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News July 2001
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| Working time regs not working. | In a recent MORI poll only 33% of respondents gave the WTR 1998 the same priority as other h&s legislation. | Health and Safety at Work 2001 23(6):8 |
| Working with respiratory sensitisers. | Working with sensitisers can cause occupational asthma. (P Hughes) | Health and Safety at Work 2001 23(6):22,24-25 |
| Safety gets ministerial shake-up. | New government team is likely to introduce higher fines and stronger penalties for safety breaches. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):2 |
| Further delay for corporate killing offence? | There are likely to be further delays to the introduction of legislation. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):2 |
| Supermarket in court over asbestos danger. | Booker Cash & Carry fined £33,000 + £2,288 costs. During a routine visit materials containing asbestos were found throughout the store. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):3 |
| Lift-shaft plunge costs Belgravia club dear. | Irish Circle Ltd fined £13,000 + £5,000 costs. Visitor opened door on 2nd floor and fell 26' down disused lift shaft. No padlock or sign. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):4 |
| Aluminium firm fined £35,000 for crane crush fatality. | Alcan Rolled Products UK fined £35,000 + £8,150 costs. Worker crushed and killed climbing across o/h crane after choosing not to use an oil covered walkway. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):6 |
| Manchester launderette owner fails to make a clean getaway. | Mr RS Street fined £15,000 + £3,164 costs. Worker received an electric shock. Failure to co operate, previous warnings and Improvement Notices. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):6 |
| Controlling Legionella. | History of legionnaires' disease and the HSC's 2001 guidelines. (Dr C Purnell) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):22-24 |
| Free for all. | How the voluntary-based Safety Information Centres operate to provide a service to small local businesses. (M French) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):26-27 |
| Harmonising hearing protection. | The problems of work related hearing damage and the efforts to harmonise EU legislation. (Dr J Forrest) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(7):34-35 |
| HSE sets out plans for measuring progress against targets for health and safety over the next ten years. | The principles to be used by statisticians to assess progress against the national targets for reducing work related ill health. | Achieving the h&s targets: prog measurement. Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/hsestats/statnote.pdf HSE Press Release E109:01 29/6/01 |
| HSE issues certificate of exemption on subsidiary hazard warning signs. | New requirements in ADR/RID 2001 can be applied to domestic carriage from 1/7/01. | HSE Press Release E110:01 29/6/01 |
| New research shows how to predict consequences of chemical spills. | The 'REACTPOOL' model describes the pool behaviour of water reactive chemicals in a realistic way. | CRR331/2001 Isbn 0-7176-1995-8 £10 HSE. Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E112:01 2/7/01 |
| Smurfit fined £100,000 over death of paper worker. | Worker killed whilst attempting to clean an unguarded machine working at full speed. | HSE Press Release E114:01 3/7/01 |
| Predicting poisonous carbon monoxide gas from faulty appliances - new HSE report. | The model applies to the very low speed releases relevant to combustion products spilling into a room. | CRR341/2001 Isbn 0-7176-2017-4 £20 HSE. Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E111:01 4/7/01 |
| Fire on the move. | Responsibility for the fire service is moving from the Home Office to the new Dept for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. | Fire Prevention 2001 346 (July):3 |
| Acting against arson. | Pilot educational scheme in Nottingham aimed at reducing malicious firesetting. (L Stokes) | Fire Prevention 2001 346 (July):14-15 |
| A new school of thinking. | Changes to statutory framework for the design and construction of educational buildings may lead to more flexible fire safety design. (R Clinton) | Fire Prevention 2001 346 (July):19-21 |
| Alarming talk. | Explains how voice alarm systems work. (T Barham) | Fire Prevention 2001 346 (July):27 |
| Fire. | What to look for when undertaking a fire RA. (P Ellis) | Health and Safety at Work 2001 23(7):8,10-11 |
| How to drive your office chair. | Training workers how to arrange and adjust workstations can reduce musculoskeletal ill health. (B Bridger) | Health and Safety at Work 2001 23(7):17 |
| Flammable liquid control. | Storage and control measures. (P Hughes) | Health and Safety at Work 2001 23(7):22,24-25 |
| Preventing vehicle transport accidents at the workplace. | Basic workplace transport fact sheet to support European Safety Week. | Fact sheet 16. Internet: http://osha.eu.int/ew2001 Health and Safety at Work 2001 23(7):32 |
| Lorry driver imprisoned for six years. | Agency driver was probably reading or falling asleep when he struck cars stopped at an accident site, killing 6 people. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (300) July/Aug:1 |
| Lorry driver jailed for two years for boy's death. | Driver failed to secure locking mechanism of a hydraulic arm which came loose and swung across pavement, killing one boy and injuring another. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (300)July/Aug:1 |
| Contractor safety assessment scheme goes online. | Public sector organisations can now use the Contractors Health and Safety Assess Scheme launched online June 2001. | Internet:http://www.chas.gov.uk/ Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (300)July/Aug:2 |
| Tribunal confirms right to training. | A safety rep has won the right to take time off to attend a training course. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (300)July/Aug:3 |
| Health and safety: the state of play. | A table reviewing all important developments in h&s from 14/12/00-18/6/01. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (300)July/Aug:6-14 |
| Accidents, near misses and the analysis of their causes. | New research on root causes analysis techniques. (C Dyer) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (300)July/Aug:15-20 |
| Oakhouse Ventures Investment Ltd | Fined £6,500 under CHSWR 1996. Very poor toilet facilities with no hand basin. Inoperative fire alarm. Lack of edge protection on scaffolding. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000295 (15/5/01) |
| Laurens Patisseries Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. 16 year old injured using band saw. Insufficient information, instruction and training. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000305 (15/5/01) |
| Wheelmasters (UK) Ltd | Fined £5,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured using a drilling machine whilst wearing gloves. Inadequate guarding and RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000406 (16/5/01) |
| MJ Ferguson Ltd | Fined £35,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Painter electrocuted after wheeling a scaffold tower into overhead lines. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000262 (16/5/01) |
| Blue Star Engineering Ltd | Fined £18,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured operating a pillar drill whilst wearing gloves. Revolving parts not fully enclosed. Inadequate information and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000288 (16/5/01) |
| O Turner Insulation Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Sub contractor struck by large insulating panel during lifting. Inadequate system of work and RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000334 (16/5/01) |
| Tony Foxon | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Sub contractor struck by large insulating panel during lifting. Inadequate system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000335 (16/5/01) |
| Seafield Holdings Ltd | Fined £250 under PUWER 1998. Failure to ensure that new conveyor system satisfied the relevant essential h&s requirements. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000280 (16/5/01) |
| Jolly Jack Fish Processing Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured clearing blockage from filleting machine which was operating. No RA, guard, or safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000243 (16/5/01) |
| Cascade (UK) Ltd | Fined £2,800 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using improperly guarded CNC machine. Interlock guards removed 3 years previously. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000288 (16/5/01) |
| St Georges Fine Bone China Ltd | Fined £1,300 under PUWER 1998. Inexperienced worker injured clearing clay from turntable. Director operating machine with interlock overridden and no guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000353 (17/5/01) |
| Richard Robinson & Sons Ltd | Fined £7,500 under RIDDOR 1995 / CDMR 1994. Worker injured falling from ladder. Major injury not reported. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000299 (17/5/01) |
| Barratt Construction Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Principal contractor failed to assess demolition risks and ensure these risks were controlled by the contractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000329 (17/5/01) |
| ACM Contracts Ltd | Fined £4,000 under CHSWR 1996. Demolition contractor failed to assess demolition risks and adequately plan the work. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000342 (17/5/01) |
| West of Scotland Water Authority | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling 2.9m from top of tanker. RA carried out but not acted upon and no precautions to prevent falls. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000351 (17/5/01) |
| Europa European Express Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Unsafe means of access used to work at height on vehicles and elsewhere. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000414 (18/5/01) |
| Client/contractor relationships course. | IOSH training course for those who have already attended a 'Managing Safely' course. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(7):4 |
| Success is no accident: Euro Week theme. | This year's European Week for Safety and Health starts on 15/10/01. | Action Pack. Tel:0845-7181819. RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(7):5 |
| CITB registration. | An on-line registration enquiry system enabling registered CITB employers to check whether other construction firms are similarly registered. | Internet: www.registrationdirectory.co.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(7):6 |
| Investigating accidents. | Accident investigation - objectives, processes and investigators. (R Mackmurdo) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(7):10-12 |
| Disability rights strengthened. | The Disability Discrimination Act is to be amended to provide stronger protection to those diagnosed with HIV or cancer. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(7):18 |
| Warehouses. | Conducting a RA in a warehouse. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(7):21-22,24-26 |
| Pass words: Paper 1 Section B. | Guidance for candidates taking the NEBOSH National Diploma Pt 1. (D Quigley) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(7):28-30 |
| Health promotion. | Workplace health promotion as part of preventive occupational health strategies. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(7):36-40 |
| Nurse wins back injury damages. | Former nurse who developed a back injury after repeatedly lifting patients awarded £345,000. First award resulting from cumulative effects. | Safety Management 2001 (July/Aug):4 |
| Warehousing firm in court after lift truck accident. | Branford Ltd was fined £10,000 + £1,775 costs. FLT struck and injured a visitor. Previous Improvement Notice relating to vehicle management systems. | Safety Management 2001 (July/Aug):5 |
| Firm fined £18,000 for workshop risks. | Lex Komatsu Forklift (South) Ltd was fined £18,000 + £3,883 costs. Failed to protect workers from h&s risks at 2 separate workshops on the site. | Safety Management 2001 (July/Aug):28-29 |
| Employee's hand entangled in drill. | Deloro Stellite was fined £8,000 + £646 costs. Injured using a drilling machine whilst wearing gloves. Inadequate guarding and RA. | Safety Management 2001 (July/Aug):30 |
| Pharmaceutical firm fined after collapse. | Astra Zeneca UK Ltd and C Roberts t/a Green Contract Services were each fined £12,500 + £1,007. During demolition a roof collapsed under 2 workers. | Safety Management 2001 (July/Aug):31 |
| HSE catalogue. | The free catalogue lists available publications, videos and CD-ROMS. | Cat 34/01/1. HSE. Tel:01787-881165 Safety Management 2001 (July/Aug):51 |
| First aid training on-line. | 10 week theoretical on-line training with the opportunity to do a practical assessment and gain a certificate. | First Aid Action. Internet: www.bbc.co.uk/health/999 RoSPA Safety Express 2001 (July/Aug):13 |
| Health and Safety Inspectors blitz construction sites. | A team of inspectors are visiting construction sites in the London Borough of Camden. | HSE Press Release E115:01 10/7/01 |
| HSC announces new order extending HSW Act offshore. | Effective from 11/7/01 the new legislation applies to offshore installations, pipeline work and connected activities. | SI 2001/2127. SO. Internet: www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/ si/si2001/20012127.htm HSE Press Release C027:01 11/7/01 |
| Omnifit Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured operating a centre lathe. No guarding and safe system of work not enforced. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000252 (22/5/01) |
| Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Failure to comply with the provisions of the law led to a fatal accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000241 (22/5/01) |
| VZS Technical Ceramics | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Injury following inadequate inspection and maintenance of interlock guard. Previous advice given. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000392 (23/5/01) |
| Manchester Yarns Salvage Co Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 & s33. Contravention of Prohibition Notice for using lift trucks around vulnerable cast iron columns. Working at height on unguarded platforms. Smoking on premises. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000300 (24/5/01) |
| JG Holding Ltd | Fined £7,500 under MHSWR 1999 / CSR 1997. Farm worker died after entering a confined space without precautions. Inadequate RA and rescue procedures. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000319 (24/5/01) |
| Mr JR Graham | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst removing asbestos sheets from a roof. Unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000393 (24/5/01) |
| Western Isles Seafood Co Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PPEWR 1992. One worker stranded and one overboard, involving a major sea rescue operation. Failure in management of h&s. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000339 (25/5/01) |
| HSC consult on emergency escape from trains. | Proposal to make it explicit that train companies detail how they will evacuate passengers from trains in an emergency. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/condocs/rscr2000.pdf HSE Press Release CO28:01 13/7/01 |
| Judge asks HSE's Rail Inspectorate to audit safety improvements in LUL. | LUL failed to properly supervise a signals operations manager who forced track workers to take unacceptable risks. | HSE Press Release E122:01 16/7/01 |
| Health and safety inspectors blitz construction sites in Camden. | During 2 days of visits to 44 construction sites in Camden, 12 Prohibition Notices were issued. | HSE Press Release E124:01 16/7/01 |
| HSE issues health and safety guidance in six languages. | Basic h&s information published in Welsh, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi and Chinese. | 'H&S law: what you should know.' Tel:01787-881165 HSE. HSE Press Release EO74:01 17/7/01 |
| HSE reports increase in agricultural deaths. | 53 people died in agricultural accidents in 2000, an increase of 9 from the previous year. | HSE Press Release E116:01 18/7/01 |
| Young artists awarded in HSE farm safety poster competition. | Rural primary school children were invited to design a poster highlighting farm dangers. | HSE Press Release E119:01 18/7/01 |
| New report shows scale and perception of violence at work. | Between 1997-99 the total number of violent incidents at work increased by 5% to 1.3m. | 'Violence at work' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/hthdir/noframes/violence.htm HSE Press Release E021:01 19/7/01 |
| A way to avoid mine explosions - new report from HSE. | Safer use of the 'continuous miner' type of machine in UK collieries. | CRR301 Isbn 0-7176-1864-1 £25 HSE. HSE Press Release E120:01 19/7/01 |
| Forward look at European occupational safety and health. | Developing a Community strategy as part of the European Social Agenda 5 year Action Programme. | HSE Press Release E125:01 20/7/01 |
| Get workers more involved and everyone benefits - new guidance from HSE. | Chemical firms which actively involve workers benefit in h&s and business performance. | HSG217 Isbn 0-7176-2053-0 £12.50 HSE. HSE Press Release E127:01 20/7/01 |
| Free Health and Safety Week Newsletter and Action Pack aims to cut workplace accidents. | This years European Week for Safety and Health starts on 15/10/01. | Action Pack. Tel:0845-7181819 HSE Press Release E129:01 20/7/01 |
| HSE launches safety warning messages on Granada TV. | Using a 45 second documentary format, Worksmart is a series of 50 mini programmes on real life issues in the workplace. | HSE Press Release E130:01 23/7/01 |
| Statement of Nuclear incidents at Nuclear installations. | Covering the period 1/1/01-31/3/01. | HSE Press Release E132:01 23/7/01 |
| HSE publishes review of research focusing on workplace stress measurement. | The review identifies existing approaches and examines evidence of reliability and validity of results. | CRR356. Isbn 0-7176-2064-6 £20 HSE. Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E113:01 24/7/01 |
| Cheshire companies fined after death of a child. | Two companies, HJ Lea Oakes and Oakes Miller and a director of both fined but manslaughter charges dismissed, after a death near the site entrance. | HSE Press Release E134:01 24/7/01 |
| New guidance says company directors must ensure risks to health and safety are properly managed. | H&S responsibilities for company directors and board members of public sector and voluntary organisations. | 'Directors' responsibilities for H&S'. Isbn 0-7176-2080-8 Free HSE. Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release C029:01 25/7/01 |
| COMAH charging scheme to be evaluated. | Following 2 years of operation, independent consultants have been appointed to evaluate the scheme. | HSE Press Release E133:01 25/7/01 |
| Violence in NHS. | National guidance will be published later this year to help NHS Trusts develop policies to protect staff from violence. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2001 30(7):7 |
| Working with paper. | Over the last 3 years there has been a 30% reduction in serious and fatal injuries in the paper industry. | 'Making paper safely.' Isbn 0-7176-1907-9 £8 HSE. RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2001 30(7):8 |
| Violet Homes Ltd | Fined £1,500 under CHSWR 1996. Repeated failure to achieve or maintain standards of scaffolding edge protection on its construction sites. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000282 (29/5/01) |
| Needler Blue Bird Confectionery Group Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Boilerman injured whilst clearing coal from pneumatic slide valve. No guarding or safe system of work. Inadequate training. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000242 (30/5/01) |
| Lawrence Arnold Whiteley | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice relating to noise assessment. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000244 (30/5/01) |
| Rapid Colour Services Ltd | Fined £10,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / RIDDOR 1995. Continued use of ribbon blender after an accident. Accident not reported. | HSE Prosecution Case C160000258 (31/5/01) |
| AH Warren Trust Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Trench collapsed on farm worker. Poor RA and trench inadequately supported. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000381 (31/5/01) |
| Charles Oswald Roberts | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. During demolition, injured when roof section collapsed. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000327 (1/6/01) |
| Zeneca Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. During demolition, injured when roof section collapsed. No RA. Poor method statement and subcontractor competence. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000328 (1/6/01) |
| Sandusky Ltd | Fined £6,000 under COSHHR 1999. Operating cooling towers without any RA or control measures for legionella. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000309 (1/6/01) |
| Rotosearch (Aberdeen) Ltd | Fined £750 under COSHHR 1999. Worker not warned or provided with protection received cement burns. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000360 (1/6/01) |
| Elliot-Medway Fineline Ltd | Fined £3,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured using a circular saw. Poor guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000334 (4/6/01) |
| Wilson Agriculture Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Trainee injured falling from ATV. No head protection or training for any employees. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000303 (5/6/01) |
| Brunel Components Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998. Injured using die-casting machine. Unsafe system of work, interlock defeated, poor guarding and training. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000332 (5/6/01) |
| GT Diecastings Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / COSHHR 1999. Injured whilst charging degreasing bath with NaOH powder. No safe system of work and inadequate PPE. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000297 (5/6/01) |
| ABR Foods Ltd | Fined £17,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998 / COSHHR 1999. Injured using NaOH for a cleaning procedure. Dangerous working methods, no training and worker not wearing his PPE. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000314 (6/6/01) |
| DWW Fencing Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Untrained staff operating fork lift trucks. A previous Improvement Notice issued regarding FLT training. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000621 (6/6/01) |
| DWW Fencing Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33 / PUWER 1998 / WHSWR 1992. Unguarded saw. Lack of welfare facilities. A previous Improvement Notice issued regarding welfare. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000622 (6/6/01) |
| Deloro Stellite Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Injured using drilling machine whilst wearing gloves. No RA or safe system of work. Drill not properly installed. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000324 (7/6/01) |
| Rotel Plant Hire & Cntrs Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Whilst being driven up ramp onto lorry, dumper truck overturned killing driver. Lack of maintenance of both vehicles, no safe system of work, inadequate training. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000302 (7/6/01) |
| AJ Redfern | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured using unguarded moulding machine which was in poor condition. Lack of h&s information and training. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000317 (7/6/01) |
| Pendle Aeroform Ltd | Fined £3,500 under WHSWR 1992. Partial roof collapse when fork lift truck collided with cast iron column. The safety officer had previously made company aware of the risk. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000324 (7/6/01) |
| Cardiff County Council | Fined £75,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Council tenant died from CO poisoning. Failure of council to respond to requests for maintenance of solid fuel appliance. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000653 (8/6/01) |
| CF Booth (Engineering) Ltd | Fined £200 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Non compliance with an Improvement Notice to provide hot water at hand basins in the men's toilets. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000241 (8/6/01) |
| Scottish Power plc | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / EWR 1989. Injured whilst isolating switchgear using HV test probes. Failure to ensure competence and to provide training, or to assess the need for training. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000294 (8/6/01) |
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