News and Prosecutions
Shop fitter exposed Arndale staff to asbestos
20 August 2010
A shop fitting firm has been fined for putting workers at risk of exposure to lethal asbestos fibres in Manchester.
Vineyard owner crushed by falling bottles
5 August 2010
A distribution and warehousing company has been fined £200,000 after a vineyard boss was killed when a delivery of empty wine bottles crashed on top of him as they fell…
Flapjack mixer severed fingers at McVities
2 August 2010
McVities manufacturer United Biscuits (UK) has been ordered to pay almost £13,000 after a mixing machine sliced off a worker’s fingers at its cake making factory in Halifax.
Takeaway boss fined for "worst" wiring
28 July 2010
A Manchester takeaway owner has been fined £4000 after she admitted putting staff and customers at risk from electric shocks.
£10,000 fine follows power press amputation
21 July 2010
A specialist food packaging firm has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 in fines and costs after a worker lost three fingers when she caught her right hand in…
Articles
Is your PPE ethical?
16 October 2008
Outing high street clothing companies for the sweatshop practices of their suppliers is a staple of investigative media reporting in all the Western nations. But do you know what conditions…
Getting safety right on a multi-occupancy site
7 March 2008
In a multi-occupancy workplace - whether it's a shopping mall, an industrial centre, an office block or a research facility - clarity and cooperation are key.
When things go wrong - health and safety sentencing
27 February 2008
Nine years after the Court of Appeal concluded that fines for health and safety offences were too low, little has changed from the abject situation that we reported two years…
Dealing with dust extraction
1 December 2007
Many buyers of dust and fume extraction equipment only consult the manufacturer after the machinery it will operate on has already been installed. Consulting the experts at this late stage…
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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