News and Prosecutions
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.
Crane company drops £23k after hook snaps
17 August 2010
The HSE has successfully prosecuted a tower crane operator after a hook came off one of its cranes sending a four-tonne load crashing down onto a college campus.
Rotary valve severed miller's arm
9 August 2010
A cereal mill has been fined £16,750 after an employee’s arm was ripped off when it became entangled in a rotating valve.
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.
Wheel loader toppled during training
29 July 2010
An incident in which a trainee wheel loader driver was knocked unconscious when his vehicle overturned on a sand stockpile has cost a quarrying firm more than £40,000 in penalties.
Articles
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.
NEBOSH diploma article: lifting regs
5 November 2009
Lawrence Bamber gives NEBOSH diploma students and others the low-down on the lifting equipment Regs.
Life through a lens
8 July 2009
Nigel Day of Uvex focuses on the difference between goggles and safety glasses and how to avoid specifying one when you need the other.
Think outside the box
1 May 2009
Enclosing plant to bring noise down to acceptable levels is an expensive and often unnecessary option, argues Peter Wilson.
The evolutionary ladder
13 February 2009
The Work at Height Regulations brought new trends in access equipment and an array of product options. Ian Webber demystifies your choices.
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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