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H&S News May 2002
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| Health and Safety Executive launches free Internet tool for control of workplace chemicals. | Available to everyone, it provides advice to help limit the harmful effects of working with chemicals. | 'Electronic COSHH Essentials' Internet: www.coshh-essentials.org.uk HSE Press Release E080:02 30/4/02 |
| Carbon monoxide poisoning - HSE gives advice to gas engineers following publication of new study. | Procedures before and after the replacement of outer case seals of fan-pressurised central heating boilers. | CRR406 Isbn 0-7176-2259-2 £25 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E027:02 25/4/02 |
| National Bus Tour aims to cut construction deaths and accidents. | The UK's largest construction H&S campaign 'Working Well Together' will have a special bus touring construction sites. | WWT Tel:0845-27-27500 HSC Press Release C017:02 29/4/02 |
| Mrs Virginia Tearle | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Failure to ensure maintenance of a gas central heating boiler and flue. Flue damaged and combustion products entered living room. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000482 (12/3/02) |
| Lawson Mardon Packaging UK Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Maintenance engineer injured whilst carrying out diagnostic work. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000352 (12/3/02) |
| Go Hire Access Ltd | Fined £3,000 under CHSWR 1996 / MHSWR 1999. Ineffective management arrangements. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000336 (13/3/02) |
| Crosslands Foundry Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. Green algae growing on cooling tower base. No cleaning, monitoring, testing or record keeping. The tower not notified to the LA. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000272 (14/3/02) |
| Wabtec Rail Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / Highly Flam LLPGR 1972. Apprentice injured when vapour inside a recently painted reservoir was ignited by an oxy-propane torch. Flammable paint identified in RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000280 (14/3/02) |
| Ashtead Plant Hire Co Ltd | Fined £10,500 under HASAWA 1974 s6 / LOLER 1998. Man riding hoist against a 13 storey building failed at the 10th floor. Falling worker managed to save himself by holding onto the gate. Ramp entrance not attached with chains. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000469 (14/3/02) |
| AM Phillip Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Worker killed whilst using an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV). No head protection or training. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000468 (14/3/02) |
| Ferro-Montagetechnik GmbH & Co | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. Whilst installing process machinery, failed to provide safe access via gantry walkway. Worker from another company injured falling 4m from walkway. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000473 (14/3/02) |
| Kevin McEwan | Fined £150 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Whilst in control of a FLT did not act with due care and attention. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000494 (14/3/02) |
| MacFarlane Packaging Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Worker injured. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000374 (14/3/02) |
| Dana Automotive Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Agency worker injured using a hose push up machine. Poor guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000417 (15/3/02) |
| Hunter & Hyland Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998. Within 5 weeks, 2 workers injured whilst using an unguarded Fabco drill. The company aware that unsuitable guard removed but failed to purchase new guards. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000363 (18/3/02) |
| Deal Glass | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Waste glazing stored outside premises without precautions although no injuries nor complaints. Four investigations in 4 years. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000365 (18/3/02) |
| Empress Garland Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured reaching through defeated interlock guard. Inadequate guarding and monitoring. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000342 (18/3/02) |
| Kappa Corrugated UK Ltd | Fined £14,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / EWR 1989. Injured during the installation of a rotary valve. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000367 (18/3/02) |
| Duroscaff Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CHSWR 1996. Independent scaffold collapsed owing to an inadequate number of ties. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000339 (18/3/02) |
| Towers Contractors Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Independent scaffold collapsed owing to an inadequate number of ties. Poor control of subcontractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000340 (18/3/02) |
| Clearing up the stress mess. | The implications for employers of the 5/2/02 Court of Appeal judgement which is likely to become the seminal case on stress at work. (K Bridges) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):36-38 |
| Health and safety gets animated. | Latest video featuring the 3D animated character NAPO. The series cross language barriers, relying on visual sketches with occasional sound effects. | 'Best signs story' Isbn 0-7176-1876-5 'Adv of NAPO' Isbn 0-7176-2000-X 'Scratch and sniff' Isbn 0-7176-2252-05 £25 each HSE HSC Newsletter 2002 (142)April:6 |
| HSC publishes progress reports on Southall and Ladbroke Grove Part 2. | Separate reports on progress implementing recommendations by Prof J Uff and Lord Cullen on their reports on the Southall and Ladbroke Grove rail crashes. | 'Southall' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/hsc/uffrpt5.pdf 'Ladbroke' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railway/lgrprog2.pdf HSC Press Release C016:02 29/4/02 |
| New easy way for farmers to do a good risk assessment. | In conjunction with others, the HSE will develop an Internet based form, with direct links to relevant H&S guidance for farmers, allowing them to more easily carry out their own RA. | HSE Press Release E081:02 2/5/02 |
| Dockyard fined £10,000 after painters overcome by fumes. | A & P Falmouth Ltd fined £10,000 + £6,627 costs. Two workers were overcome by solvent fumes whilst repainting the inside of a tank on a barge. | HSE Press Release E082:02 8/5/02 |
| Talking on a mobile while at the wheel worse than drink-driving says new study. | A recent report has revealed that driver reaction times are 30% slower when talking on a hand held mobile. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):3 |
| New faces at the HSC. | Two new members appointed to the HSC are Judith Hackitt, DG of the CIA and John Longworth, a director of Tesco Plc. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):4 |
| Football warning. | World Cup football in Japan could have H&S implications for employers who will be liable for accidents caused by inebriated, tired or emotionally 'high' staff. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):4 |
| Why risk assessment needs to be enforced. | RA within the framework of 'goalsetting' legislation and the HSC Enforcement Policy Statement 2002. (M Appleby) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):12 |
| Equality for temporary workers? | A proposed draft EU law setting out minimum protection for temporary agency workers. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):16 |
| Parliament backs tougher EU asbestos rules. | The EU Parliament has called for reduced exposure limits to asbestos for demolition and maintenance and greater protection for workers. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):17 |
| The killing roads. | Employers should use RA to manage at work road risks and this should form part of their safety management system. (A Deacon) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):24-26 |
| Whiter than white? | White asbestos and whether it should be removed from all premises. (J Bridle) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):28-30 |
| It could happen to you. | Company preparations required to help manage the aftermath of any disaster. (J Boddy) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):32-35 |
| Bad medicine. | Workplace implications for the increased use of prescription medication. (Dr C Ide) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):41-44 |
| Water world... | The destructive nature of moving water and occupational activities. (J Hunter) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):46-48 |
| New corporate identity for IOSH. | The Council of Management has approved a new corporate identity, with the visual identity launched in September. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):50 |
| Revised NEBOSH syllabus. | The syllabus to the Specialist Diploma in Environmental Management has been revised. | NEBOSH Tel:0116-263-4700 Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):51 |
| New safety code for rope access working. | New BS on the safe use of rope access methods for industrial purposes. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(5):61 (BS 7985 £98) |
| Effective employee involvement. | H&S law requires employers to provide for, and encourage, employee involvement in S&H policy. (R Mackmurdo) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(5):12-14 |
| Electrical appliance testing. | A proper understanding of portable appliance testing can lead to a safer workplace. (S Segaran) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(5):32-34,36 |
| Restaurants. | How to conduct a RA in a restaurant. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(5):38-40,42 |
| BSI publish new Eurocodes. | The European system for the classification of construction products according to their reaction to fire. | BSI Tel:020-8996-9000 Fire Prevention 2002 356 (May):4 (BS EN 13501-1:2002 BS EN 13823:2002) |
| A matter of substance. | The proposed changes to the European Directive on the control of major accident hazards. (J Lambourne) | Fire Prevention 2002 356 (May):19-21 |
| Small talk. | The proposed changes to fire safety law and the implications for small businesses. (J Jeynes) | Fire Prevention 2002 356 (May):22-23 |
| A calculated risk. | The different methods available when assessing and calculating workplace fire risk. (F Farrell) | Fire Prevention 2002 356 (May):24-25 |
| Breathe easy. | Protecting workers from exposure to harmful gasses and the types of detection and monitoring systems available. (M Burrup & T Orr) | Fire Prevention 2002 356 (May):26-27 |
| Explosive reactions. | New guidelines to protect fire fighters at incidents involving acetylene cylinders. (B Jones & I Fensom) | Fire Prevention 2002 356 (May):37-39 |
| Experience counts. | Fire engineers with practical experience can register as Engineering Technicians. (J Williams & P Richardson) | Instn Fire Engrs Tel:0116-255-3654 Fire Prevention 2002 356 (May):44-45 |
| Health and Safety Commission Chair Bill Callaghan calls for UK companies to publish more information. | The quality of public reporting by firms of H&S issues varies greatly from highly detailed to basic statements. | 'Study of the prov of H&S inf... top UK companies' HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Press Release C019:02 13/5/02 |
| European good practice awards. | The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work invites nominations for the 2002 awards, based on the theme of psychosocial risks. | HSE Tel:0151-951-3191 Safety Management 2002 (May):5 |
| Rail safety whistleblower wins nearly £50,000 in compensation. | A former train driver, who raised H&S concerns with Connex, has received compensation for constructive dismissal. | Safety Management 2002 (May):10 |
| Roof fall death leads to £40,000 penalty. | Keyclad Ltd fined £40,000 + £6,980 costs. Killed falling through fragile plastic roof sheeting, after working as a roofer for 1 month. | Safety Management 2002 (May):26-27 |
| Firms in court after electrocution death. | Friday Bridge Int Farm Camp, Lincs Field Prods Ltd, J&N Agric Contractors each fined £4,000 + £1,312 costs. Student worker killed after a tractor boom came into contact with an 11,000v overhead power line. | Safety Management 2002 (May):30-31 |
| Employers' liability insurance guides. | Revised guidance for employers and employees, setting out the legal requirements covering employers' liability insurance. | 'Employers' HSE40 'Employees' HSE39 HSE Safety Management 2002 (May):59 |
| Precautionary principle. | Risk assessments after 11/9/01 and are some risks too great to be assessed? (M Everley) | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(5):17-18,20 |
| Mind the gap. | Following the Toulouse explosion, practical difficulties in preventing accidents in high risk settings. (C Atkins) | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(5):22,23-24 |
| Stop calling it RSI! | Should the term Repetitive Strain Injury remain in use. (B Bridger) | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(5):34-36 |
| Heading for the top. | The problems associated with working safely at height. (P Hughes) | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(5):40-42 |
| Training times. | Considers whether H&S training has kept pace with the changing work environment. (Dr J Jeynes) | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(5):45 |
| HSE studies risk-taking among farmers. | The type of farms, background and experiences of farmers and their behaviour regarding perceptions and attitudes to H&S risks. | CRR404 Isbn 0-7176-2251-7 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E083:02 9/5/02 |
| Gas fitter gets first ever jail sentence for working unregistered. | Mr M Towle, a non-CORGI registered gas fitter, has been given a 4 month sentence for contravening a Prohibition Notice. | HSE Press Release E085:02 9/5/02 |
| Safety in electrical testing at work. | Guidance on safe electrical testing at work, for both those who run or manage the business and for the testers. | INDG354 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E087:02 14/5/02 |
| Safe working with vehicle air-conditioning systems. | The prevention of injury from refrigerant chemicals used in air conditioning systems in motor vehicles. | INDG349 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E088:02 14/5/02 |
| Early indications say points fault caused Potters Bar derailment. | 'Train derailment at Potters Bar 10/5/02' is the interim report on the crash in which 7 died and 76 were injured. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railway/pottersbar/interim1.htm HSE Press Release E089:02 14/5/02 |
| HSE's free action pack and newsletter aims to cut workplace stress. | Promotes the European Week for Safety and Health which begins on 14/10/02. | HSE Tel:0800-0850050 HSE Press Release E086:02 15/5/02 |
| HSC requests HSE investigation of Potters Bar derailment. | The HSE has been formally requested to investigate the train derailment at Potters Bar on 10/5/02. | HSC Press Release C022:02 17/5/02 |
| EW Beard Ltd | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured falling 3.4m through unprotected stairwell opening. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000382 (19/3/02) |
| Truckraft (Doncaster) Ltd | Fined £14,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Although working directly under the supervision of a senior mechanic, apprentice HGV mechanic killed when HGV slipped off jack. No axle stands or other support. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000276 (19/3/02) |
| Fullers Logistics Ltd | Fined £20,800 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / WHSWR 1992 / MHSWR 1999. Killed whilst working at a labelling desk situated between 2 bay doors, when an FLT went through the surrounding metal barrier. No RA or safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000337 (20/3/02) |
| KJ Joinery Ltd | Fined £6,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a plane. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000334 (20/3/02) |
| Sparland Ltd | Fined £2,500 under CHSWR 1996. New building excavation undermined the foundations of the adjoining shop which collapsed into the street during the night. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000341 (20/3/02) |
| Midland Land Reclamation Ltd | Fined £30,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Foreman injured when clothing wrapped around power take off shaft between a water bowser and tractor. No power input connection guard. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000283 (20/3/02) |
| Fife Joinery Manufacturing Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Failure to maintain equipment, prevent access to dangerous parts and to provide emergency stop controls. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000502 (20/3/02) |
| Barnardiston Preparatory School | Fined £17,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3 / EWR 1989 / CDMR 1994. Failure to ensure the safety of the children, staff and visitors during major construction work. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000296 (21/3/02) |
| Colin Amos Builders Ltd | Fined £1,500 under CHSWR 1996. Acting site foreman and experienced joiner, injured falling 2.64m through joists of a house under construction. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000398 (21/3/02) |
| Green Properties Ltd | Fined £1,400 under CDMR 1994 / CHSWR 1996. Work started prior to the H&S plan being in place. Boundary wall collapsed owing to excavations below. No precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000400 (21/3/02) |
| Lansdowne Stripping Services Ltd | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / RIDDOR 1995. Injured by dislodged tile from roof undergoing stripping. Late report. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000357 (21/3/02) |
| Bobbing Car Breakers | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / RIDDOR 1995. Member of the public injured whilst removing a part from a scrap vehicle which became dislodged and fell. Failure to ensure safety of persons not in their employ. Late report. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000360 (22/3/02) |
| White Rose Scaffolding Ltd | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. Upon appeal reduced from £16,000 imposed on 31/1/02. Scaffold collapsed onto a public footpath during dismantling and re-erection. Overloaded. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000459 (22/3/02) |
| Flamingo Land Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Zoo head gardener injured falling 3.5m whilst using monorail rescue buggy as a work platform to trim trees. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000481 (22/3/02) |
| Faccenda Group Ltd | Fined £14,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Following machine modifications, 17 year old worker injured reaching through a large hole in the mesh guard. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000588 (25/3/02) |
| BS Povey (Winterbourne) Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Following a fatal accident. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000377 (25/3/02) |
| Peak Trailers Ltd | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Driver of an FLT injured when it caught fire. No RA, unsafe system of work, inadequate training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000377 (25/3/02) |
| AH Hiller & Son Ltd | Fined £3,000 under COSHH 1999. In an enclosed area, several workers affected by carbon monoxide from LPG FLT. Hazard identified but no assessment or controls. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000378 (25/3/02) |
| Rourke Davies | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Female cyclist injured when she rode into the raised forks of an FLT blocking the public foot/cycle path. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000678 (25/3/02) |
| Yorkshire Water Services Ltd | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Schoolboy injured falling 2m from a sewage pipe which formed a 'bridge' over a valley. Nothing to prevent access. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000275 (25/3/02) |
| Pakawaste Ltd | Fined £27,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 & s6. Imported 4 US bailing machines for supply to UK companies. The door mechanism failed on one which Pakawaste repaired but failed to alert other users. 2nd door failed in same way. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000351 (25/3/02) |
| Eliza Tinsley Plc | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / PUWER 1998. Contractor injured falling 3m after scissor lift was knocked over by an overhead travelling crane. No safe system of work and inadequate training. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000341 (25/3/02) |
| Latimer Contracting Ltd | Fined £3,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Scaffold being erected over busy pedestrian and vehicular route. No public protection or segregation. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000405 (26/3/02) |
| Cargo Service Center (UK) Ltd | Fined £19,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / WHSWR 1992. Two workers injured after being struck by FLT. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000338 (27/3/02) |
| Raflatac Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Newly trained worker injured by in-running nip of machine. No guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000303 (27/3/02) |
| Hepworth Building Products Ltd | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Worker killed after becoming trapped by the transfer car in an automatic concrete pipe making process. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000384 (27/3/02) |
| Woolcombers (Scourers) Ltd | Fined £14,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Worker injured falling 6m. No method statement or RA. Inadequate training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000471 (27/3/02) |
| Motherwell Bridge Engineering Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CAWR 1987. Two workers exposed to asbestos whilst carrying out work at closed factory premises. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000515 (27/3/02) |
| European Sheeting Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Worker injured falling 6m during re-roofing. Fall arrest not used although available. Poor supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000690 (28/3/02) |
| Carillion Plc | Fined £4,000 under EWR 1989. One of 4 partners in Cambba Construction Group. A 360° excavator struck and brought down a live 11Kv overhead power line conductor. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000404 (28/3/02) |
| Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd | Fined £4,000 under EWR 1989. One of 4 partners in Cambba Construction Group. A 360° excavator struck and brought down a live 11Kv overhead power line conductor. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000405 (28/3/02) |
| AMEC Capital Projects Ltd | Fined £4,000 under EWR 1989. One of 4 partners in Cambba Construction Group. A 360° excavator struck and brought down a live 11Kv overhead power line conductor. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000406 (28/3/02) |
| Balfour Beatty Group Ltd | Fined £4,000 under EWR 1989. One of 4 partners in Cambba Construction Group. A 360° excavator struck and brought down a live 11Kv overhead power line conductor. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000407 (28/3/02) |
| De Roma Ice Cream Ltd | Fined £4,000 under MHSWR 1999 / WHSWR 1992. Worker injured by an FLT in a shared doorway. Poor separation of pedestrians and vehicles. Inadequate RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000351 (28/3/02) |
| KD Roofing | Fined£2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Casual worker fell through a fragile roof light whilst assisting with repairs. No precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000356 (28/3/02) |
| BMA calls for drug driving tests. | Both legal and illegal drugs can impact on the ability to drive safely and there is increasing pressure to develop testing devices. | BMA resource. Internet www.bma.org.uk RoSPA Safety Express 2002 (May/June):2 |
| When power becomes a liability. | By 2004 there will be a new liabilities management authority for civil decommissioning liabilities on nuclear sites. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/nsd/magdecom.pdf RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2002 31(5):1 |
| Package deals. | BBC Training & Development is launching an H&S package available to businesses on CD-Rom or the internet. | 'Safety @ Work' BBC Tel:020-8433-1641 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2002 31(5):13 |
| Using data input alternatives to get round DSE difficulties. | Developments in software and hardware increase the number of ways to operate a computer. (C Dyer) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (308):5-8 |
| Hidden hazards of buildings. | How buildings can improve the H&S of those who work in them. (L Ponting) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (308):9-15 |
| Rethinking the limits. | Proposed changes to the system of controlling workplace exposure to airborne chemicals. (C Dyer) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (308):16-20 |
| Mapping in action. (De Montfort University, Leicester) | Body mapping has been used to monitor musculoskeletal pain across a wide range of staff. (R Weston, C Beament & A East) | RoSPA Safety Express 2002 (May/June):7 |
| HSE launches report on interventions to control stress at work in hospitals. | Assessing psychosocial risks and organisational hazards, implementing and evaluating interventions, including case studies. | CRR435 Isbn 0-7176-2360-2 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E090:02 20/5/02 |
| HSE to consult on Mark 1 train override protection. | 3 train operators have applied for exemption to continue using Mark 1 rolling stock without modification until 31/12/04. | HSE Press Release E092:02 22/5/02 |
| HSC publishes its strategy for improving health and safety on the railways. | Priorities for regulating the railways, identifying areas where improvements are expected in H&S. | 'Strategy for improving H&S on the railways 2002-5' HSC Press Release 23/5/02 (Unnumbered) |
| Paralloy Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Laboratory explosion whilst undertaking carburisation test. No RA or appropriate precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000340 (3/4/02) |
| Rover Group Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured following the removal, by Maintenance Dept, of captive key interlock to 2 presses. Failure to provide alternative safe entry system. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000589 (4/4/02) |
| JPS Installations Ltd | Fined £35,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Worker injured falling through hole in mezzanine floor under construction. No edge protection. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000591 (4/4/02) |
| United Bright Bar Co Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst loading shot into the unguarded rotating scroll of a shotblasting machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000414 (4/4/02) |
| Manor Bakeries Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a flow wrapping machine. Poor guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000418 (4/4/02) |
| Kone Vale Produce | Fined £2,550 under PPEWR 1992. Injured when he cut himself with a sharp knife. No PPE and Kone did not consider that it was required. Several previous similar accidents. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000351 (5/4/02) |
| Eurowire Containers Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Widespread failure in H&S management. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000413 (5/4/02) |
| Stuart & Sons Ltd | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a furnace batch hoist. Inadequate instruction, training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000427 (5/4/02) |
| Stuart & Sons Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst loading a spiroflow machine. No safe working system or plant. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000428 (5/4/02) |
| Grampian Country Food Group Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Non English speaking agency worker injured cleaning a derinding machine during use. Insufficient training and instruction. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000345 (8/4/02) |
| Air Livery Ltd | Fined £4,000 under WHSWR 1992. Injured falling 3.5m between 2 working platforms. Gap identified by shift manager but insufficient precautions taken to prevent fall. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000354 (8/4/02) |
| Lewis Construction | Fined £3,000 under CAWR 1987. Casual worker dismantled asbestos insulation board ceiling without licence and adequate precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000712 (8/4/02) |
| Health and safety performance will support investment, says Health and Safety Commission Chair, Bill Callaghan. | At the 'Revitalising H&S Conf' the HSC announced plans to support investors who are looking at H&S performance to boost investment opportunities. | 'H&S indicators for institutional investors' HSE Tel:08701-545500 HSC Press Release C025:02 29/5/02 |
| New guidance for occupational hygienists measuring mercury in workplace air. | The revised method is suitable for measuring mercury in workplace air for comparison with the UK long-term exposure limits. | MDHS16/2 Isbn 0-7176-2348-3 £17.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E093:02 23/5/02 |
| Vital seconds could save lives in ultra high pressure water jetting operations - says HSE. | New PPE is available which should reduce the injuries sustained following contact with the high pressure water used in jetting operations. | 'SIM - PPE for use with ultra high pressure water jetting' HSE Tel:0115-971-2800 HSE Press Release E091:02 24/5/02 |
| HSE blitz reveals poor standards on construction sites across Scotland and the north of England. | During 1 week of visits to 444 construction sites in the north and Scotland, 206 Prohibition and 53 Improvement Notices were issued. | HSE Press Release E094:02 24/5/02 |
| 18 months prison sentence for manslaughter of father and son. | Mr B Dean, builder and civil engineer, sentenced to 18 months for manslaughter. Michael and Carl Redgate were killed whilst demolishing a tunnel kiln which collapsed. No safe system of work, instruction, training or supervision. | HSE Press Release E097:02 24/5/02 |
| Lift safety - HSE advises on horizontal sliding doors. | Remedial measures for those responsible for the design, installation, maintenance and use of horizontal sliding doors in lifts. | Tel:08701-545500 HSE Press Release E095:02 30/5/02 |
| HSE sets deadline for safety upgrade of wood chippers. | All power fed wood chippers must have improved standards of operator protection by 5/12/02. | AIS38 Tel:01787-881165 HSE HSE Press Release E098:02 30/5/02 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s21. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring them to fit a handrail to a sloping pathway. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000363 (10/4/02) |
| Paul Sutton | Fined £900 under CHSWR 1996. Worker injured falling 2m through poultry house roof. No measures to prevent falls. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000359 (10/4/02) |
| Harrison (Poultry) Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Sub contractor's worker injured falling 2m through roof. Failure to assess safe system of work and no measures to prevent falls. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000371 (10/4/02) |
| P&A Fencing & Sheds Ltd | Fined £5,400 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using an upcutting power cross cut saw. Inappropriate guard poorly maintained. Poor training and RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000737 (11/4/02) |
| Co-Bam Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a g-clamp to lift a steel plate. Clamp unsuitable for use as a lifting accessory owing to defective design. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000408 (11/4/02) |
| Direct Rail Services Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured falling 4m from ladder balanced on an unsecured mobile work platform which overturned. Inadequate RA and poor information. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000019 (11/4/02) |
| Mr P George t/a PNA Joinery | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Worker injured using a wood working machine. Inadequate training, unsafe system of work. No RA or safety policy statement. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000713 (12/4/02) |
| Mr N Wilson t/a PNA Joinery | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Worker injured using a wood working machine. Inadequate training, unsafe system of work. No RA or safety policy statement. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000714 (12/4/02) |
| Barratt Construction Ltd | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. During inspection, poor scaffold standards with deficiencies in access and fall prevention. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000500 (12/4/02) |
| United Response | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. 17 year old severely disabled resident scalded in bath. No check of water temperature. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000357 (15/4/02) |
| Owens Roofing Ltd | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. Tar dripped through the roof of a Leisure Centre. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000699 (15/4/02) |
| Mono Pumps Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured after accessing rotating spindle on a machining centre. No RA, or preventive measures. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000358 (15/4/02) |
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