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Published on Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 by Shirley Lovegrove

Building company fined after employee struck by digger bucket Date: 12 January 2015 A building company has been fined for safety failings after an employee broke his back when he was struck by the bucket on a digger. RMC Building and Civil Engineering Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and…

Happy New Year

Published on Friday, January 2nd, 2015 by Shirley Lovegrove

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2015 from all at SPA.

Fuel Firm fined

Published on Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 by Shirley Lovegrove

Fuel firm fined after tanker explosion causes horrific burns Date: 15 December 2014 [1] A national oil and environmental services company has been fined £25,000 after two workers were badly burned in a tanker explosion. One of the men suffered life-changing injuries that left him in a critical condition and…

Published on Friday, December 12th, 2014 by Shirley Lovegrove

Engineering firm in court after worker loses tip of finger Date: 11 December 2014 A Moray engineering firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker severed the tip of his finger on a lathe. Darren Wiseman, 31, was working as a machinist at Standfast Precision Engineering Ltd’s Inverfiddich…

Published on Monday, December 8th, 2014 by Shirley Lovegrove

Tameside firm in court over dangerous saws Date: 5 December 2014 A Tameside gate manufacturer has been fined £10,000 after it ignored a formal warning about installing guards on two circular saws. Openshaw Bespoke Timber Gates Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after it continued to…

Published on Monday, December 1st, 2014 by Shirley Lovegrove

Safety failings land scaffolding firm in court Date: 27 November 2014 A Carmarthenshire scaffolding company has been fined for safety failings that exposed workers to serious risks of injury from a fall. It follows an inspection on 22 May 2014 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at a site…

Published on Friday, November 14th, 2014 by Shirley Lovegrove

Forty per cent of construction sites fail health and safety spot-checks Date: 12 November 2014 HSE is urging the construction industry to ensure basic health and safety measures are in place after a month long inspection initiative found 40 per cent of sites failing to properly protect workers. Unacceptable conditions…

Safety Record

Published on Friday, November 7th, 2014 by Shirley Lovegrove

South London waste firm’s ‘dismal’ safety record Date: 5 November 2014 A waste firm in south-east London has been prosecuted after repeatedly putting its employees at risk of injury, or even death, from use of heavy machinery that was often left in a dangerous condition. Westminster Magistrates today (5 Nov)…

Storing Petrol Safely

Published on Friday, October 10th, 2014 by Shirley Lovegrove

Storing petrol safely Petrol is a dangerous substance; it is a highly flammable liquid and can give off vapour which can easily be set on fire and when not handled safely has the potential to cause a serious fire and/or explosion. This means there is always a risk of a…

Published on Thursday, September 11th, 2014 by Shirley Lovegrove

A Kidderminster carpet company and a Surrey-based firm have been fined after a large pressure vessel, in which carpet fibres are dyed and processed, exploded, propelling the vessel’s quarter-tonne lid six metres into the air. No-one was injured in the incident at Brinton Carpets Ltd’s site at Halesfield, Telford on…

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