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Employers advised to warn staff of the potential danger of wearing a lanyard whilst driving

Published on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 by admin

It is very common for employers to provide employees with a company lanyard, but many organisations are unaware of the safety risks it can potentially have on its employees. Dorset Police issued a warning on social media announcing the harmful consequences that could come with driving with a lanyard on.…

Published on Friday, September 13th, 2019 by admin

Christina Fry, Chemical Engineer and UK/Ireland Environment Health & Safety Manager for Air Products, explores how a shift in approach could hold the key to safer and more productive working environments. It’s not uncommon, even now, to hear people talk about making time for health and safety. What, you might…

Published on Monday, September 9th, 2019 by admin

Research conducted by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has revealed that only 42% of employers in the UK provide overhead earmuffs to its employees. Businesses of all sizes across the UK took part in a survey to find out what type of hearing protection is provided for them. It looked at the types of hearing protection offered…

Published on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 by admin

High-rise construction site workers aren’t treating evacuation alarms seriously enough and are “risking their lives” by not responding immediately, new research reveals today (Wednesday 4 September). Rather than head straight for the emergency exit, a third of workers who took part in evacuation trials spent more than a minute finishing…

Published on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 by admin

The UK’s health and safety watchdog has warned Total after workers on one of its North Sea platforms were exposed to a dangerous gas. The incident took place in the shale shaker area of the Alwyn North platform in June, according to an inspector from the Health and Safety Executive…

Published on Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 by admin

A Coventry-based company that manufacturers stands for exhibitions has been fined £161,000 after an employee was knocked unconscious and sustained a broken collar bone during the unsafe lift and move of a park home chassis. Coventry Magistrates’ Court was told how employees at Sovereign Exhibitions and Events were moving the…

Published on Thursday, August 8th, 2019 by admin

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety notice over after a support vessel collided with an offshore platform in the North Sea. The incident happened on June 6 at the Brae Alpha installation, when the Grampian Explorer ran into the platform causing damage to the ship and…

Published on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 by admin

A concrete production company has been fined £400,000 after a welder lost four fingers during an unsafe lifting operation. On 27 September 2016, a welder from Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd, suffered injuries to his hand at the company’s Kings Cross site. The injury was inflicted when a forklift that…

Published on Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 by Shirley Lovegrove

Company fined after worker severely injured following fall from height A family-owned and run farming business has today been fined after an employee sustained severe injuries following a fall from height. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard how, on 29 November 2017, Alan Twatt (Potatoes) Limited asked an employee to install an…

Published on Monday, December 3rd, 2018 by Shirley Lovegrove

Associated British Ports, DFDS Seaways PLC and ICTS (UK) Ltd have today been fined after a security guard was fatally injured when he was struck by an articulated vehicle. Hull Crown Court heard how, on 9 September 2015, a security guard employed at the container terminal at Immingham Docks, approached…

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