News and Prosecutions
Manufacturer overlooked drill entanglement risks
5 March 2010
A manufacturing firm that failed to assess and control the long-established risks from a rotating radial arm drill has been fined £40,000 after an agency worker seriously injured his arm.
Steelmaker Corus UK in court again
3 March 2010
Steel giant Corus UK has been successfully prosecuted for safety offences
Cement factory’s emissions posed cancer risk
23 February 2010
A cement factory operator has received one of the highest ever fines for environmental offences after it admitted a series of failures that potentially put the public at increased risk…
Window firm in the frame over employee’s lost finger
18 February 2010
A window manufacturer that traded without liability insurance has been fined £10,000 after an employee sliced his hand on an unguarded saw.
Conveyor injury carries snackmaker into the dock
9 February 2010
A Teesside biscuit maker has been fined £2400 plus £2000 costs after one of its employees trapped his hand while cleaning a machine.
Articles
Hazardous environments: close to the wind
10 February 2010
The UK government has committed to generating 30% of electricity using renewables by 2020, but maintaining wind turbines is a hazardous business, writes Dave Merchant.
EU Machinery Directive: essential reading
7 December 2009
Paul Laidler explains what safety professionals need to know about the latest EU Machinery Directive, which comes into force on 29 December.
EMFs: they come in waves
4 September 2009
Dave Merchant argues in favour of the precautionary principle when surrounding
yourself with WiFi and mobile signals.
What lies beneath
10 November 2008
Shelley Atkinson-Frost explains how to locate buried services safely.
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