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H&S News June 2002
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| Health and Safety Executive's COSHH Essentials Guide is a hit with firms. | A survey of 500 purchasers indicates that the initiative would be recommended to others by 94% of those firms who brought the product. | CRR434 Isbn 0-7176-2357-2 HSE £15 HSE Press Release E101:02 6/6/02 |
| HSC and HSE launch joint equality scheme. | The scheme sets out for the first time how the HSC/E will take account of the need for racial equality when dealing with all parties. | 'Race equality scheme' HSE Internet: www.hse.gov.uk HSC Press Release C026:02 31/5/02 |
| HSE publishes review of Amersham Plc's decommissioning strategy. | The technical and some financial aspects of Amersham's plans for decommissioning its nuclear licensed sites. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/nsd/qqreview/naqqr.htm HSE Press Release E103:02 31/5/02 |
| HSE publishes review of Imperial College's decommissioning strategy. | The technical and some financial aspects of Imperial's plans for decommissioning its nuclear licensed site. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/nsd/qqreview/naqqr.htm HSE Press Release E104:02 31/5/02 |
| HSE publishes review of Rolls Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd's decommissioning strategy. | The technical and some financial aspects of Rolls Royce plans for decommissioning its nuclear licensed sites. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/nsd/qqreview/naqqr.htm HSE Press Release E105:02 31/5/02 |
| Beware - here comes the sun! | Outdoor workers are at an increased risk of skin damage during the longer hours of sunlight in the summer months. | 'Sun prot advice for employers' Isbn 0-7176-1982-6 'Keep your top on' Isbn 0-7176-1578-2 HSE Press Release E102:02 10/6/02 |
| Corporate killing - law reformers suspect Government U-turn. | There is still no decision to implement a corporate killing law in the next Parliamentary session and the consultation paper poses questions rather than states policy. | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(6):5 |
| TUC issues asthma estimates. | TUC figures estimate that annually 7,000 people develop work associated asthma. The HSC is introducing a new ACoP this summer. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):3 |
| Police chiefs to be prosecuted. | For the first time present and former Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police are being prosecuted for 2 incidents involving risks to staff falling from, or through roofs, whilst pursuing suspects. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):6 |
| Engineering giant fails to assess risk. | BAe Systems Marine fined £25,000. Engineers injured during tests of the load capacity of a beam. No RA. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):8 |
| Are we ready for environmental responsibilities? | IOSH now includes sustainability in its vision statement and is developing practical advice on the link between H&S professionals and environmental management. (P Reeve) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):24-27 |
| The sleeping partner awakes. | The HASAWA focused on safety but the occupational health part of Revitalising H&S has established a new dynamic. (L Waterman) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):29-31 |
| Managing exposure to chemicals. | The HSE proposals to change the current system of exposure limits for chemical substances. (M Topping) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):32-34 |
| Tending the tools of your trade. Fully equipped... (Pt 2) | Satisfying the legal obligations on work equipment including operations, maintenance, repair and modification. (Dr F Bowden) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):36-38 |
| Know your cover. | Employers' liability insurance and how safety practitioners can contribute to the process of managing risk and influence the premium. (N Martens) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):40-42 |
| Responsibility at one remove. | Vicarious liability cases and advice to employers. (B Elgar) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):45-46 |
| Going for the burn. | Fire safety training is an essential element of fire risk management. (G Holloway) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(6):48-51 |
| Railway Safety eager for co-operation on Railway Group Standards. | Concerns have been expressed that Railway Group members are not approaching Railway Safety when they have legitimate cause for concern. | Railway Safety Information Bulletin 2002 (45)May:2 |
| Leggett Freightways fined for second HGV incident. | Fined £100,000 + £7,171 costs. A worker killed by a reversing lorry. No safe system of work, information, instruction, training or supervision. Similar incident 5 months previously. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (309):2 |
| UK absence rate hits 15 year low. | A CBI survey indicates absence rates in 2001 have dropped to an average of 7.1 days per employee which is the lowest since 1987. | 'Counting the costs' CBI Tel:020-7395-8247 £35 memb £75 non-memb Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (309):2 |
| Europe turns belated attention to self-employed safety. | The EU has issued a Recommendation that by 2006 all members should ensure their H&S legislation covers self employed workers. | 'COM 2002166 final' Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (309):4 |
| Health and safety: the state of play. | A table reviewing all important developments in H&S from 15/6/01-17/5/02. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (309):12-25 |
| Investigating manslaughter. | An imminent review of current arrangements could force the police properly to investigate deaths at work. (D Bergman) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2002 (309):26-27 |
| Safety chief disappointed by train protection systems delay. | The HSC is disappointed by the Uff / Cullen recommendations that it could be 2008 before a new train protection system might be functioning. | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(6):4 |
| Hot stuff! | McDonald's have been found not liable for scalding injuries caused by the spillage of hot drinks. (M Temple) | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(6):13 |
| Violent times. | Is the level of violence at work increasing? (P Hughes) | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(6):14-16 |
| Young at heart. | The history and the future for apprenticeships. (E Gates) | Health and Safety at Work 2002 24(6):18-22 |
| Proposals to overhaul Scottish fire service. | The Scottish Executive has proposed major changes in the way the fire service is run, including a duty to undertake community fire safety work. | 'Scottish fire service of the future' Internet: www.scotland.gov.uk Fire Prevention 2002 357 (June):3 |
| Law and order. | Possible changes to the UK fire safety laws. (R Gilbey) | Fire Prevention 2002 357 (June):14-15 |
| Clinical advice. | A RA is vital in managing fire risks in hospitals and dental surgeries. (I Jerome) | Fire Prevention 2002 357 (June):19-21 |
| Safety behind bars. | Implementing a RA approach to fire safety in secure premises. (G Shepherd & J Logie) | Fire Prevention 2002 357 (June):25-27 |
| Window of opportunity. | The legal powers available to UK local authorities to improve fire safety precautions in houses in multiple occupation. (R Pulford) | Fire Prevention 2002 357 (June):28-29 |
| A defining moment. | Any revision of BS DD251 must include a clear definition of what constitutes a domestic and residential property. (Sir G Pigot) | BS DD251:2000 'Sprinkler systems for residential and domestic occupancies' BSI Fire Prevention 2002 357 (June):34-35 |
| Health Professions Council launched. | The HPC is an independent regulatory body to improve the regulatory framework for the NHS, professionals, and patients. It replaces the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(6):8 |
| Full participation. | 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(6):12-14 |
| Workplace drug and alcohol testing. | The introduction of workplace drug and alcohol testing regimes, although there is only limited accuracy of available tests. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(6):24-26,28-29 |
| Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. (Pt 1) | The duties COSHH regulations place upon employers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(6):31-33 |
| Adapting to change: an EU strategy. | The new EU vision for occupational safety and health. (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(6):49-50 |
| HSC publishes report on the management of contractors on the railways. | Contractor management on the railway infrastructure and the progress of the relevant Cullen recommendations. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/hsc/contrail.pdf HSC Press Release C027:02 10/6/02 |
| How to use gas cylinders safely - HSE gives advice. | For those who manufacture, own, fill, repair, or use gas cylinders at work and particularly useful for SMEs. | 'The safe use of gas cylinders' Isbn 0-7176-2332-7 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E100:02 12/6/02 |
| New health and safety checklist for motor vehicle repair. | How to prevent ill health and accidents during the servicing and repair of motor vehicles at work. | INDG356 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E018:02 12/6/02 |
| HSE successfully prosecutes University College London Hospitals NHS Trust. | Fined £3,000 + £923 costs. Failure to control the risk of injury or infection by leaving a sharps bin in a place accessible to members of the public. | HSE Press Release E111:02 12/6/02 |
| Southern Electric Contracting Ltd | Fined £150,000 under EWR 1989. During refurbishment, contractor's worker burned whilst working on a control panel. Panel not isolated. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000412 (19/4/02) |
| SIAC Construction Roofing & Cladding | Fined £1,400 under CHSWR 1996. Injured falling 3.2m from cantilevered scaffold. No edge protection, inadequate safety measures. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000426 (19/4/02) |
| Bernard Cope | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Upon appeal reduced from £10,000 imposed on 24/1/02. Serviced gas boilers found to be the source of CO poisoning after 7 workers were taken to hospital. Lack of servicing and supervision. Both partners prosecuted. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000396 (19/4/02) |
| Michael Loydon | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Upon appeal reduced from £10,000 imposed on 24/1/02. Serviced gas boilers found to be the source of CO poisoning after 7 workers were taken to hospital. Lack of servicing and supervision. Both partners prosecuted. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000397 (19/4/02) |
| Anglia Glass & Joinery | Fined £1,200 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Guilty verdict on 28/2/02. Repeated failure to comply with a Prohibition Notice regarding storage of glass. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000340 (22/4/02) |
| Baco Metal Centres | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a pneumatic press brake. No guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000706 (22/4/02) |
| Marley Davenport Ltd | Fined £3,500 under CHSWR 1996. During demolition, injured falling 10m through the wooden structure of a cooling tower. No fall prevention. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000355 (22/4/02) |
| Kaywool Products Ltd | Fined £2,500 under RIDDOR 1995. Injured falling from 1st floor loading bay. Failure to report an injury. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000327 (22/4/02) |
| Kaywool Products Ltd | Fined £2,500 under MHOR 1992. Failure to undertake an adequate manual handling RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000328 (22/4/02) |
| Triple T Engineering Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Worker killed when he was pulled into a 36" raised collar horizontal boring machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000336 (22/4/02) |
| Sheffield Forgemasters Rolls Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a large centre lathe when glove caught on chuck jaw. No guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000282 (23/4/02) |
| Preston Cable Granulation Ltd | Fined £750 under HASAWA 1974 s2. During a routine visit, various parts of a conveyor were found to be unguarded whilst the machine was in use. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000284 (23/4/02) |
| ABF Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998/ EWR 1989. Failure to maintain a braking system of a coping saw, and provide a suitable connection on the electrical supply cable. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000338 (23/4/02) |
| Alpha Fire Alarms Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Asbestos exposure following failure to ensure safety of worker installing fire detection equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000336 (24/4/02) |
| Daniel Platt & Sons Ltd. | Fined £125,000 under CDMR 1994. Acting as client for demolition of a tunnel kiln which collapsed killing two workers. Failure to apply CDM. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000342 (24/4/02) |
| BCM Contracts Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Student worker injured when trapped between the mast and load of a moving FLT. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000410 (24/4/02) |
| Gill Demolitions Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Lack of running hot and cold water for sink and shower and no means of boiling water. Previous advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000483 (24/4/02) |
| H&H Scaffolding | Fined £3,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Scaffold being erected over busy pedestrian and vehicular route. No public protection or segregation. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000412 (25/4/02) |
| Metro Demolition Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Guilty verdict on 7/3/02. Injured by collapsing RSJ during demolition work. No RA or precautions. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000337 (25/4/02) |
| Pentelow Farms (Rothwell) Ltd | Fined £1,500 under LOLER 1998. Injured falling from a potato box balanced on the forks of a FLT. FLT operator was young and untrained. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000380 (25/4/02) |
| Tamworth Waste Disposal Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Driver of wheeled loading shovel injured when struck by the locking ring of a 3 piece rim wheel whilst he was inflating it from fully deflated. Inadequate training. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000411 (25/4/02) |
| Trebor Bassett Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using right angle transfer unit. No guards. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000365 (25/4/02) |
| Bolton Scaffolding Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling 11m when board broke during erection of birdcage scaffold. Unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000341 (25/4/02) |
| Guardpack Ltd | Fined £1,200 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring them to fit guarding on machines. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000352 (29/4/02) |
| Garden Isle Frozen Food Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst working adjacent to a conveyor belt. Inadequate guarding over a long period. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000294 (29/4/02) |
| Mr P Davidson | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring they undertake a RA to patients from hot surfaces and pipe work. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000374 (29/4/02) |
| Mrs K Davidson | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring they undertake a RA to patients from hot surfaces and pipe work. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000375 (29/4/02) |
| HSE identifies possible links between insurance and health and safety performance. | As part of Revitalising H&S, how changes in insurance arrangements might better promote H&S in UK companies. | CRR436 Isbn 0-7176-2362-9 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E120:02 19/6/02 |
| Launch of new safety NVQ standards. | There is to be a joint launch of the new Occupational H&S Practice NVQ in London on 13/8/02. | BSC Tel:020-8741-1231 Safety Management 2002 (June):3 |
| CPS orders police to reinvestigate cause of Paddington rail disaster. | This follows an earlier decision that the CPS would not bring manslaughter charges against any of the rail companies or individuals involved because of insufficient evidence. | Safety Management 2002 (June):5 |
| Gas fitter's jail sentence quashed. | Mr M Towle, a non-CORGI registered gas fitter sentenced in May to 4 months for contravening a Prohibition Notice, has won his appeal and must now serve 160 hours community service. | Safety Management 2002 (June):10 |
| London construction blitz shows widespread poor safety standards. | During 5 days of visits to 223 construction sites in London, 110 Prohibition and 11 Improvement Notices were issued. | Safety Management 2002 (June):10 |
| Firms fined £80,000 after 9 year old boy crushed to death on construction site. | Atlas Building & Civil Eng'g Ltd fined £40,000 + £5,697 costs. Haslam Homes Ltd fined £40,000 + £10,697 costs. Killed whilst playing in concrete sewer pipe on unfenced part of building site. | Safety Management 2002 (June):25 |
| £110,000 penalty after fatal roof fall. | Yorkshire Sheeting & Insul Serv Ltd fined £100,000 + £9,000 costs. Totty Building Serv Ltd fined £10,000 + £947 costs. Contractor killed falling through unprotected fragile roof light. | Safety Management 2002 (June):26-27 |
| Injury costs firm and director £12,000. | Triplex Components Group fined £6,000 + £689 costs and director C Allot fined £6,000. Injured whilst cleaning a mould making machine. Electricity supply not isolated and no safe system of work. | Safety Management 2002 (June):30 |
| Workplace equipment. | All workplace equipment should be properly selected, used and maintained. | Safety Management 2002 (June):32-34,36,38,40,42 |
| Health and safety inspectors to blitz construction sites across West Midlands. | There will be 3 days of visits to construction sites in the West Midlands, carried out by 22 inspectors from the Construction Division. | HSE Press Release E110:02 14/6/02 |
| Diving for golf balls - HSE gives guidance. | The managers of golf courses are reminded that if golf ball recovery requires the use of divers the Diving at Work Regs 1997 apply. | HSE Press Release E109:02 17/6/02 |
| Agricultural workers need to protect themselves from pesticide residues on spraying equipment says HSE research. | Agricultural engineers and farm workers should wash their hands thoroughly to reduce exposure arising from pesticide residues on spraying equipment. | CRR440 Isbn 0-7176-2376-9 £10 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E113:02 17/6/02 |
| HSE publishes guidance on how to assess the hazards of developing silicosis from respirable crystalline silica. | Worker exposure occurs in quarries, mines, foundries and potteries but the risks vary according to the process and the composition of the dusts. | EH75/4 Isbn 0-7176-2374-2 £7.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E117:02 19/6/02 |
| HSE research shows only 3% of UK organisations use across the board occupational health support. | Comprehensive OH support is defined as: hazard identification, risk management, information provision, modifying work activities, training in OH issues, measuring hazards, monitoring health trends. | CRR445 Isbn 0-7176-2394-7 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E107:02 20/6/02 |
| HSE reports a significant fall in the number of Scottish agricultural deaths. | There were 2 people killed in the Scottish agricultural industry in 2001/2 which is the lowest figure for over 10 years. | HSE Press Release E114:02 20/6/02 |
| HSE aims to cut cattle handling deaths with graphic new video. | In the last 10 years 27 people have been killed and many injured. The video recreates typical cattle handling accidents including an attack by a bull. | 'Safe cattle handling - deal with the danger' Isbn 0-7176-2512-5 £25+VAT HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E115:02 20/6/02 |
| Kingspan Access Floors Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured applying coating to powered rollers whilst in motion. Poor guarding and no safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000279 (30/4/02) |
| Rase Steels | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Roofing sub contractor killed falling through fragile roof material. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000366 (1/5/02) |
| Service Welding Ltd | Fined £25,000 under PUWER 1998. Worker killed when load hooks became defective on a 2 legged chain sling. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000339 (2/5/02) |
| BPI Films Bromborough | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by in-running nip of winding machine. No suitable R/A or inspection although aware of PPS11. Similar accident at another location. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000363 (3/5/02) |
| BPI Films Bromborough | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by in-running nip of winding machine. No suitable R/A although aware of PPS11. Similar accident 3 weeks previously. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000364 (3/5/02) |
| HSE launches presenter's pack to promote duty to manage asbestos in premises. | The pack contains training material for events aimed at those affected by the proposed Asbestos Regs due in August 2002. | Free to HSE's registered partners Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm HSE Press Release E118:02 21/6/02 |
| Save money, save time, save lives with HSEdirect. | Launched in 2001, the HSE's subscription on-line information service has received 2.5m hits. | Internet: www.hsedirect.com HSC Newsletter 2002 (143)June:5 |
| New guidance for the printing industry. | Outlines the more serious and frequent hazards in the industry and offers advice on how to deal with them. | 'Printers guide to H&S' Isbn 0-7176-2267-3 £12.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Newsletter 2002 (143)June:25 |
| Charity and voluntary organisations training pack. | This H&S video training pack gives examples of bad practice in 3 work situations. | Isbn 0-7176-2229-0 £25+VAT HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Newsletter 2002 (143)June:28 |
| Have your say on railway health and safety. | The 2nd open meeting of the HSC's Railway Industry Advisory Com, held on 25/6/02 at the Natl Railway Museum, York was announced. | HSC Press Release C028:02 20/6/02 |
| Health and safety inspectors to blitz construction sites across Wales, South West England and East Midlands. | Concentrating on falls from height, inspectors will make a series of visits to construction sites as part of the national programme begun in April. | HSE Tel:08701-545500 HSE Press Release E121:02 21/6/02 |
| Health and Safety Executive publishes report on behavioural safety. | Intended to promote more widespread application of behavioural safety principles to improve H&S. | CRR430 Isbn 0-7176-2352-1 £15 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E123:02 26/6/02 |
| HSE publishes evaluation of back in work initiative. | Evaluation of the results of 19 projects to develop innovative ideas to tackle workplace back pain. | CRR441 Isbn 0-7176-2377-7 £30 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E125:02 27/6/02 |
| Art Forma (Furniture) Ltd | Fined £1,500 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured whilst using a dimension saw with work table open and access to blade. No RA, safe system of work, or training. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000381 (7/5/02) |
| Mr HR Coombes | Guilty under CHSWR 1996. Conditional discharge. Non compliance with Improvement Notice regarding inadequate washing facilities on site where cement products were in use. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000403 (7/5/02) |
| Shellfish Direct Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst draining a boiler. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000375 (7/5/02) |
| Arch Couriers Express Ltd | Fined £1,000 under ELCIR 1998. No employers' liability insurance cover between 2/4/01-27/11/01. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000358 (8/5/02) |
| Anderton Concrete Products Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3 / PUWER 1998. Agency worker struck by a falling mould. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000368 (8/5/02) |
| Gordon Crawford & Son | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. Roof work extending over 2 days being carried out without any fall prevention. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000519 (8/5/02) |
| Tim Philpott (Demolition & Reclamation) | Fined £4,000 under CHSWR 1996. During dismantling, a subcontractor's worker injured falling through an asbestos cement sheet roof. No fall protection. Scissor lift provided and RA had identified risk. Inadequate supervision by principal contractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000332 (10/5/02) |
| John Mooney | Fined £2,500 under CHSWR 1996. During dismantling, a worker injured falling through an asbestos cement sheet roof. No fall protection. Scissor lift provided by principal contractor and RA had identified risk. Inadequate supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000333 (10/5/02) |
| Manuli Packaging UK Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst unblocking an obstruction in a granulator. No RA, nor safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000552 (13/5/02) |
| Bristol City Council | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s21. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring them to undertake RA, inspection and maintenance of school playground equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000602 (13/5/02) |
| Porvair International Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Whilst removing debris, injured by in-running nip of rollers. No guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000339 (13/5/02) |
HSE Prosecutions Database (4 Feb 2007)
After a gap of around a year, HSE is now posting prosecutions again. We have started inputting cases with hearing dates after 1-Nov-2006 and will update new cases weekly as they are reported. In view of the volume of prosecutions now posted, we are not inputting previous cases. There will therefore be a gap in our database from a hearing date of 24 January 2006 until November 1st. Anyone not finding a case which may have been heard between January and November 2006, should therefore try searching the HSE Prosecutions database.
When the HSE relaunched the Prosecution database in January 2007, after a break of around a year, they appear to have changed the format of the case numbers. Therefore, for all entries with a hearing date before the 24 January 2006 you should search the HSE database using the defendants name instead of the case number we have quoted if you wish to check details for yourself.
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