700-tonne tank containing calcium chloride was more than 30 years old and corrosion was first identified a decade before incident. 62-year-old left with life-changing injuries and not been able to work since. Peterhead base handles thousands of ship movements each year. A company has been fined £350,000 after the catastrophic collapse of a storage tank […] read more
Worker, who was 32 at the time, suffered life-changing injuries after leg became entangled in road milling machine. HSE investigation found company routinely operated machinery without manufacturer’s safety guard fitted. Employee’s leg had to be amputated at the scene by emergency services. A road planing contractor in Leicestershire has been fined £92,450 after an employee’s […] read more
Worker’s clothing was trapped in machinery. HSE investigation found no fixed or interlocking guarding had been installed. HSE guidance on safeguarding machinery is available on its website A poultry and egg production company has been convicted after a worker suffered serious nerve damage when his clothing became entangled in conveyor belt machinery at a farm […] read more
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today notified His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) of its intention to issue a Crown Censure following an investigation into radon exposure at HMP Dartmoor in Devon. The investigation found that HMPPS failed to adequately manage radon exposure at the prison. The Health and Safety Executive was […] read more
Company had skips piled three-high in places. Risk of collapse described as ‘potentially catastrophic’. HSE guidance on the clear segregation between vehicles and pedestrians. A waste and recycling company in South East London has been fined after Britain’s workplace regulator found multiple failures, including skips being dangerously stockpiled. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive […] read more