News and Prosecutions
Petrol mishandling led to taxi firm deaths
26 February 2010
A petrol station and neighbouring taxi firm owner must pay fines and costs totalling nearly £10,000 after two people died in an explosion caused by improper petrol handling.
High mercury levels expose recycler to £145,000 fine
8 February 2010
Ventilation problems at an electrical equipment recycling plant, which exposed workers to toxic mercury and lead, have led to fines of £145,000 for a recycling firm and its director.
BAE pays £198,000 for lack of supervision with “explosive consequences”
15 January 2010
Global arms manufacturer BAE Systems has been handed a £198,000 penalty following a fatal explosion at its Lancashire munitions plant.
New Seveso site details potential COMAH changes
13 January 2010
The HSE has posted new information on its website on the changes to the Seveso II Directive - EU legislation implemented in the UK by the Control of Major Accident…
Sellafield fined £75,000 over radioactive dust exposure
7 December 2009
Nuclear operator Sellafield has been fined £75,000 after two contractors at its site in Cumbria inhaled radioactive dust.
Articles
A good man in a storm
8 July 2009
Louis Wustemann learns about managing crises from the man who led the local responses to the Buncefield explosion, and the Hatfield and Potters Bar rail crashes.
Dangerous goods: gently does it
5 June 2009
Chris MacRae explains how new regulations will dramatically change the way dangerous goods are moved by road, rail, sea and air.
Safety data sheets: part 2
7 April 2008
In the second of two articles, Lawrence Bamber sets out the common contents of a safety data sheet.
Know-how: safety data sheets
14 February 2008
In the first of two articles on safety data sheets, Lawrence Bamber examines the need for, and composition of, safety data sheets.
In safe hands
11 January 2008
Chris Packham looks at whether natural latex gloves really represent a health hazard.
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