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Firm fined after three employees overcome by fumes

Published on Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 by Shirley Lovegrove

Firm fined after three employees overcome by fumes Date: 10 June 2016 A food waste disposal and recycling firm has been fined £250,000 after three employees were overcome by toxic gases, including hydrogen sulphide, and a reduced oxygen atmosphere in an animal waste facility in Stoke-on-Trent. Prosecuting, the Health and…

Food and Drink V5 Released

Published on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 by Shirley Lovegrove

All Training Providers will have now received notification that the Food and Drink V5 sector package is now available to download, this will replace all previous versions. The new course has updated case studies and facts, along with videos and group tasks to help keep delegates interacting throughout the course. There will still be…

Young worker killed

Published on Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 by Shirley Lovegrove

Firm fines £1million after young worker killed by exploding tyre Date: 1 June 2016 A Kent tyre company has been sentenced for safety failings after 21-year-old Matthew Hoare, from Canterbury was killed when a tyre exploded. Canterbury Crown Court heard how Matthew, an employee of Watling Tyre Service Limited of…

Published on Monday, May 23rd, 2016 by Shirley Lovegrove

Royal Mail fined after worker suffered injuries Date: 19 May 2016 The Royal Mail Group Limited has been fined £50,000 after a worker’s foot was run over by a reach truck in a bundling warehouse. Medway Magistrates Court heard how an incident happened at the Royal Mail Group Limited (RMG)…

Published on Monday, May 16th, 2016 by Shirley Lovegrove

Company fined after worker is fatally crushed in trench Date: 5 May 2016 A company has been fined £2.6 million after an employee was killed when the trench he was working in collapsed on him in Lancashire. James Sim, a 32-year-old worker, from Barry, South Wales, a sub-contractor working on behalf…

Published on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 by admin

Safety Pass Alliance have joined forces with the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) to offer a comprehensive online training programme for all forecourt operators and their employees. The e-learning package, developed in association with SPA and PRA’s technical team which gives employees a greater understanding of the level of risk…

Two firms fined

Published on Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 by Shirley Lovegrove

Two firms fined for safety breaches Date: 25 April 2016 Two Derbyshire-based construction firms were fined for safety breaches as a result of separate investigations into reported cases of carpel tunnel syndrome and hand arm vibration syndrome to employees. Derby Crown Court heard how employees at Sandvik Mining and Construction…

Three Companies fined

Published on Monday, April 18th, 2016 by Shirley Lovegrove

Three companies fined for safety failings arising from two accidents Date: 14 April 2016 Two incidents at the Haverhill site of Jan Cavelle Furniture Company have led to three companies being fined for health and safety failings. Ipswich Crown Court heard how in the first instance an employee of the…

Published on Monday, April 11th, 2016 by Shirley Lovegrove

Worker suffers chemical burns at electropolishing company Date: 7 April 2016 An electropolishing company based in Hampshire has been fined after a worker suffered chemical burns. Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard how Keith Brown, a 51-year-old worker at Poligrat (UK) Limited was told by his manager to dispose of some waste…

Published on Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 by admin

Safety Pass Alliance is working with UKWA and are proposing to encourage temporary workers to carry a Safety Passport card that proves they have been appropriately trained and met required standards for the industry. UKWA are keen to hear your thoughts – would you support a Safety Passport?www.ukwa.org.uk/files/2914/5639/8438/NEWSrack_feb_2016.pdf

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