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H&S News December 2001
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| IOSH launches new safety passport scheme. | A multi-industry training scheme for contractors. On successful completion a tamper proof photocard will be provided. | Sarah Walker IOSH Tel:0116-257-3180 Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):3 |
| Forklift failing lands Cummins with big fine. | Cummins Engine Co fined £16,000 + £1,708 costs. Subcontractor's employee struck by FLT. No suitable RA, and failure to provide safe access for pedestrians and vehicles. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):8 |
| Strong warning to forklift operators. | Continental Coffee Industries fined £8,000 + £6,000 costs. Authorised driver left FLT and later worker found trapped underneath. Worker not authorised and unlicensed. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):9 |
| Jones case begins. | The trial has begun of Euromin and its UK manager for their alleged role in the death of student Simon Jones. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):9 |
| Firelighter firm burns less brightly after being ordered to pay out £13,050. | Tiger Tim Products fined £8,000 + £3,050 costs + £2,000 compensation. Worker received a severe electric shock when turning on a water heater. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):9 |
| National sports retailer had no health and safety officer. | JJB Sports plc fined £20,000 + £5,000 costs. Worker received electric shock from conduit near a till. An electrician had previously switched off the power but the manager, with HQ approval, had switched it back on. JJB had no safety officer nor anyone suitably trained to carry out H&S RA, or co-ordinate H&S. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):10 |
| Farmers and foresters gain five-year exemption under vibration rules. | EU member states have the right to derogate from the provisions on the exposure limit values if they are not able to comply with them despite the measures taken. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):14 |
| Safety in numbers. | H&S manufacturers and suppliers have less to fear from recession than other sectors. (G Blair) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):24-26 |
| Restricted practices. | Work in confined spaces is no longer confined to construction and utilities industries, so the legislation and best practice is something of which employers need to be aware. (F Hallett) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):28-31 |
| Getting out of a tight spot. | Planning for confined space activity should include a rescue procedure and communication. (G Withington) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12):33-34 |
| Electrical service leaflet. | How the Electrical Contractors' Assoc's UKAS accredited inspection body provides inspection of electrical inspection work. | ECA Free Tel:020-7313-4831 Safety & Health Practitioner 2001 19(12): |
| Government support for BAFE scheme. | The registration scheme will ensure the competence of those decommissioning halon fixed fire fighting schemes and meet minimum EC requirements. | British Approvals for Fire Equipment Tel:020-8541-1950 Fire Prevention 2001 350 (Dec):3 |
| Fire costs nearly £7bn. | The cost of fire to the economy of England and Wales was £6.9bn in 1999, an increase of 18%. | Home Office Research Study 229. Home Office Tel:020-7273-2984 Fire Prevention 2001 350 (Dec):5 |
| Festive hazards. | Festive season fire risks associated with the hotel and catering industries. (G Tilley) | Fire Prevention 2001 350 (Dec):8-9 |
| Grease lightening. | Development of ductwork fire suppression technology after increasing numbers of large loss fires originating in kitchen ductwork. (G Roos) | Fire Prevention 2001 350 (Dec):10-13 |
| Getting hot in the kitchen. | Solutions to the problem of fires in commercial kitchens. (P Morgan) | Fire Prevention 2001 350 (Dec):14-15 |
| Hotel reservations. | Determining the present state of EU hotel fire safety under the 1986 EC Recommendations. (S Kidd) | Fire Prevention 2001 350 (Dec):17,18,20-21 |
| Protection with confidence. | The role of product and installer certification in promoting confidence in passive fire products. (A Russell) | Fire Prevention 2001 350 (Dec):28-29 |
| IEE competency guidelines. | Businesses need to assess the competence of key software and hardware engineers. The guidelines cover the supply chain, contract services and main engineering functions. | 'Safety competency & commitment: safety related system practitioners.' IEE Tel:01438-313311 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(12):5 |
| Woodworking cards. | The first 2 BWF Woodworking Machinery Safety Cards have been issued carrying essential information for machine operators. Another 20 cards will be issued by 2003. | British Woodworking Federation Tel:020-7608-5050 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(12):7 |
| CITB showcase CD-ROM. | The demonstration CD-ROM contains sample exercises and is aimed at those who carry out H&S training. | C Churchouse CITB Free Fax:01485-577503 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(12):7 |
| Something old, something new. | Failure to manage risk in the past and identifying and managing growing risks in the present. (R Mackmurdo) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(12):11-13 |
| The call centre worker. | Working in call centres can take a toll on health, especially in terms of acoustic shock and stress. (N Cook) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(12):18-24 |
| Shops. | The RA process in the retail environment. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(12):32-35 |
| What's your poison? | Chemicals from the workplace, if mishandled, can turn up in drinking water. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2001 31(12):40-42,44-45 |
| HSE accepts latest London Underground LUL safety case. | The HSE has formally accepted a revised railway safety case (Version 3.0) submitted by LUL. | HSE Press Release E221:01 3/12/01 |
| HSC publishes proposals to amend regulations to help innovation in the chemical industry. | Proposals to amend NONS93 are required by a recent EC Directive. The new regulations with be known as NONS 2002. | CD165 Free HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Press Release C057:01 3/12/01 |
| HSE launches extended video on manual handling in agriculture. | The revised video urges farmers to eliminate the risk of injuries by reducing the need for manual handling. | 'Back on the farm' Isbn 0-7176-1866-8 £25 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E218:01 4/12/01 |
| A new HSE report into the effect of team working on work related stress. | Team working can increase or decrease work related stress depending on the team design and method of implementation adopted by employers. | CRR393 £15 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E216:01 5/12/01 |
| Haydens Bakeries Ltd | Fined £9,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. 16 year old worker injured when flywheel came off machine. Inadequate maintenance and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000329 (1/10/01) |
| Euroforest Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Contractor who did not hold the NPTC chainsaw certificates, killed whilst felling a tree. Poor site management, did not check competence. Other contractors at risk. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000328 (2/10/01) |
| ANC Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Supervisor fell 3.7m whilst unblocking a conveyor. No edge protection fitted. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000270 (3/10/01) |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using drilling machine wearing gloves. No guarding or jig. Senior management aware that guarding was inadequate. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000318 (4/10/01) |
| Farr Filtration Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s6. Injured by recently installed rotary valve. Manufactured the valve with exit not appropriately guarded. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000307 (4/10/01) |
| Rowley & Hall (Ventilation) Ltd | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s6. Injured by recently installed rotary valve. Supplied the valve with the exit not appropriately guarded. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000308 (4/10/01) |
| Corrugated Case Co Ltd | Fined £1,500 under WHSWR 1992. Injured falling from side of skip whilst emptying waste from pallet on forks of FLT. Normal practice to climb skip. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000318 (4/10/01) |
| James Love | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33 / PUWER 1998. Non compliance with Improvement Notice relating to a steam boiler. Other irregularities noted during visit and a Prohibition Notice served. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000427 (4/10/01) |
| David McLean Contractors Ltd (Northern Div) | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured avoiding falling truck. Whilst using a telescopic handler to lift a pallet truck over workers, the truck fell 11m. Pallet truck unsecured and no banksman. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000335 (4/10/01) |
| ARM Services | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. A telecom engineer injured when hit by an auger attached to a lorry mounted crane. Stowing mechanism defective, reported but not repaired. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000310 (4/10/01) |
| John Lawrie (Demolition) Ltd | Fined £5,000 under CHSWR 1996. During construction work, the wall from the next door property collapsed into the garden of a house. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000370 (4/10/01) |
| Gardner Gibson Print Ltd | Fined £10,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured using stitcher trimmer machine. Failure to maintain interlock guards. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000344 (4/10/01) |
| Dreamland Leisure Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Agency carpenter injured falling from height during maintenance. Inadequate planning and lack of preventative measures. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000295 (5/10/01) |
| Costain Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Agency worker fell 5m into lock under construction. Piles crossing the lock used for access to enable slinging. No RA, nor detailed LOLER method statement and worker not trained in slinging. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000425 (5/10/01) |
| Trumax Ltd | Fined £750 under SMSR 1992. Supplied screen printing machine involved in accident. No declaration of conformity. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000325 (8/10/01) |
| Worktop Fabrications Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst cleaning a glue spreading machine. Inadequate guarding. No RA or instruction and unsafe plant and systems of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000331 (8/10/01) |
| Peter Henry Shipston | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Member of the public injured by material falling from lorry being unloaded in the street. No precautions to protect the public. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000333 (8/10/01) |
| Bartex Tabbing Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. 16 year old injured whilst using an unguarded machine. No appropriate RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000328 (9/10/01) |
| AMS Manufacturing Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a twin spindle drilling machine whilst wearing cotton gloves. Could not reach stop button, or pull hand away. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000366 (9/10/01) |
| Bailey & Townley Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998. 16 year old injured whilst using a notching machine which was routinely used unguarded. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000326 (9/10/01) |
| Alexander Buchan Builders | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Two workers seen undertaking roof work at 8m high. No edge protection, nor any means to arrest a fall. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000475 (11/10/01) |
| AJR Guideline Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Member of the public killed when car swerved to avoid traffic sign frame which had fallen from the central reservation into lane 3 of M5. Other sign frames unsecured. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000404 (12/10/01) |
| SGB Services Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by reversing vehicle. No control of the risks arising from reversing vehicles. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000386 (12/10/01) |
| Crown Point Maintenance Group Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Worker fell 4.5m from a ladder which was untied and unsupported. Previous advice. Supervisor allegedly refused request for safety equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000423 (12/10/01) |
| M Farndale | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Agricultural contractor seen operating a pasture topper without guarding for the PTO shaft. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000265 (12/10/01) |
| Pride Valley Foods Ltd | Fined £1,200 under PUWER 1998 / LOLER 1998. FLT driver injured when the truck failed to stop after he applied the brakes and it hit a wall. Inadequate FLT systems and procedures. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000302 (12/10/01) |
| Tiverton Fabrications Ltd | Fined £2,500 under PUWER 1998. Trainee injured using a 3-roll bending machine whilst wearing gloves. Insufficient instruction, information, training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000440 (15/10/01) |
| Europressings Ltd | Fined £25,000 under PUWER 1998. Killed when 1.7t press tool fell whilst a FLT driver was trying to lift it from racking. Driver had exceeded lifting capacity of FLT and was not adequately trained. Failure to follow ACoP or monitor training. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000554 (15/10/01) |
| Dreamland Leisure Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Whilst carrying 4 people, a car became detached from a ride. The centre pin had previously been replaced with a non standard part which failed. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000340 (16/10/01) |
| Helping Hand Co Ledbury Ltd | Fined £2,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst clearing a machine blockage. Electrical interlocks had been disabled 6 years previously when an air operated pedal was fitted. Worker inadvertently operated the pedal. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000387 (16/10/01) |
| Mr W Goodwill | Fined £400 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Worker used an inadequately guarded PTO driven drainage machine. Risk of entanglement with PTO shaft. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000317 (16/10/01) |
| Dickson Joiners | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Failure to conduct his undertaking so as to ensure that those not in his employ were not exposed to asbestos. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000321 (16/10/01) |
| John McNicol & Co (Elec Engrs) Ltd | Fined £6,000 under CAWR 1987. Failure to ensure that adequate information, instruction and training was given to 3 workers who were exposed to asbestos. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000322 (16/10/01) |
| Hytec Hydraulic Engineering Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s33. Failure to provide a safe system of work for the repair of a hazardous shutter door. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000347 (16/10/01) |
| Shaftesbury Housing Assoc | Fined £9,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Self-employed window cleaner injured falling 6m from a 3 story residential block. No RA and access method dangerous. | HSE Prosecution Case F050000134 (17/10/01) |
| Kevin Greenall | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Licensed contractor removed asbestos from a domestic cellar in an unsafe manner. Gave clearance certificates for area found later to be contaminated. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000311 (18/10/01) |
| Mr Alan Davies | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Contracts Manager for licensed asbestos contractor. Failed to ensure domestic cellar left in clean condition following asbestos removal. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000312 (18/10/01) |
| Accura Geneva Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured when clothing became entangled in a centre lathe. Unable to reach emergency stop and no trip bars/wire fitted. Inadequate instruction and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000383 (19/10/01) |
| Freshpack Ltd | Fined £15,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured whilst using a bowl chopper. Inadequate guarding, no RA and untrained operator. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000337 (19/10/01) |
| Middlesbrough Borough Council | Fined £17,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999 / CHSWR 1996. Killed falling from single story flat roof. Inadequate RA and fall protection. Failure to supervise similar work over 6 months. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000314 (19/10/01) |
| Mildren Construction Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Using an excavator without audible/visual warning device to lift pipes weighing 2660Kg. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000446 (22/10/01) |
| Foulger Transport Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998. Untrained worker driving a FLT was injured when he lost control. Unauthorised use of FLT, no attempt by managers to restrict the practice. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000293 (22/10/01) |
| Union reps forego PINs to give managers the needle. | The Union Improvement Notice (UIN) will constitute a final written warning to managers, prior to the safety rep asking for the Enforcement Agency to intervene. | 'Model UINs and a pdf of the TUC UINs guide' Internet:www.hazards.org/notices Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (304):4 |
| Sentencing safety criminals. | Following the Howe case, sentencing policy for those committing H&S offences. (H Fidderman) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2001 (304):9-22 |
| Two farm owners convicted of manslaughter after worker's death. | A Crow sentenced to 15 months and E Crow to 12 months suspended + £10,000 costs each. 16 year old killed whilst operating a telescopic material handler without training. | Safety Management 2001 (Dec):5 |
| Owner of joinery firm fined £35,000 after worker crushed by falling stack of timber. | L Kearns, owner of K&D Joinery fined £35,000 + £1,500 costs. 3m stack of timber which was leaning against a wall collapsed onto a worker who later died. | Safety Management 2001 (Dec):25 |
| Fine after lift truck injury. | Carrington Wire Ltd fined £15,000 + £2,154 costs. Worker struck by a loaded lift truck. Forks had been removed to turn it into a pole truck but driver had reduced visibility. | Safety Management 2001 (Dec):27 |
| Worker loses arm in conveyor accident. | Yorwaste Ltd fined £15,000 + £885 costs. Crushed whilst clearing blockage in conveyor. No suitable training or instruction. | Safety Management 2001 (Dec):29 |
| Machinery accident leads to £20,000 fine. | Dolphin Packaging Ltd fined £20,000 + £11,729 costs + £5,000 compensation. Injured emptying punching machine. Interlock switches failed. Previous similar incident and switches replaced but no adequate maintenance. | Safety Management 2001 (Dec):31 |
| Don't join the sick list. | How employers can take effective action over the main OH concerns in the UK. | Safety Management 2001 (Dec):32-34,36,38,40,42 |
| HSE publishes web-based guide to measuring health and safety performance. | Aimed at organisations that understand the principles of H&S management and wish to improve their existing approach. | Internet:www.hse.gov.uk/opsunit/perfmeas.htm HSE Press Release E220:01 5/12/01 |
| HSC publishes revised ACoP and guidance on the Construction (Design and Management) Regs 1994. | The ACoP includes greater emphasis on the management of H&S throughout the life of a project. | 'Managing H&S in construction' Isbn 0-7176-2139-1 £9.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release C058:01 6/12/01 |
| London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham fined £350,000 following tenants' deaths from carbon monoxide. | Fined £350,000 + £30,750 costs. Two people died following inhalation of CO from an improperly maintained gas boiler. | HSE Press Release E226:01 7/12/01 |
| HSE study leads to new advice for local authorities on call centres. | Includes advice on verbal abuse, stress, length and frequency of breaks, and whether there is a hearing hazard in the industry. | 'Advice regarding Call Centres' LA Circular 94/1 Internet:www.hse.gov.uk/lau HSE Press Release E233:01 10/12/01 |
| Deliver enforcement of health and safety. The challenge for local authorities at HELA's fifth annual conference. | The conference focused on H&S enforcement by local authorities. | HSE Press Release E227:01 10/12/01 |
| Further research needed following HSE investigation into cancer rates in the work force at Scottish semiconductor plant. | Higher than expected incidence of 4 types of cancer among the workforce of National Semiconductors (UK) Ltd. | 'Cancer among workers...' Isbn 0-7176-2144-8 £7.50 HSE Internet:www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/nsukrept.pdf HSE Press Release E224:01 112/01 |
| Review of dichlorvos. Judicial review of registration procedures. | The Judicial Review of the Government's decision to suspend approval for the sale and use of pesticides containing dichlorvos has been completed. | Minutes of the ACP meetings. Internet:www.pesticides.gov.uk/committees/ acp/acp.htm HSE Press Release E225:01 11/12/01 |
| New HSE research on acute health symptoms relating to sheep dipping. | A study of a group of farm workers working with OP sheep dip and a non-exposed control group of quarry workers. | CRR371 £10 HSE Tel:0178-881165 HSE Press Release E215:01 12/12/01 |
| Kleeneze Sealtech Ltd | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Hand injury following accidental operation of unshrouded foot pedal. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000442 (23/10/01) |
| Altbridge Health Care | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Resident died following contact with electric heater. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000654 (25/10/01) |
| Kronoplus Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst cleaning rollers on a lacquer line. Interlock defeated. Inadequate guarding and training. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000670 (25/10/01) |
| Marland (Paper & Plastics) Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured by rollers of bagmaking machine. Inoperative interlock. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000321 (25/10/01) |
| Austonley Estates Ltd | Fined £1,000 under CHSWR 1996. Injured falling from 1st floor after unsecured scaffold board decking gave way. No edge protection. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000441 (25/10/01) |
| G Pattinson | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998 / ELCIR 1998. Upon appeal reduced from £7,000 imposed on 26/7/01. 17 year old injured using unguarded circular saw. Insufficient instruction and training. No insurance cover. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000306 (26/10/01) |
| Interbobbin (UK) Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a printing press. Inadequate guarding and unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000436 (28/10/01) |
| Timothy Knighton | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured working under grass topper which fell over. Risk gap extreme and no safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000304 (29/10/01) |
| G Knighton | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured working under grass topper which fell over. Risk gap extreme and no safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000305 (29/10/01) |
| Are we getting it right? | An HSC seminar examining the trade-offs in managing risks. | HSC Press Release C059:01 13/12/01 |
| HSE publishes landmark document. | A revised document explaining how the HSE takes decisions about the control of risks from occupational hazards. | 'Reducing risks, protecting people' Isbn 0-7176-2151-0 £5 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E229:01 13/12/01 |
| Avon Lippiatt Hobbs fined £250,000 after gas blast. | Fined £250,000 + £43,804 costs. Fractured a gas service pipe causing a build up of gas which exploded injuring a worker, destroying one house and badly damaging others. | HSE Press Release E230:01 13/12/01 |
| HSE publish report into the effectiveness of labelling pesticides. | Focused on agricultural, non agricultural and disinfectant products, the report shows that how information is expressed can have an impact on correct use. | CRR390 Isbn 0-7176-2146-4 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E222:01 14/12/01 |
| HSE publishes railway safety report 2000/01. | The report indicates that train incidents fell by 5% and SPADs by 20%. Assaults on staff rose by 22% and fatalities by 9%. | 'Railway safety HMCIR annual report 2000/01' Isbn 0-7176-2126-X £16.95 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E231:01 17/12/01 |
| Wilson James Ltd and London Underground Ltd fined £70,000. | Security guard overcome by CO from a petrol engine generator which was located inside the building he was guarding. | HSE Press Release E232:01 17/12/01 |
| HSE issues consent to BNFL for plutonium commissioning. | BNFL have been given a consent for plutonium commissioning of the MOX plant at Sellafield. | HSE Press Release E233:01 19/12/01 |
| New HSE Merseyside headquarters moves a step forward. | Eight consortia are being invited to submit outline proposals to meet HSE's requirements to provide a new Merseyside HQ. | HSE Press Release E234:01 19/12/01 |
| Justin McCracken to be new Deputy Director General of the HSE. | Mr McCracken will succeed Mr Ever and take up his appointment in April 2002. | HSE Press Release E235:01 19/12/01 |
| Syspal Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Two workers injured by tank falling from a vacuum lifter attached to an overhead crane. Unsuitable work equipment and no RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000386 (30/10/01) |
| Asbestos Consultants to the Environment | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Failed to identify asbestos fibres and debris following asbestos removal work by contractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000646 (31/10/01) |
| British Waterways | Fined £2,500 under CDMR 1994. Member of the public killed by a reversing vehicle leaving a BW site. No adequate arrangement for safe vehicular access and egress. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000403 (1/11/01) |
| Bryant Homes (Northern) Ltd | Fined £3,500 under CHSWR 1996. 415v underground cable fractured by a sub contractor. Second incident within a few days. H&S plan and RA not followed. HSE advice ignored. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000440 (2/11/01) |
| Elliot Henderson | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Fatal road traffic accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000334 (5/11/01) |
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