Worker’s fingers severed by wood cutting machine
The thumb and fingers on a worker’s right hand were cut off while he was using a firewood processing machine at a Shropshire farm, a court heard.
Archive for September, 2011
County Durham firm fined after worker crushed to death
A County Durham engineering firm has been fined £100,000 after a worker was crushed to death while clearing a jam on a production line.
Construction Industry rises to London 2012 Safety Challenge
North East construction firms are being offered the chance to get first hand insight into how the high health and safety standards were achieved during the “Big Build” phase of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Irish campaign urges drivers to stay alert for deer
Irish campaign urges drivers to stay alert for deer
Safety Notice – Supply of flail-type cutting attachments on portable hand-held brush cutters
Non-standard metal brush cutting accessories fitted to petrol driven brush cutters can fail catastrophically in-service. There is a risk of death or serious injury to operators and others in vicinity from ejected metal components. Suppliers of such equ…
80mph motorway limit: consultation announced
80mph motorway limit: consultation announced
80mph motorway limit to be announced at Tories’ conference
80mph motorway limit to be announced at Tories’ conference
Speed limit shake-up: the ups and downs
Speed limit shake-up: the ups and downs
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The excessive cost of driving for young people
The excessive cost of driving for young people
Crash fatalities down in 2010
Crash fatalities down in 2010
Crash fatalities down in latest DfT report
Crash fatalities down in latest DfT report
Crash casualties down in latest DfT report
Crash casualties down in latest DfT report
RR886 – Development of suitable safety performance indicators for level 4 bio-containment facilities: Phase 2
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) Hazardous Installations Directorate Biological Agents Unit (HID SI4) has developed a set of Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs) in collaboration with organisations working in the high hazard biological age…
Offshore: Tea-shack News – Issue 15 now available
Tea-shack News is HSE’s newsletter for offshore workers. This issue focuses on the SI971 inspection programme.
New website gives public access to crash data
New website gives public access to crash data
Kent factory fined after worker suffers severe head injuries
A cardboard box manufacturer in Kent has been fined after an incident in which a delivery driver suffered severe head injuries after a fall.
Ladder Exchange 2011 – Don’t let a dodgy ladder be your downfall
Initiative to provide UK businesses with an easy and simple way to replace broken, damaged or bent ladders and trade them in for new ones.
Wheels in motion for Gwent pupils
Wheels in motion for Gwent pupils
Placing biocide products on the UK market – What you need to know
If you think that your product is a biocide and you want to place it on the UK market the following information summarises the requirements with which you need to comply.
