas site.
– HSE investigation found that Willand O&M had...Read More »