This British Safety Council half-day conference will provide an update on important health and safety issues affecting employers in Wales and the west of England. The Parc Hotel, Cardiff 19 September 2012.
May 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
An Ystrad Mynach recycling firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a yard foreman was crushed to death.
May 14th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A family was exposed to deadly carbon monoxide fumes after building work on a chimney caused a blockage in a flue.
April 27th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A Cardiff-based cargo company has been fined after a lorry driver had part of his leg amputated after being struck by a reversing forklift truck.
April 4th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
The director of a Cardiff construction firm has been fined for failing to take measures to ensure his workers’ safety while working at height.
April 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
The head of Britain’s safety watchdog has paid a visit to a Welsh school to see an award-winning teacher prove that it is possible to inject excitement into education – without falling foul of red tape.
March 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A Cardiff company has been fined for putting the health of demolition workers at risk after a building survey failed to identify the presence of asbestos.
March 5th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A Llanelli construction firm has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a concrete beam.
February 24th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
Construction sites in Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites where refurbishment or repair works are [...]
February 24th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
The Health and Safety Executive has produced a range of health and safety law products. There are various versions of the poster, so that you can select the most appropriate for your business, depending on where in the UK your business is based.
February 24th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
Construction sites are being put under the spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.
February 20th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A property manager from Cardiff has been fined for failing to properly manage the risks from asbestos at one of his premises.
February 17th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | 1 Comment
A company in Tonypandy has been fined after a worker’s arm was impaled by two steel bars.
February 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A Tenby landlord has been fined for failing to maintain a gas fire safely within one of his properties.
January 16th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A North Wales man, who falsely claimed to be a registered gas engineer, has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment after dangerously installing a gas boiler at an address in Rhyl.
January 6th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A gas company has been fined for putting its employees at risk after a large cloud of flammable gas was released at its Caernarfon depot.
January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
Eleven people lost their lives while at work in Wales last year and 1,399 suffered a major injury, according to the latest statistics.
December 30th, 2011 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A Mid-Wales estate agent has been fined after an elderly maintenance contractor was killed when he fell from a roof.
December 20th, 2011 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
The sixth meeting of the Hanson Cement Investigation Response Team is taking place on Tuesday 6 December 2011 when experts from Public Health Wales, the Health Protection Agency, and the Health and Safety Executive will present the final elements of th…
December 6th, 2011 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments
A Pembroke Dock construction company and its director have been prosecuted after a labourer suffered serious injuries on a construction site.
December 5th, 2011 | Posted in Automotive, Headline, Horse, POLICE STORY, RETRO, Weapons | No Comments