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News April 2002
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| Large fines loom for big firms who flout safety law. | Colthrop Board Mill's original fine reduced by the Court of Appeal to £200,000. However, the decision is likely to result in more cases being referred to Crown Courts and higher fines for corporate defendants. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):2 |
| Europe's five-year safety strategy. | The EC's 5 year strategy indicates that there will only be a limited number of new H&S directives, with the emphasis on adaptation of existing directives. | Internet: www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/pdf/2002/ com2002_0118en01.pdf Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):3 |
| Oakes' licence revoked. | HJ Lea Oakes, previously convicted after a boy was killed by a reversing lorry, has had its licence to operate goods vehicles revoked. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):4 |
| Interlock would have prevented lorry-loader fatality. | Meynell Plant Hire fined £25,000 + £10,497 costs. Lorry driver killed when his vehicle tipped after having to retract the stabilisers whilst loading girders. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):10 |
| Don't condemn CDM. | Highlights the main problems with the Construction (Design and Management) Regs and calls for support from all practitioners. (G Brown) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):22-24 |
| Leadership challenge. | Safety practitioners need to be able to call on the skills of project management to meet the challenges. (L Waterman) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):26-28 |
| Fully equipped... (Pt 1) | Satisfying the legal obligations on work equipment based on an asset life cycle management model. (Dr F Bowden) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):30-32 |
| Tackling the MSD plague. | Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the 8 priority programmes adopted by the HSC to deliver the Revitalising H&S targets. (M Darvill) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):39-42 |
| The cost of hand-arm vibration. | Some employers are not addressing HAVS, although 300,000 people in the UK suffer from the effects. (D Billington) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(4):44-45 |
| HSE issues Certificate of Exemption to Transco. | The Certificate will allow Transco to continue to provide an emergency service for 6 months from 1/4/02 without the need for Corgi registration. | HSE Press Release E066:02 28/3/02 |
| Poor work design and organisation a contributor to heart disease says HSE-sponsored research. | High job demands, low job control and effort-reward imbalance are related to an increased incidence of coronary heart disease. | CRR422 Isbn 0-7176-2314-9 £15 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E060:02 4/4/02 |
| HSE launches new Construction Division on 8/4/02. | Will draw together construction inspectors previously dispersed within the regional structure. | HSE Press Release E067:02 5/4/02 |
| Hazlewood Grocery Ltd | Fined £5,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst cleaning pie machine. Poor guarding. Overrun after interlock activated. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000270 (5/2/02) |
| Mr Graham Rhodes | Fined £250 under ELCIR 1998. During an accident investigation discovered to have no Employers Liability Insurance. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000450 (7/2/02) |
| Freemans of Newent Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured by chain and sprocket drive for conveyor. Poor guarding. Long term lack of maintenance. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000462 (7/2/02) |
| Dynoplast Ltd | Fined £4,500 under EWR 1989. Worker received an electric shock from tools on a plastic injection moulding machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000715 (7/2/02) |
| A&R Carton (UK) Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a forming machine. Guard not interlocked and machine poorly maintained. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000357 (7/2/02) |
| Littlejohn Bathrooms Ltd | Fined £5,000 under MHSWR 1999 / PPEWR 1992 / CAWR 1987. A powered cutter used to cut a hole in an asbestos cement roof. Inappropriate PPE, 2 workers exposed. Remanded to Crown Court for sentencing. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000349 (8/2/02) |
| Mike Ayres Design Ltd | Fined £1,000 under WHSWR 1992. Injured falling >2m from a single section of a 2 stage ladder when it slipped. Ladder too short and not footed. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000330 (8/2/02) |
| Eastern Counties Laundries Ltd | Fined £20,000 under COSHH 1999 / HSFAR 1981. Hydrofluoric used at laundry. No RA, training or instruction and inadequate controls. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000273 (8/2/02) |
| Shamrock Coaches | Fined £3,000 under MHSWR 1999 / RIDDOR 1995. Young person injured due to lack of awareness. No RA or training. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000686 (8/2/02) |
| Corus Engineering Steels Ltd | Fined £30,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by rotation of unguarded rollover arm. Guarding removed weeks previously. Previous advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000260 (8/2/02) |
| Care & Recreation Holdings Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst storing material in uncompleted building. Fell from 2nd floor, through a hole in 1st floor, after unsecured boarding slipped. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000470 (8/2/02) |
| Dreamland Leisure Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s42. Failure to comply with Court Order requiring RA and method statement for safe maintenance of roller coaster. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000359 (11/2/02) |
| George Dyke Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a clipping press. No guards, RA nor any first aider on site. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000408 (11/2/02) |
| HO Short & Son Ltd | Fined £4,000 under MHSWR 1999 / CHSWR 1996. Injured falling through a floor opening during the dismantling of a fire damaged building. Inadequate RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000346 (11/2/02) |
| Paul Christopher Jones | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Driver of a van which reversed on a building site access road, killing a worker. Failure to take reasonable care. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000241 (12/2/02) |
| QRH Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. 93yr old nursing home resident died following contact with a hot radiator. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000241 (12/2/02) |
| Omnikote Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Overcome by fumes working in a pit containing a degreasing tank. Minimal access and working alone. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000256 (14/2/02) |
| LTI Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst helping to load a large tool into a press. Unsafe system of work of which LTI were aware. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000423 (15/2/02) |
| Firms fear financial impact of corporate killing law, says survey. | Some executives believe that shares could fall by 25% if their organisations are prosecuted under the proposed new law. | 'Attitudes of Britain's captains of industry...' BSC Tel:020-8741-1231 Safety Management 2002 (April):10 |
| Latest safety performance statistics published. | The 3rd quarter report shows improvements in risk from train accidents, public accidental fatalities, and railway controlled risks. | Tel:020-7904-7518 Railway Safety Information Bulletin 2002 (43)March:2 |
| Ambient noise now new focus. | A proposed new Directive on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise may be adopted during 2002. | Inst of Acoustics Tel:01727-848195 EurOhs 2002 2(2):6 |
| ILO and EU co-operate in creating Web based information systems on occupational health and safety. | The new joint OS&H web site is intended to create a global portal for workplace information. | Internet: www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/euportal/ EurOhs 2002 2(2):5 |
| Gas detection and safe systems of work. | RAs are essential, particularly where there is a chance of leaks or spillages of flammable or toxic materials. | EurOhs 2002 2(2):7-8 |
| ILO-OSH 2001. | The new ILO-OSH guidelines emphasise that management of H&S should be an integrated part of management. | Internet:www.ilo.org/safework EurOhs 2002 2(2):12-13 |
| Call centre blues......getting an earful. | Acoustic shock in call centres and analysis and examination of the causes and cures. (S Bankler-Jukes) | EurOhs 2002 2(2):17-18 |
| Hazard management, environment and pollution prevention. | Review of some software packages and web sites which may be of use. (S Pantry) | EurOhs 2002 2(2):21,23-27,29 |
| NEBOSH - raising standards of training in OH&S and environmental management. | Interview with Dr Stephen Vickers, Chief Executive, NEBOSH. (S Pantry) | EurOhs 2002 2(2):32-34 |
| European Commission launches new five-year safety strategy. | In order to modernise the EU's safety policy 'Adapting to change...2002-6' is the plan for tackling OH&S over the next 5 years. | Internet: http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/ news/2002/mar/new_strategy_en.pdf Safety Management 2002 (April):2-3 |
| HSE to prosecute Railtrack and Thames Trains over Paddington train crash. | Both companies will face charges under H&S legislation although there is insufficient evidence to prosecute any individuals. | Safety Management 2002 (April):3 |
| 'We will reach the milestone targets'. | Interview with Dr A Whitehead, H&S Minister about progress to achieving the targets of the 'Revitalising H&S Strategy'. | Safety Management 2002 (April):6-8 |
| Reduce the strain. | Reviews the changes to the HSE's guidance on preventing upper limb disorders at work. (B Kisby) | HSG60(rev) Isbn 0-7176-1978-8 £9.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 Safety Management 2002 (April):18-19 |
| Construction company fined £30,000 after labourer crushed to death by excavator. | Jackson Civil Eng Ltd fined £30,000 + £10,000 costs and subcontractor C Nicholson fined £7,500 + £4,991 costs. Worker killed between rear of excavator and stack of pipe work. | Safety Management 2002 (April):25 |
| Steel firm fined for lifting accident. | BD Profiles Ltd fined £10,000 + £1,191 costs. Worker struck when a 1 tonne steel sheet slipped whilst being turned. Unsafe lifting operations which had continued for 9 years. | Safety Management 2002 (April):28 |
| Lack of PPE leads to fine. | Ogihara Europe Ltd fined £30,000 + £6,111 costs. Worker injured 1 month after changes in system for supplying PPE. Wearing protective gloves but not armlets. | Safety Management 2002 (April):31 |
| Foundry vibration guidance. | HSE information on the correct selection and purchase of low vibration tools for foundries. | FIS12 HSE Tel:01787-881165 Safety Management 2002 (April):51 |
| Women's health. | Prof Doyal's report indicates that employers, unions and the Government are ignoring some H&S risks to women over 45. | 'The health and work of older women' Tel:01865-558000 Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (307):4 |
| Occupational health: safety's poor relation? | Changes in attitude and more resources are required to meet the targets for improvements in workplace H&S. (C Dyer) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (307):13-18 |
| Minister welcomes fall in fire deaths. | Deaths caused by fire were reduced from 623 in 1999 to 595 in 2000. These are the lowest figures for 40 years. | 'Fire statistics 2000' Internet: www.safety.dtlr.gov.uk/fire/rds/index.htm Fire Prevention 2002 355 (April):6 |
| Reach for the sky. | The evacuation strategy used in the design of an 88 storey building. (S Aloi & J Rogers) | Fire Prevention 2002 355 (April):13-15 |
| Storage problems. | Fire Service concerns over the fire safety of large, single story warehouses. (I Gough) | Fire Prevention 2002 355 (April):16-18 |
| Recovery position. | Procedures that semiconductor facilities should have in place to recover from damage caused by fire. (R Barnes & B Swales) | Part of 'Cleanroom protection - special supplement' Fire Prevention 2002 355 (April):27-49 |
| Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations. | Covering the period 1/10/01-31/12/01. | Free HSE, Rm 004, St Peter's House, Stanley Precinct, Bootle L20 3LZ HSE Press Release E069:02 8/4/02 |
| HSE inspectors focus on new government health and safety targets. | From April 2002 the Field Operations Directorate which deals with construction, agriculture, services and manufacturing is reorganising. | HSE Press Release E070:02 12/4/02 |
| Watco Design & Display | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured when run over by FLT. No FLT training, RA, supervision nor safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000450 (6/2/02) |
| Mr Ricky Goodwin | Fined £750 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Non-CORGI fitter working for a non-CORGI registered builder incorrectly installed a gas boiler and pipes. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000285 (6/2/02) |
| John Emlyn Parry | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s37. MD of Taymove when hardcore delivery was tipped under 11Kv overhead power lines. Arcing severely damaged the lorry. No posts or bunting erected nor CDM. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000733 (28/2/02) |
| Taymove Ltd | Fined £12,000 under EWR 1989 / CDMR 1994. Building site hardcore delivery tipped under 11Kv overhead power lines. Arcing severely damaged the lorry. No posts or bunting erected nor CDM applied. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000732 (28/2/02) |
| Justice and remedies. | Courts should make greater use of the existing powers to impose remedy orders contained in HASAWA 1974. (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(4):55-56 |
| Site safety video. | Electrical Contractors' Assoc video which follows the safety induction of 2 apprentices on their first construction site job. | 'Working safely together' ECA Tel:020-7313-4831 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(4):5 |
| Vibration hand damage to children. | Home computer games which incorporate vibration feedback can cause injuries similar to those inflicted by pneumatic tools. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(4):6 |
| Bottom line safety. | Good reasons why the company accountant should be on the safety committee. (R Mackmurdo) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(4):10-13 |
| Display screen equipment. | Undertaking DSE assessments and the duties placed on DSE managers under the H&S (Display Screen Equipment) Regs 1992. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(4):26-27 |
| Physicians, heal thyselves. | The promised but still awaited NHS occupational health support for its staff. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(4):38-42 |
| The safety integrity of advisory software. | The safety aspects of 'decision support' software and guidance to software developers on compliance with IEC 61508. | CRR419 Isbn 0-7176-2304-1 £10 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E068:02 15/4/02 |
| First ever HSE prosecution for a recreational diving incident results in £1,500 fine for diving instructor. | Mr T Elliott fined £1,500 following the death of a member of the public during training for recreational diving. | HSE Press Release E072:02 15/4/02 |
| New guide to Britain's health and safety system. | How the system works, the principal institutions, legal framework, policy process, enforcement and control of risk. | 'H&S system in GB' Isbn 0-7176-2243-6 £8.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Press Release C013:02 16/4/02 |
| HSE safety exhibitions help to keep children safe on farms. | There will be child safety marquees at several of the agricultural shows during 2002. | V Randles Tel:0151-951-3758 HSE HSE Press Release E073:02 18/4/02 |
| Ministers act against a range of insecticides containing the chemical dichlorvos. | Following the advice of the Adv Com on Pesticides, dichlorvos has been withdrawn from sale following concerns that it could possibly be a genotoxic carcinogen. | Tel:0151-951-5825 HSE Tel:0845-0504141 DEFRA HSE Press Release E076:02 19/4/02 |
| DWL Construction Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Sub-contractor's worker injured when ducting fell into unrestricted area. Failure to prevent risks. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000348 (18/2/02) |
| Catensa (UK) Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by in-running nip on a guillotine. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000333 (18/2/02) |
| Saint Gobain Specialist Products Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CDMR 1994. Two separate 2.4m falls through skylights during re-roofing. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000324 (18/2/02) |
| Design 2 Print (Llandudno) Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a printing press. Reached through an opening in the guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000719 (18/2/02) |
| Saveheat Home Improvements Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Installed gas boilers whilst not CORGI registered. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000371 (20/2/02) |
| Neil Mawdsley | Fined £750 under EWR 1989. Undertaking scaffolding work near a 11,000v overhead power line. No precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000409 (20/2/02) |
| Highwood Brewery Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by boiling liquid from a brewing vessel. Poor maintenance, inadequate safe working system. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000274 (21/2/02) |
| WA Willson Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Worker who had not had training for 34 years, seen by an inspector using a vertical spindle moulder with no guards. Similar incident in 1995 and operator training recommended. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000352 (21/2/02) |
| Mr Roger Vogels | Fined £9,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. 17 year old killed when leaving through door of mobile home, the carcass of which was live with 240v. Poor electrical wiring. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000336 (21/2/02) |
| Aberdeen City Council | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Work experience 16 year old injured whilst standing on the drawbar of a tractor. Poor training, information, instruction and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000476 (22/2/02) |
| Joseph Ash Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by falling masonry after a zinc dust explosion at the LEV of a galvanising bath. Significant structural damage. Poor risk control, lack of information. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000422 (22/2/02) |
| Glenmore Foundry Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Inspector saw workers casting molten metal without correct protective clothing. Not all issued with clothing and use not enforced. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000369 (22/2/02) |
| DS Industrial (Coventry) Ltd | Fined £2,000 under CAWR 1987. During the erection of an internal enclosure for asbestos removal work a carpenter was not provided with PPE. No RA or decontamination facility. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000368 (22/2/02) |
| Premier Pattern Making Co | Fined £1,250 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / RIDDOR 1995. Injured whilst loading a lorry. No safe system of work. Failure to report an injury. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000361 (22/2/02) |
| Dong Jin Precision UK Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998. Unguarded power press. Checks not undertaken. Earlier enforcement and advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000324 (25/2/02) |
| Gannon UK Ltd | Fined £13,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3 & s6. A 2nd hand tub grinder was delivered and Gannon undertook the training, during which pieces of metal were ejected. Inadequate construction. Previous advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000315 (25/2/02) |
| Mr R Morgan | Fined £1,000 under CHSWR 1996. 7.5m high scaffold fell across street onto a car with driver and a truck. Not tied to structure, inadequate inspection by non competent person. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000692 (25/2/02) |
| Jamie Morgan | Fined £1,000 under CHSWR 1996. 7.5m high scaffold fell across street onto a car with driver and a truck. Not tied to structure, inadequate inspection by non competent person. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000693 (25/2/02) |
| Mr SK Cooke | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Whilst driving a borrowed tractor across a road, a farmer struck a passing car injuring an occupant. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000641 (25/2/02) |
| Hodgson & Allon Ltd | Fined £3,000 under CHSWR 1996 / MHSWR 1999. Injured falling 3.7m through a hole in the roof. Inadequate method statement, RA and precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000347 (26/2/02) |
| M&M Plasline Ltd | Fined £3,000 under CHSWR 1996 / MHSWR 1999. Principal contractor on site where sub contractor's worker fell 3.7m through a hole in the roof. Inadequate method statement, RA and precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000348 (26/2/02) |
| Hanimax Construction Ltd | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Sub-contractor's worker reversed man-riding roller over edge of a wall. No RA nor preventive measures. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000314 (26/2/02) |
| Alan Edward Dring | Fined £2,600 under CPR 1986. Application of 2 Category B pesticides within 5m of a watercourse, contrary to the conditions of approval. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000350 (27/2/02) |
| Innogy Plc | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Asbestos exposure following failure to ensure the H&S of contractors whilst they installed fire detectors. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000337 (27/2/02) |
| Ipec Furniture Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a cross cut saw. Inadequate guarding and system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000343 (28/2/02) |
| Hedstrom UK Ltd | Fined £1,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using an unguarded bandsaw. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000720 (28/2/02) |
| Anglia Glass & Joinery | Guilty under HASAWA 1974 s33. Repeated failure to comply with a Prohibition Notice regarding storage of glass. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000340 (28/2/02) |
| Hall & Tawse Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. During excavations next to an electricity substation no facilities to identify or detect cables. An 11Kv cable struck with a 600mm steel pin. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000467 (1/3/02) |
| CarnaudMetalBox Plc | Fined £3,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured when brakes failed on FLT and it overturned. No monitoring systems. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000409 (1/3/02) |
| R & T Cattle | Fined £6,500 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Young person injured whilst using a circular rip saw. No young person's RA. Poor training, supervision and maintenance. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000288 (1/3/02) |
| Grabor Plastics Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998. 17 year old injured whilst using a moulding machine. Guard did not comply with BS EN 294. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000334 (1/3/02) |
| HSC helps businesses to work out how much health and safety failures are costing them. | The 'ready reckoner' explains the associated costs of accidents and ill health and helps users calculate how much their own firm might be losing. | INDG355 Isbn 0-7176-2337-8 HSE Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/costs HSC Press Release C014:02 23/4/02 |
| Stakeholder consultation. | The consultation mechanism is through stakeholder groups discussing the detail of research in each of 24 themes. | Railway Safety Research Programme Bulletin 2002 (3)March:1 |
| Summary of current research - March 2002. | List of all current railway research projects and those still in the commissioning phase. | Railway Safety Research Programme - Summary 2002 March:All |
| HEROX help. (Human Exposure Research Organisations Exchange) | HEROX is a forum and data base of European research in human exposure to hazardous materials. | Internet: www.herox.org RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2002 31(4):6 |
| Health and safety inspectors blitz construction sites across London. | There will be 5 days of visits to construction sites in London, carried out by 31 Inspectors from the Construction Division. | HSE Press Release E071:02 22/4/02 |
| Fertiliser firm fined £1,200 after failing to notify of major hazard activity. | General Trading Services Ltd fined £1,200. Failure to notify the HSE/EA of the storage and handling of large quantities of ammonium nitrate fertiliser. | HSE Press Release E078:02 22/4/02 |
| Population data for major hazard accident modelling. | Evaluating and deriving sources of population data for use in major hazard accident modelling and quantified RA. | CRR410 Isbn 0-7176-2271-1 £30 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E074:02 23/4/02 |
| HSE publishes the first study of playground safety in over a decade. | The report confirms that risk of injury in UK playgrounds has changed little in the period covered by the research. | CRR426 Isbn 0-7176-2340-8 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E079:02 23/4/02 |
| Health and Safety Commission responds to industry report on train protection systems. | Independent experts will be asked to review the report into train protection systems published by the Strategic Rail Authority and Railway Safety. | 'ERTMS Programme Team Final Report' HSE Tel:08701-545500 HSC Press Release C015:02 25/4/02 |
| Nationwide Crash Repair Centres Ltd | Fined £5,000 under EWR 1989. Electric shock after picking up a damaged electric cable. No armour on cable. Failure to ensure safe construction. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000468 (4/3/02) |
| Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Killed falling from 2nd floor balcony whilst visiting the staff residences. Structurally unsafe, no maintenance. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000308 (4/3/02) |
| Paul Birch T/A PB Windows | Fined £500 under PUWER 1998. Two workers injured whilst moving a welding machine. No training, RA nor safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000571 (5/3/02) |
| Ruthin Precast Concrete Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using an unguarded concrete press. Previous advice and Notices for defective guarding ignored. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000727 (5/3/02) |
| Ewen Gillies Builders Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Removal of asbestos cement roof sheets. No RA, information, instruction, training or supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000420 (5/3/02) |
| City of Westminster | Fined £18,000 under HASAWA 1974 s4. Contractor injured when he walked through a door and fell 1.2m. Doors not locked and no warning notice. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000342 (6/3/02) |
| James Walker & Sons Ltd | Fined £4,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured by in-running nip on bleaching line rollers. Guard removed 6 years earlier and not replaced. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000474 (6/3/02) |
| Metro Demolition Ltd | Guilty under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured by partially collapsing RSJ during demolition work. No RA or precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000337 (7/3/02) |
| W&S Reidy | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CAWR 1987. Wilful disregard for the dangers of working on fragile roofs and removal of asbestos cement sheets. Persistent refusal to comply with the law. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000465 (7/3/02) |
| Classic Couverture Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by rotating blades of a chocolate mixer whilst trying to clear blockage. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000372 (7/3/02) |
| Harrison & Duff | Guilty under CHSWR 1996. Reslating roof of company HQ. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000462 (7/3/02) |
| Suffolk County Council | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. School boy injured. Failure to maintain basket ball posts at school. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000335 (8/3/02) |
| Sertec (Birmingham) Ltd | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / WHSWR 1992. Injured when struck by FLT. Appeal against sentence upheld. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000370 (8/3/02) |
| Euronation Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured by in-running nip on conveyor belt. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000411 (8/3/02) |
| Yorkshire Electricity Group plc | Fined £18,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Burn injuries whilst gaining access to an 11Kv switch gear chamber. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000450 (8/3/02) |
| VA Tech Reyrolle Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Burn injuries whilst working on switch gear at a sub-station. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000451 (8/3/02) |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Misadministration of medication by care worker in supported tenancy (11/10/00). No consistent instruction. Poor supervision and monitoring. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000331 (8/3/02) |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Misadministration of medication by care worker in supported tenancy (12/10/00). No consistent instruction. Poor supervision and monitoring. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000332 (8/3/02) |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Misadministration of medication by care worker in supported tenancy (7/11/00). No consistent instruction. Poor supervision and monitoring. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000333 (8/3/02) |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £1,000 under RIDDOR 1995. Misadministration of medication by care worker in supported tenancy (11/10/00). Late report. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000334 (8/3/02) |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £1,000 under RIDDOR 1995. Misadministration of medication by care worker in supported tenancy (12/10/00). Late report. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000335 (8/3/02) |
| H&M Asbestos Removal Ltd | Fined £22,500 under CAWR 1987. Workers removed asbestos insulation board panels in uncontrolled manner, releasing asbestos fibres. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000672 (11/3/02) |
| Harbison Walker | Fined £1,000 under WHSWR 1992. Injured falling 2.5m from an unguarded work platform. Other platforms guarded and risk identified. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000367 (11/3/02) |
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