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Recycling firm in court after worker loses leg under truck
Lack of traffic control leaves worker injured
HSE has issued a new free publication -
HSE INDG 434 'Working safely under vehicles being repaired'
Waste Management firm fined after driver killed at Northamptonshire landfill site
Burning waste results in £500 fine
Council prosecuted after dumper truck overturned
Workshop guilty of continuing to use dangerous gas heater
Multinational steelmaker fined £240,000 after lorry driver crushed by three tonnes of steel
Unsecured forklift load crushed worker
Scissor lift failure in motor vehicle repair facility
Rotherham council and contractor fined after employee killed by reversing truck
Council worker given suspended sentence for safety failings
Major company fined £185,000 after truck runs over worker
Crane manufacturer fined following near-miss in Sheffield
HSE calls for careful driving in depots
Farm worker fined for running over his employer
Leicester company fined for huge fire risk
Company fined £90,000 after man dies at Heathrow airport
Violence towards people at work rises by almost 12 per cent
MP seeks positive H&S duties for Directors
Load safety campaign to spot-check vehicles
Fuel terminal operator fined £50,000 after petrol spill in Essex
International firm fined £35,000 after worker is thrown from vehicle
Bus firm fined £400,000 over driver death in overcrowded garage
Kettering firm fined after man crushed to death by lorry
The HSE has just published HSG261 Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries. This guide replaces two previous publications...
Corporate manslaughter sentencing guidelines published for consultation
Kent company fined after employee is crushed to death
HSE marks 35 years
HSE has made the content of some 230 of their priced publications freely available
HSE warns those responsible for people working at height to take precautions to prevent incidents
Electric shock for welder prompts HSE to encourage maintenance
HSE warns schools after pupil is injured on work experience
Employers urged to take proper precautions to prevent falls in the workplace
Health and Safety Executive warns of dangers in failing to maintain plant equipment after driver’s death
Bus company and its director prosecuted after man is crushed to death at work
Companies warned to follow correct safety procedures when operating machinery and drills
LPG pipework
New research shows surprising attitudes towards health and safety
Three directors disqualified after firm “put business before safety”
Automotive manufacturer fined £3,200 following serious workplace incident
Employer safety warning from HSE after child falls from raised vehicle ramp
HSE warns employers about maintaining equipment after worker's face and arms are burned
Nottinghamshire company fined after two workers are injured
Newham haulier fined for fatal HGV incident
HSE tells Directors “to lead by actions, not words”
The health and safety law poster
Garage prosecuted after work experience student suffers burns
REACH -
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
Best practice guide for the methods of restraining roller shutter door barrels
Car dealership fined for not removing asbestos
Controlling isocyanate exposure in MVR - the role of biological monitoring
Nottinghamshire company fined after employee suffered serious burns
Death in gas blast ruled to be accidental
Ministers welcome tougher penalties for health and safety law breakers
Firm used blast substance banned for almost 60 years
Garage fined after worker suffers fatal burns
HSE says 'don’t overcomplicate risk assessments' as it backs the European Campaign for Safety & Health at Work
Safety issues with 2 post lifts June 2008, updated December 2008.
Recently, HSE inspectors have on several occasions issued prohibition notices to garages to stop them using two-post lifts
with defective locking mechanisms. A recent updated document has been issued by the HSE and can be accessed at this link
Understanding the new Corporate Manslaughter & Homicide Act
