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News September 2001
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| First construction skills cards issued. | Administered by the CITB, the Construction Skills Cert Scheme for site supervisors and managers is intended to raise h&s standards. | RoSPA Safety Express 2001 (Sept/Oct):3 |
| Bridge deaths: blame admitted. | Yarm Ltd and Costain have admitted h&s offences after the death of 4 workers who fell to the ground from a cradle suspended under the Avonmouth Bridge. | RoSPA Safety Express 2001 (Sept/Oct):6 |
| Contractor safety. | Includes the legal duties of employers of contractors, contractors' rights at work and case studies. | 'Contractors h&s' GMB. Tel:0208-9473131 RoSPA Safety Express 2001 (Sept/Oct):8 |
| Fire at work. | The rules and regulations that govern workplace fire safety. (A Ings) | RoSPA Safety Express 2001 (Sept/Oct):10-11 |
| A local service for local people. | Interview with Dr A Whitehead the minister with responsibility for the fire service within the DTLR. (A Hayes) | Fire Prevention 2001 348 (Sept):11-12 |
| Back to the beginning. | Implications of the Appeal Court judgement in the City Logistics case relating to the provision and use of firefighting equipment. | Fire Prevention 2001 348 (Sept):24-25 |
| Everything you wanted to know about the CPD... but were afraid to ask. | The Construction Products Directive and the 4 steps to CE marking. (R Boughey) | Fire Prevention 2001 348 (Sept):30-31 |
| Start making sense. | Employers' duties to communicate effectively and consult with overseas workers. (E Gates) | Health & Safety at Work 2001 23(9):12,14-15 |
| Child's play. | Reviews RA and guidance in the balance between challenge and safety considerations in children's play schemes. (R Barker) | Health & Safety at Work 2001 23(9):26-28 |
| Consulting not insulting. | Consultation is not merely communication. (P Hughes) | Health & Safety at Work 2001 23(9):30,32 |
| Keeping the Woolf from the door. | The 1999 reforms changed company procedures and records, the legal profession and h&s practice. (L Bamber) | Health & Safety at Work 2001 23(9):35-36 |
| Evaluation of possible risks from electric and magnet fields. | A US review of possible health problems produced by power lines, internal wiring, electrical occupations and appliances. | Internet: www.dhs.ca.gov/ehib/emf/ RiskEvaluation/riskeval.html Health & Safety at Work 2001 23(9):38 |
| HSC launches discussion document. | Sets out the methodology for deciding how the HSC and HSE will prioritise future work. | Safety Management 2001 (Sept):2 |
| Child labour fine for McDonald's franchisee. | Ikhya Enterprises Ltd fined £12,400 + £60 costs. Ten schoolchildren aged 15-16 were working an illegal number of hours at the franchise. | Safety Management 2001 (Sept):10 |
| Will the new legislation bite? | The concept of 'management failure' under the proposed new offence of corporate killing. (S Francis) | Safety Management 2001 (Sept):18-19 |
| Worker crushed by falling floor slab. | Fitzpatrick Contractors Ltd and Bison Concrete Products Ltd fined £25,000 + £11,900 costs each, after a worker was killed. | Safety Management 2001 (Sept):27 |
| Don't let standards slip. | Managing slips, trips and falls at work. The HSC's strategy will include a series of targeted inspections from 2002/3. | Safety Management 2001 (Sept):33,34,36,38-39,40,42 |
| Lorry loader cranes - HSE issues a safety warning. | Following 12 incidents over 5 years, lorry loader cranes must be fitted with an interlocking system to prevent the crane operating without the stabilisers being deployed. | HSE Press Release E155:01 31/8/01 |
| HSE report shows reduction in major hydrocarbon releases. | There was a 10% reduction in the total number of major and significant releases reported from offshore installations on the UK Continental Shelf. | 'OSD hydrocarbon release report.'
OTO2001/055 Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/research/ frameset/offshore.htm HSE Press Release E157:01 5/9/01 |
| Bharat Fabrications (Leicester) Ltd | Fined £3,400 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. 16 year old injured using a hydraulic press brake which had been supplied unguarded. No guarding, or RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000338 (17/7/01) |
| Truflo Air Movement Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using unguarded power press. Lack of supervision and monitoring on night shift. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000389 (17/7/01) |
| Longthorne Estates | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. Injured falling 4m from scaffold platform. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000417 (18/7/01) |
| PTI Technologies Ltd | Fined £50,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. Agency worker injured whilst using a carding machine. Interlock guards defeated. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000216 (18/7/01) |
| Blackpool Wyre & Fylde Comm Health Service NHS Trust | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Psychiatric patient drowned in bath. Failure to control access, maintain door lock mechanism, resuscitation equipment and ensure staff trained to use equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000328 (18/7/01) |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £6,000 under CAWR 1987. In a leased property workers drilled holes in a wall covered in sprayed asbestos. No procedures for leased properties, failure to check for asbestos and prevent exposure. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000318 (19/7/01) |
| Westwick Construction | Fined £17,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Tracked excavator was being used on site roadway whilst workers were erecting barriers. Worker killed whilst crossing behind excavator. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000318 (20/7/01) |
| Dacorum Borough Council | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Workers injured in separate falls off and through fragile roofs. Failure to ensure safety, and to heed previous warnings. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000261 (20/7/01) |
| KJ Hardcastle | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Whilst dismantling a building a self employed worker injured falling through a roof light. Working directly from roof, no crawling boards, or safeguards. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000428 (20/7/01) |
| Subterra Ltd | Fined £4,000 under CHSWR 1996. Whilst working in the road, worker injured by reversing HGV. No precautions taken to protect him. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000322 (20/7/01) |
| HSE issues new decompression procedures for tunnelling workers. | Tunnelling contractors will have to undertake decompression with pure oxygen unless they get approval for an alternative procedure. | Addendum to Compressed Air Regs 1996. HSE Press Release E158:01 10/9/01 |
| Revised info sheet on the provision of railway industry welfare facilities. | Employers must provide adequate welfare facilities, toilets and somewhere clean to eat and drink during breaks. | RAIS1. Free. HSE Tel:01787-881165. HSE Press Release E159:01 10/9/01 |
| Dangerous chemicals - HSC consults on new packaging and labelling regulations. | Proposals to make extensive changes to CHIP 2 for possible introduction in 2002. | 'CHIP 3.' CD171. Free. HSE. Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release CO37:01 11/9/01 |
| Judge dismisses manslaughter charges for boy's death. | HJ Lea Oakes and Oakes Miller fined £25,000 + £5,000 each, after a boy was killed by a reversing lorry. Manslaughter charges were dismissed against the companies and a director. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (301):3 |
| ILO launches international OSH management system guidelines. | Global guidance on the design of occupational s&h management systems. | Internet: www.ilo.org/public/english/ standards/relm/gb/docs/gb281/ pdf/gb-4.pdf Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (301) Sept:4 |
| Flexible working patterns can reduce absenteeism. | The Industrial Society's survey indicates that flexible hours and leave and the ability to work from home can be effective in reducing absence levels. | 'Managing Best Practice No 84' IS £60. Tel:0870-4001000 Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (301) Sept:6 |
| EU proposes cutting 'reasonably practicable' from Asbestos Regs. | Proposals which could affect UK legislation: reduced exposure limits for chrysotile, and text amendments removing 'reasonably practicable.' | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (301) Sept:7 |
| Effectiveness of regulation governed by information processing ability of small firms, claims HSE study. | Provides a conceptual framework in which practical suggestions can be ordered and discussed. | CRR330. Isbn 0-7176-1990-7 £10. HSE. Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (301) Sept:9 |
| Injuries at work 2000/01. | Analysis of HSE's RIDDOR returns for 2000/01. (H Fidderman) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (301) Sept:13-14 |
| Directors take safety on board. | Some implications of the new HSC guidance for directors. (H Fidderman) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (301) Sept:15-16 |
| Balancing disability rights and safety requirements. | How employers can reconcile their duties under disability and h&s legislation. (J Davies) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (301) Sept:17-21 |
| Safety alert database. | The Safety Alert Database and Information Exchange is a free internet service for UK oil and gas companies. | SADIE Internet: www.stepchangeinsafety.net RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(9):6 |
| Crackdown on violence against NHS staff. | Later this year new guidance will help NHS Trusts develop policies for the possible withdrawal or withholding of treatment from violent patients. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(9):19 |
| Risk assessing offices. | Highlights some common hazards of doing a RA in an office environment. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(9):36-39 |
| Burns injuries. | The UK's record on averting death and injury from burns. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(9):40-42,44-45 |
| Corporate killing and the employee. | The effect upon employees of the corporate killing proposals. (M Appleby) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(9):12 |
| HSE's stress guidance inadequate: unions call for ACoP. | A call for the HSE to issue an ACoP to enable employers to clearly understand what is expected of them. (J Staples) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(9):14-15 |
| In at the deep end. | A look at the 'real world' of the h&s manager. (J Knight) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(9):26-28 |
| Get a grip - managing the musculoskeletal threat. | Should there be a more inclusive, proactive approach to the identification and management of workplace MSDs. (M Trigg) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(9):30-33 |
| Slips, trips and strategies. | One of the main priorities for the HSE are slips and trips which are the most common form of non-fatal injury. (S McEwen) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(9):38-40 |
| Order of preference. | The MHSWR legislation and the pros and cons of the hierarchical system promoted by the HSE. (M James) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(9):42-45 |
| Practical ways to protect reproductive health. | Practical ways for general managers and non-specialists to protect employees from risks to their reproductive health. | 'Employment and reproductive health.' CIA. £20. Tel:020-7834-3399. Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(9):72 |
| BOCM Pauls Ltd | Fined £14,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Delivery driver injured when the lorry tipper section came close to overhead power lines. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000424 (23/7/01) |
| Albert Douglas George Procter | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Delivery driver injured when the lorry tipper section came close to overhead power lines. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000425 (23/7/01) |
| Mr James Philip Cooke | Fined £1,350 under CPR 1986. Pesticides left unattended away from store which was unlocked and contained unapproved pesticide and empty containers. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000330 (23/7/01) |
| Fairport Engineering Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured when machine started whilst using access hatch. Contractor failed to specify hardwiring of interlocks. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000512 (23/7/01) |
| Monmouthshire Heating Co Ltd | Fined £5,000 under ALR 1983 / CAWR 1987. Neither client nor consulting engineers notified contractors of the presence of asbestos. The contractors removed the asbestos putting themselves and others at risk. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000633 (23/7/01) |
| Newport County Borough Council | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Failed to notify contractors of the presence of asbestos. The contractors removed the asbestos putting themselves and others at risk. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000635 (23/7/01) |
| Tilt Manufacturing Ltd | Fined £3,250 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring a system of inspection for power operated paper cutting guillotines. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000338 (24/7/01) |
| Fine Glass Buildings Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using an unguarded spindle moulding machine. No RA, training, information, instruction or supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000294 (24/7/01) |
| David John Gilbert | Fined £3,000 under WHSWR 1992. Injured when sheets of MDF which had been stacked on end, fell onto worker. Storage racking was available. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000341 (25/7/01) |
| RM Walker Construction Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Sub-contractors employee killed by a reversing excavator. No adequate RA, unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000210 (25/7/01) |
| Firth Rixson Special Steels Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Principal contractor for site where a worker was killed by a reversing excavator. No adequate RA, unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000211 (25/7/01) |
| Superfos Packaging Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with 4 Improvement Notices requiring access to be prevented to the dangerous parts of 4 printing machines. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000315 (25/7/01) |
| Merrydale Furniture Ltd | Fined £7,000 under RIDDOR 1995 / PUWER 1998 / ELCIR 1998. Injured whilst using a panel saw. No guarding, training or insurance cover. Major injury not reported. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000339 (26/7/01) |
| McCain Foods (GB) Ltd | Fined ££6,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured whilst cleaning machinery. Guards removed but machine not isolated. Previous failure to isolate equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000266 (26/7/01) |
| Brian Ingham | Fined £1,600 under CAWR 1987. Partner in asbestos removal company. Inadequate performance in removal of asbestos insulation board. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000354 (26/7/01) |
| G Pattinson | Fined £7,000 under PUWER 1998 / ELCIR 1998. 17 year old injured using unguarded circular saw. Insufficient instruction and training. Failure to have insurance cover. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000306 (26/7/01) |
| Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. Injured when struck by metal bar falling from scaffold. Insufficient guard rails and toe boards to prevent falls >2m. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000374 (26/7/01) |
| Associated British Ports | Fined £200,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Contractor killed by falling load. No RA or safe system of work for the process. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000187 (27/7/01) |
| Joinery & Timber Creations (65) Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst clearing off-cuts from machine. Inadequate guarding. No instruction or training. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000429 (27/7/01) |
| HSE publishes research into protective equipment used in industrial rope access. | Characteristics and limitations of PPE used in industrial rope access and selection of back-up devices. | CRR364. Isbn 0-7176-2091-3 £20. Tel:01787-881165 HSE HSE Press Release E162:01 17/9/01 |
| Consultation on changes to the Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 2001. | The proposals contain several changes, including revised definitions, new exemptions and revised contamination limits. | CD172 Free Tel:01787-881165 HSE HSC Press Release C038:01 18/9/01 |
| HSE announces accelerated gas mains replacement programme. | 91,000km of iron gas mains located within 30m of buildings will be replaced within 30 years. | HSE Press Release E161:01 18/9/01 |
| Workers Web Page launched by Executive. | A first port of call on the HSE Open Gov Website, the WWP provides everyone with access to relevant information. | Tel:08701-545500 HSE HSE Press Release E164:01 18/9/01 |
| HSE research highlights that night workers need help to change their way of life. | The disruption to sleeping, eating, social and domestic routines, can pose chronic risks to mental and physical health. | CRR365. Isbn 0-7176-2093-x £15. Tel:01787-881165 HSE HSE Press Release E163:01 19/9/01 |
| Improving the management of safety risks: Good practice guides. | Software to enable assessment of different aspects of railway safety performance and make industry comparison. To accompany the safety guide. | Version 1.00 Free Tel:020-7904-7518 Railway Safety Information Bulletin 2001 (38)Aug:1 |
| DWL Roberts | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Self-employed person working near raised, unsecured trailer, adjacent to unguarded dangerous parts of machine. No guarding, or safe system of work. Previous prosecutions. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000609 (30/7/01) |
| Barry Ramsey | Fined £250 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Issued pre-use certificates on a fairground ride knowing that the Design Review was incomplete. Injury during the first use. Weak restraint bar and no speed restriction. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000351 (31/7/01) |
| Dana Spicer Europe Ltd | Fined £3,500 under WHSWR 1992. Injured falling through fragile skylight whilst using roof to get to a ventilation system. No warning signs. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000426 (2/8/01) |
| Joseph Metcalf Ltd | Fined £4,000 under MHSWR 1999 / WHSWR 1992. Electrician injured falling through sheet steel roof whilst reassembling packing belt. No RA or precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000326 (2/8/01) |
| WH Dale Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling through fragile skylight whilst working on roof. No training or method statement. Unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000249 (3/8/01) |
| Train emergencies. | Following the Cullen Report, the HSC want train operators to pay more attention to passenger evacuation during emergencies. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2001 30(9):5 |
| Hormonal imbalance. | EC research claims that >550 chemicals could affect hormonal activity in humans and animals. Under new legislative proposals the chemicals will be closely monitored. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2001 30(9):8 |
| Birse Construction fined £80,000 following death at work. | Fined £80,000 + £20,000 costs. Contract labourer killed slipping under roof guard rail. Previous Prohibition Notice issued for similar poor guarding. | HSE Press Release E165:01 19/9/01 |
| Directors fined in health and safety breaches after firework death. | 2 directors of JM Enterprises Ltd fined a total of £46,250 + £60,000 costs following the death of a firework display organiser in an explosion. | HSE Press Release E168:01 19/9/01 |
| Final Cullen Report into rail safety published. | The Ladbroke Grove Rail Enquiry Pt 2 Report contains 74 recommendations. | Isbn 0-7176-2107-3 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Press Release C040:01 20/9/01 |
| HSE responds to the Cullen Inquiry report into the management of rail safety. | The DG of the HSE welcomed the report. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railway/ paddrail/lgri2.pdf HSE Press Release E166:01 20/9/01 |
| Offshore Industry Advisory Committee to hold open session in Great Yarmouth. | There will be an open meeting to enable members of the public to listen to presentations and question members of the OIAC. | HSC Press Release C039:01 21/9/01 |
| HSE roadshow launches campaign to raise awareness of new duty to manage asbestos risks. | Over the next 2 months the roadshow will tour the country explaining the implications of the new 2002 Regulations. | HSE Press Release E167:01 24/9/01 |
| HSE announces closure of Electrical Equipment Certification Service (EECS). | Following a declining share of the marketplace, the HSE's EECS will close at the end of June 2003. | HSE Press Release E171:01 24/9/01 |
| Theatres to stage mass evacuation during European Week for Safety and Health. | An emergency exercise involving the mass evacuation of several London theatres will take place in October as part of the campaign. | HSE Press Release E169:01 25/9/01 |
| HSE releases findings of Fairgrounds Safety Review. | The Review concludes that there are some aspects of the current regime which need to be improved. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/spd/noframes/ spdleis.htm HSE Press Release E172:01 26/9/01 |
| First action plan published to map progress on joint inquiry into Train Protection Systems. | Indicates firm commitments to implement the recommendation in the Joint Inquiry Report. | HSC Press Release C042:01 27/9/01 |
| Gardner Engineering Co Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured using a rotating drill bit and spindle whilst wearing gloves. Inadequate guarding. No RA, supervision or training. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000347 (6/8/01) |
| Chef Set Houseware plc | Fined £6,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured using a power press with guard removed. Inadequate guarding and unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000383 (6/8/01) |
| Rubbernek Fittings Ltd | Fined £2,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured using a drilling machine. 2 previous glove entanglements. Inadequate guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000384 (6/8/01) |
| ISE International Furniture Ltd | Fined £6,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. After several minor accidents, it was shown that new staff went straight onto the shop floor without training or assessment. Previously instructed to rectify. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000649 (6/8/01) |
| ABF Ltd | Fined £3,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst feeding a powered roller. 3 weeks later accident circumstances repeatable, only action being to instruct employees to be more vigilant. Previous advice and enforcement on guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000422 (6/8/01) |
| Watson Bakeries Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring evidence of electrical safety. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000446 (6/8/01) |
| Cooper-Avon Tyres Ltd | Fined £9,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured when struck by a pneumatically operated machine. Inadequate guarding, training and unmarked controls. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000336 (7/8/01) |
| Shanks Waste Services Ltd | Fined £25,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CSR 1997. Injured whilst working near gas pipeline installation within a confined space. No effective isolation, not ventilated and sources of ignition not excluded. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000251 (7/8/01) |
| Engineering Services (Humber) Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CSR 1997. Installation of gas pipeline within a confined space. No effective isolation, not ventilated and sources of ignition not excluded. Gas ignition injured those working nearby. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000253 (7/8/01) |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | Fined £40,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. A Resource Centre user fell and later died, after the remote release of a 1st floor fire door from a ground floor office. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000165 (7/8/01) |
| Stone Manganese Marine Ltd | Fined £30,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Prosecution following a fatality. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000332 (7/8/01) |
| Golden Feast Frozen Foods Ltd | Fined £7,000 under MHSWR 1999 / PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a fish mincing machine. Guard had been removed. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000311 (7/8/01) |
| Siliconpak Ltd | Fined £2,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured when clothing became entangled in a machine. No guards or safety devices. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000304 (9/8/01) |
| Bonar Floors Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using feed rollers of a dicing machine. No guards and fundamental errors during commissioning machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000312 (9/8/01) |
| Yorkshire Water Services Ltd | Fined £75,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Contractor's employee killed in an oxygen enriched atmosphere within a chamber on a sewage works. Inadequate permit to work system and RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000395 (9/8/01) |
| Galliford (UK) Ltd | Fined £75,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Contractor's employee killed in an oxygen enriched atmosphere within a chamber on a sewage works. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000399 (9/8/01) |
| Marshalls Mono Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Delivery driver injured by silo filter blown off by pressure. Both valve and filter unit blocked by cement. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000317 (9/8/01) |
| Ross & Bonnyman Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Died after being injured by load falling from a fork lift truck. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000457 (9/8/01) |
| Morgan Matroc Ltd | Fined £15,000 under MHSWR 1999. Injured by an explosion in a fume cupboard. Inadvertent mixing of nitric acid and isopropyl alcohol. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000336 (10/8/01) |
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