News and Prosecutions
Director fined 30k for 9-metre scaffold fall
2 September 2010
A construction company and its director have been ordered to pay almost £41,000 in fines and costs after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell around nine metres off…
Sawmill fined over two injuries in three months
2 September 2010
Two workers were seriously injured in three months because of lax safety procedures for maintenance operations at an Ayrshire sawmill, a court has heard.
Missing light curtain lands directors in court
31 August 2010
Two former directors of a sheet metal making company have been convicted of breaching work equipment regulations after an employee severed two fingertips in a hydraulic press brake.
Developer pays £46k for bricklayer’s paralysis
31 August 2010
An incident in which a dislodged steel beam fell on a bricklayer has cost a housing developer more than £46,000 in penalties.
Driver brain damaged by falling saw
31 August 2010
A haulage company has been fined £5000 after a 290kg panel saw fell and hit a delivery driver as he unstrapped a load.
Articles
SMEs: choosing wisely
10 August 2010
Paul Reeve continues his health and safety primer with the rules on employing competent contractors.
Oxford instruments: up to standard
10 August 2010
Louis Wustemann talks to a hi-tech manufacturer about its route to certification.
First among equals
10 August 2010
Under the primary authority scheme, businesses regulated by local authorities can have the rules set by one council. Lucie Ponting reports.
Site specifics: DSEAR
7 June 2010
Bridget Leathley explores the web to find useful information on the explosive atmospheres regulations.
2012: peak performance
30 April 2010
With construction on the 2012 Olympics site almost at its height, we talk to the ODA's head of safety, Lawrence Waterman, about managing risks on the 'big build'.
Five steps debate
Duncan Spencer's recent article in HSW questioning the utility of the HSE's five steps to risk assessment method has prompted a discussion between Spencer and consultant John Anderson.
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