Tag: Accident

Fine after multiple workers report HAVS A West Midlands chemical manufacturer has been fined £100k after failing to protect employees from the health risks associated with the use of vibrating tools. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was prompted by nine reports of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) being made to the regulator. […]

As part of August’s Hazard of the Month, Responsibilities, we’re highlighting two key areas: Managing Health and Safety & PPE. Managing Health and Safety Employers are responsible for ensuring the health and safety of their business operations, including managing risks and protecting employees and others affected by their work. To achieve this, you must have systems […]

Airport fined for failures that led to a man’s death An airport company has been fined £144,050 for failures that led to the tragic death of a 59-year-old man. Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited pled guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Ayr Sheriff Court after Joseph Dempsey, an experienced member of the […]

Employers have a legal duty to safeguard their employees and others from harm. Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, they are required to: Identify potential sources of injury or illness within your business (hazards) Evaluate the likelihood and severity of harm occurring (the risk) Take steps to eliminate the hazard […]

Textile company fined after director killed by reversing HGV A textile manufacturer has been fined £220,000 after one of its directors was killed by a reversing HGV in Rochdale. Daniel Ames was a director of The British Millerain Company Limited and had offered to stay behind at the company warehouse to wait for the return […]

Teen’s thumb re-attached after being severed off at work Doctors managed to successfully reattach the thumb of a teenage apprentice after it had been severed off by a rotating blade. The then 18-year-old resumed his apprenticeship with another firm following the procedure. He was employed as an apprentice joiner by 3B Construction when the incident […]

Company fined after worker is crushed by car A Liverpool motor vehicle repair company has been fined after a car fell from a two-post car vehicle lift onto a worker who was on his break. The court heard how the man suffered multiple serious fractures in the incident at a garage in the Kensington area […]

Liverpool Named World’s First ‘Accelerator City’ for Climate Action by UN Climate Change The City of Liverpool in northwest England has become the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme. The title comes in recognition of Liverpool’s impressive commitment to innovation and smart regulation to […]

Airport prosecuted after pensioner fell from ambulift The owner of Edinburgh Airport has been fined £80,000 after a pensioner fell from an ambulift on his return from holiday. Following the fall, James Young was admitted to hospital, but died more than a week later from his injuries. The 81-year-old had just landed at the airport […]

UK’s muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds The UK’s saltmarshes are vital “sinks” that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF. Much of the UK’s saltmarshes have been lost to agriculture but the charity says they are unsung heroes in nature’s fight against […]