Blackburn engineering company fined over fatal workplace accident
A Blackburn-based engineering company has been fined £80,000 following the death of a 22-year-old employee in a workplace accident.
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Plastic manufacturer fined £330,000 following fatal workplace accident
A plastic manufacturing company in Suffolk has been fined £330,000 after the death of a 34-year-old employee in a workplace incident
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Wood panel manufacturer fined £400,000 after worker loses leg in factory accident
A wood panel manufacturer has been fined £400,000 following a workplace accident that resulted in life-changing injuries for a worker.
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HSE releases work-related ill health and injury statistics for 2023/24
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual report on work-related ill health and workplace injuries for 2023/24.
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Government releases COVID-19 guidelines for returning to work
The guidance has been developed with unions, industry bodies, PHE and the HSE.
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Neil Pattison: Why mental health and wellbeing must be on the agenda
“Work can cause mental health issues or aggravate it.”
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What are the most frequent health and safety office complaints?
15 per cent said they made a complaint but it was completely ignored.
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Time to Talk Day: speak to your employees regarding mental health
25 per cent are affected by mental health problems.
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Helen Tomlin: The impact of asbestos in the workplace – 20 years after it was banned
24/11/19 is the 20th anniversary of the ban on the importation of asbestos.
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UK deadliest day for accidents in the workplace is Tuesday 8th not Friday 13th
Scotland consists of the three highest areas for workplace fatalities.
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Karen Holden: A legal perspective of what to do if your employee has a road accident during work hours
August is National Road Victim Month 2019.
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Death from industrial disease nearly doubles since mid-90s as asbestos at ‘crisis level’
How strong is the link between industrial disease and asbestos?
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HSE fine Clancy Docwra £1 million for death of employee
How did the company plead and could this have been avoided?
Read More1.3 million workers suffer work related ill-health, says HSE
The annual statistics for health and safety at work in Great Britain have been released. The figures cover work-related ill health, workplace injuries, working days lost, costs to Britain and enforcement action taken.
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Food manufacturer and director sentenced after worker crushed by forklift
A multi million pound turnover food manufacturer and one of its directors have been fined after a...
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Would you complete a risk assessment for using a tape measure?
A new survey has revealed the lengths some small firms mistakenly go to trying to comply with...
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