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News November 2002
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| The buck stops ... where? | Despite user friendly official literature explaining H&S legislation, many engineers are confused about their responsibilities. (R Sharrock) | Manufacturing Engineer 2002 81(5):236-237 |
| Research activity. | Railway related research packages have now been identified for most of the 24 themes and >£14m will be spent on approx 200 projects during 2002/3. | Railway Safety Research Programme Bulletin 2002 (4)Sept:1 |
| Railway Safety Research Programme Strategy. | RSRP is agreed by the Regulator, funded by the Strategic Rail Authority and managed by Railway Safety. | Railway Safety Research Programme 2002 (Strategy Version 2)Sept:All |
| HSE issues new guidance on reducing noise exposure in the food and drink manufacturing industries. | Contains 60 'real life' case studies showing simple cost effective ways of reducing the risk of hearing damage. | HSG232 Isbn 0-7176-2548-6 £15.95 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E207:02 29/10/02 |
| Firms fined £90,000 after worker receives severe electrical burns. | GT Railway Maint Ltd and Construction Services SE Ltd each fined £45,000. Whilst dismantling a scaffold tower, after re-energising of O/H lines, a worker was injured after making contact with a live 25,000v line and falling 15'. | HSE Press Release E208:02 30/10/02 |
| Martin & Son Edinburgh Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Young employee working alone and unsupervised on a conveyor. No young worker RA. Failure to prevent access to dangerous parts of machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000548 (4/9/02) |
| Mrs AS Cater | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. 78 year old nursing home resident injured falling 12' from the roof. Inadequate guard rails. Gained access over a rotten wooden walkway via an uncontrolled door. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000449 (6/9/02) |
| M/S RA Meredith & Son (Nurseries) Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using an unguarded compost potting machine. Guarding removed 2 weeks prior. Poor maintenance. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000604 (9/9/02) |
| CAS Ltd | Fined £3,000 under CPR 1986. Experienced contractor did not notify neighbouring properties within 25m prior to spraying sulphuric acid on crop. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000440 (9/9/02) |
| RH Falkingham & Son | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Driver killed when he struck a pole gate across a bridleway. Freak accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000303 (9/9/02) |
| B Robinson & Co Ltd | Fined £3,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a power press. Sweep away guard not positioned to industry standard. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000365 (9/9/02) |
| Ohmega Electronic Products Ltd | Fined £500 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a cutting machine. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000351 (9/9/02) |
| RF Rubber Products Ltd | Guilty under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using an injection moulding machine. No RA and failure of H&S management. Company in receivership. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000353 (9/9/02) |
| Hewcon Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Failure to ensure H&S both of employees and those not in their employ. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000288 (9/9/02) |
| North Wales Tissue Ltd | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Accident when crane rope failed during use. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000721 (10/9/02) |
| Velindre NHS Trust | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. No precautions to protect the vulnerable from hot surfaces above 43° C. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000741 (10/9/02) |
| Isoclad Ltd | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998. Injured cleaning an unguarded machine. Inadequate guarding. No safe system of work nor RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000354 (10/9/02) |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured during repair work whilst hand polishing a rotating power press shaft. | HSE Prosecution Case F050000150 (11/9/02) |
| Westminster Plant Co Ltd | Fined £5,000 under PUWER 1998. Tower crane driver killed falling from the access ladder. No witnesses but the ladder had defects which may have contributed to the accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000357 (11/9/02) |
| Vitacom Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using an unguarded indentor wheel. Identified 18 months previously but no guards provided. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000379 (11/9/02) |
| Hoddam Contracting Co Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured during conveyor maintenance. No safe system of work, training, information or instruction. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000404 (11/9/02) |
| Stuart Edward Beeston | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. Partner in Beeston Construction. Seen on the A55 driving a JCB with a worker in the bucket. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000020 (12/9/02) |
| Briggs & Forrester (Electrical) Ltd | Fined £3,000 under LOLER 1998. Casual labourer struck by load during lifting operations. Untrained slinger and supervisor. Poor planning and system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000397 (13/9/02) |
| Designer Print Transfers Ltd | Fined £800 under HASAWA 1974 s33 / WHSWR 1992. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring the provision of hot water. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000381 (13/9/02) |
| Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a bead making machine. No RA and inadequate guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000362 (13/9/02) |
| Is a corporate killing law finally on the cards? | A Home Office letter seeking the views of the private sector is seen as an indication of an intention to include the proposal in this year's Queen's Speech. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(11):3 |
| Railway safety shows signs of improvement. | The recent 'Railway Statistics Bulletin 2001/2' indicates that some areas have recorded the lowest total of incidents since the introduction of RIDDOR 95. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railway/rsb0102.pdf Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(11):2 |
| UK company directors lack confidence in their risk management processes. | A new survey has indicated that directors have little idea of the risks and liabilities they face, with only 1 in 5 'very confident'. | Internet: www.dla.com/regulation Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(11):4 |
| Chemical company faces unlimited fines for massive explosion at plant. | Following referral to the Crown Court, Distillex Chemicals faces unlimited fines following an explosion, although no one was injured. An angle grinder was used to cut through a steel container holding combustible powder soaked in flammable liquid. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(11):6 |
| Asbestos hazard went unnoticed as glassworks demolition proceeded. | Morris Homes fined £12,000 +£1,253 costs and Dunton Demolition fined £12,000 + £1,102 costs. During demolition of an old glass kiln which was likely to contain asbestos, no asbestos survey undertaken. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(11):8 |
| Home truths. | An EASHW report states that by 2010 approx 30% of office workers will work some or all of their time at home. (D Hodgkinson) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(11):22-24 |
| Recipe for success? | The credibility of OHSAS 18001:1999 and independent auditing. (D Powley) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(11):26-28 |
| Contaminated areas. | Confined spaces RA should include identification of hazardous substances, reduction of contact and post work cleansing. (F Hallett) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(11):34-36 |
| Research news - HSC/E's mainstream research programme 2001/2. | During 2001/2 HSE spent approx £17m on research. Summary of the programme with examples of current and recently completed work. | HSC Newsletter 2002 (145)October:7-18 |
| HSE warns about danger of entanglement when winding rope. | Following the death of 2 agricultural workers, the HSE stresses the need for those whose work requires winding ropes onto a shaft under power to assess safety. | HSE Press Release E209:02 31/10/02 |
| New regulations will protect workers from dangerous substances. | COSHH 2002, CLAW 2002 and CAW 2002 come into force on 21/11/02 implementing the health requirements of the EU's Chemical Agents Directive. | Copies available shortly from SO. HSC Press Release C048:02 1/11/02 |
| HSE publishes new guide to electrical switchgear safety. | Intended to assist managers and engineers in the selection, operation and maintenance of 3-phase electrical switchgear with voltage ratings from 400v to 33kv AC. | HSG230 Isbn 0-7176-2359-9 £9.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E210:02 4/11/02 |
| Sorokin Joinery & Glazing Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with 3 Improvement Notices and 1 Prohibition Notice. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000740 (16/9/02) |
| FW Farnsworth Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998. Failure to ensure that the dangerous parts of machinery were securely fenced. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000372 (16/9/02) |
| Mulltone Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s21. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice regarding a RA for a reaction moulding process. Company in liquidation. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000356 (16/9/02) |
| Genesis (Scotland) Ltd | Fined £400 under HASAWA 1974 s3. A pupil sent with a worker as familiarisation for work experience placement at height. No safe system of work, instruction, information nor training. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000535 (16/9/02) |
| Euro Lab Supplies Ltd | Fined £4,000 under CDGRR 1996. A roadside check revealed that a vehicle carrying corrosive liquid had no suitable fire extinguisher or the required emergency equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000396 (17/9/02) |
| Ward Brothers Plant Hire Ltd | Fined £3,000 under QR 1999 / RIDDOR 1995. Injured whilst driving a dump truck which slid out of control on a ramp. No vehicle maintenance. Site disturbed before HSE informed. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000357 (18/9/02) |
| Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Whilst stripping out a listed building, asbestos panels removed without precautions exposing workers to fibres. No asbestos survey. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000010 (18/9/02) |
| Land & Water Services | Guilty under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured whilst using a vibratory hammer. Quick release shackle not used as advised by hirer. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000306 (19/9/02) |
| Mr Roger Timothy Hobill | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured trapped by the mast on a FLT. No safe system of work for maintaining the hydraulic hose. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000392 (19/9/02) |
| Ruberoid Building Products Ltd | Fined £4,000 under MHSWR 1999 / PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using an unguarded machine. No safe system of work nor machinery guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000363 (19/9/02) |
| Selkirk Manufacturing Ltd | Fined £5,000 under WHSWR 1992. FLT accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000612 (20/9/02) |
| Clear advice needed on mobiles says CIPD. | Following the proposal to allow police to prosecute an employer who causes or permits a worker to use a mobile phone whilst driving, the Institute recommends that very clear advice is given to employees. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(11):8 |
| TUC's workSMART website. | Information on workplace issues for non-union members on a new TUC website. Includes employment rights and health. | Internet: www.worksmart.org.uk/ RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(11):3 |
| EU accident costing tool. | Each year in the EU there are 5m work related accidents. This new software tool provides a framework for firms to put a price on the cost. | Information e-mail: information@osha.eu.int RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(11):5 |
| IT failures cause work rage. | In a recent survey, 80% said that IT problems made their days more stressful, with 84% citing the negative effect on their productivity. | Internet: www.connect.co.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(11):7 |
| Real crimes. | Tougher HSE enforcement and whether it will work. (R Mackmurdo) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(11):12-15 |
| In a strange land. | Over the next 25 years, 3m people will immigrate to the UK but in the future, many will have to receive better treatment than some already here. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(11):16-19 |
| Managing fire risk. | Step-by-step approach to managing workplace fire risk. (N Cook) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(11):24-26,28-30 |
| Shopping malls. | Conducting a RA in a shopping mall. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2002 32(11):36-39 |
| CEN agrees to extension of CE-marking deadlines. | The transition period for the harmonised Fixed Fire Fighting Systems standards has been extended after representations that manufacturers were currently not ready to comply. | Internet: www.brecertification.com Fire Prevention 2002 362 (Nov):6 |
| Planning ahead. | Implementing an effective emergency plan can significantly reduce business interruption during and after a major incident. (B Dupre) | Fire Prevention 2002 362 (Nov):23-25 |
| ATEX attention. (ATEX 100a and ATEX 137) | Obligations on employers and manufacturers imposed by 2 EU explosive atmospheres Directives coming into full effect in 2003. (AR Brown) | Fire Prevention 2002 362 (Nov):29-32 |
| Dust busting. | The risks posed by dust explosions at work and the new ATEX Directives. (K Scott) | Fire Prevention 2002 362 (Nov):33-34 |
| Supplement for BAFE. | UK Fire Safety Minister, C Leslie MP outlines how third-party certification fits into the Government's planned reform of fire safety law. | Fire Prevention 2002 362 (Nov):Supplement |
| HSC wants public views on automatic train protection. | A new website which includes background information, gives members of the public the opportunity to express opinions about the introduction of ATP. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railway/atp HSE Press Release C049:02 7/11/02 |
| How to get your workers to wear hearing protection. | Simple and practical measures to improve the use of hearing protection and the attitude of workers towards it. | RR028 Isbn 0-7176-2155-3 £20 HSE Tel: 01787-881165 HSE Press Release E212:02 7/11/02 |
| New agreement will simplify health and safety enforcement in care homes. | The HSE, Local Govmt Assoc and the Natl Care Standards Comm have issued a Memorandum of Understanding on how they will co-operate to regulate and enforce H&S in care homes and independent healthcare establishments. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/framework/f-mou_aa.pdf HSE Press Release E215:02 13/11/02 |
| John Holland t/a Holland Handling | Fined £2,000 under FA 1961. Employer of worker who was injured whilst using an oxy-propane torch to cut a metal drum containing a flammable or explosive substance. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000606 (23/9/02) |
| Graham John Isaac | Fined £1,250 under HFL&LPGR 1972. Fuel ignited whilst emptying petrol/diesel mix from a fuel tank, using a car fuel pump and a 5 gallon can. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000621 (23/9/02) |
| Friths Flexible Packaging Ltd | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998. Two accidents. No RA, inadequate guarding and training. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000353 (23/9/02) |
| University of Wolverhampton | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. A student injured when a mobile elevated work platform overturned. Contrary to instructions, it was customary not to fit the outriggers. Minimal instruction and the supervisor unfamiliar with the equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000448 (23/9/02) |
| Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust | Fined £3,000 under EWR 1989. Electric shock whilst cleaning a kitchen waste disposal unit. Damage and exposure of 240v live conductors. No earthing. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000743 (23/9/02) |
| Mrs Janice Edna Sykes | Fined £1,680 under RIDDOR 1995 / PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a chainsaw. Poor repair and maintenance. Inadequate training. Failure to report an accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000391 (23/9/02) |
| Pamela Mary Smith | Fined £1,680 under RIDDOR 1995 / PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a chainsaw. Poor repair and maintenance. Inadequate training. Failure to report an accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000392 (23/9/02) |
| Maureen Ann Wattam | Fined £1,680 under RIDDOR 1995 / PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a chainsaw. Poor repair and maintenance. Inadequate training. Failure to report an accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000393 (23/9/02) |
| Menzies World Cargo Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling from 5m high racking. No safe system of work, instruction, information, training, supervision, nor RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000343 (24/9/02) |
| Reids Transport Co Ltd | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Killed when hatch lid detached from tanker whilst under pressure. No RA, written work procedure, instruction nor monitoring. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000398 (24/9/02) |
| Mr Keith Robert Otto | Fined £500 under PUWER 1998. Child injured on a tractor powered binding machine with unguarded PTO shaft. Worker had previously been instructed to manually bind but decided to use the machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000616 (25/9/02) |
| Mr Ian Harold Rose | Fined £500 under PUWER 1998. Child injured on a tractor powered binding machine with unguarded PTO shaft. Worker had previously been instructed to manually bind but decided to use the machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000617 (25/9/02) |
| East Midlands Plastering Ltd | Fined £5,000 under CHSWR 1996 / MHSWR 1999. Injured falling from a ladder placed on a tower scaffold. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000388 (25/9/02) |
| Traffic Management North East Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CDMR 1994. Two killed on A1 during night time traffic management. One worker's first night, no induction or training. Driver not qualified traffic management operative. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000079 (25/9/02) |
| Leanvale Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. New worker injured on edge bander. Defective interlock and stop device. Poor training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000375 (26/9/02) |
| Rexam Plastic Packaging Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured on the vacuum conveyor belt of a printing machine. Failure to remove the hazard, a replacement belt with smaller holes was in stock. No RA for new machinery. Other near miss accidents. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000750 (26/9/02) |
| Sealine International Ltd | Guilty under HASAWA 1974 s2 / COSHH 1999. A large spillage of polyester resin was not cleared up for several days, when one worker overcome by fumes. Lack of urgency to clear up. No understanding of procedures. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000424 (27/9/02) |
| Average health and safety fines up by over a third but penalties still need to be tougher, warns HSC Chair. | Approx 900 companies and others were convicted of H&S offences in 2001/2 with the average fine rising from £8,790 to £12,914. | 'Offences and penalties 2001/2' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/action/content/off01-02.pdf HSE Press Release E216:02 18/11/02 |
| Safety is important to top directors. | Interviews with senior staff at 50 FTSE-250 companies found that although H&S has a high profile it is not perceived to be a main board activity. | Safety Management 2002 (Nov):6-8 |
| New regulations on managing asbestos due by Dec 2002. | The specific duty on employers to manage the asbestos risk in workplace buildings becomes law in 2002 and comes into force in 2004. | Safety Management 2002 (Nov):2-3 |
| HSE issues fatal injury figures. | Between 1/4/02-30/6/02, 49 workers were killed in workplace accidents as compared with 51 for the same period in 2001. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/injury.htm Safety Management 2002 (Nov):2 |
| HSE highlights dioxin dangers. | Precautions for the waste industry. The highest levels of dioxins are produced when organic material is burnt eg at aluminium recycling sites. | RR027 Isbn 0-7176-2573-7 £10 HSE Tel:01787-881165 Safety Management 2002 (Nov):4 |
| Royal Mint issued with a Crown Censure after death of employee. | Worker killed by a furnace during lifting operations. A Censure is issued when the HSE believes there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of convicting a crown body of a H&S offence. | Safety Management 2002 (Nov):4 |
| Nurse receives £414,000 damages following workplace back injury. | A former nurse employed by the Newham Healthcare NHS Trust has been awarded damages. The Trust failed to take steps to reduce injury risk, although aware of shortages and lack of appropriate lifting equipment. | Safety Management 2002 (Nov):10 |
| Film production safety guidance. | Guidance for those working in film, video, and broadcasting. | INDG360 HSE Tel:01787-881165 Safety Management 2002 (Nov):16 |
| Unsafe solvent mixing operation causes fire that destroys chemical factory. | Notedome Ltd fined £18,000 + £2,000 costs. Injured whilst decanting one solvent from a metal drum into another drum resting on the forks of a FLT. Electrostatic charge ignited vapour. | Safety Management 2002 (Nov):25 |
| An essential element. | Selecting suitable PPE to protect workers. | Safety Management 2002 (Nov):32-34,36,38-40 |
| Textile industry audit. | A free HSE on-line safety audit tool for the textile industry to help with compliance with H&S responsibilities. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/fod/polymers/audit.htm Safety Management 2002 (Nov):50 |
| Work experience. | Guidance for employers on managing the H&S of young people on work experience. | INDG364 HSE Tel:01787-881165 Safety Management 2002 (Nov):51 |
| HSE publishes research on safe computer use. | The use of different types of non-keyboard devices - the mouse, trackball, touchscreen and the problems associated with using them. | RR045 Isbn 0-7176-2162-6 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E214:02 15/11/02 |
| HSC Annual Report 2001/02 shows solid progress towards strategic aims. | The annual report and accounts including progress with the 1st year of the HSC's Strategic Plan 2001/04. | Isbn 0-10-291822-8 £22.60 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release C050:02 18/11/02 |
| HSC publishes 'Health & Safety in Local Authority Enforced Sectors: HELA National Picture 2002.' | The latest detailed statistics on workplace safety, ill health, inspection and enforcement in local authority enforced sectors. | Free. Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/books.htm HSE Press Release C051:02 19/11/02 |
| HSE report examines roll container safety. | Roll containers are half pallet sized platforms with a wire cage and 4 castors, widely used in warehouses and supermarkets. | RR009 Isbn 0-7176-2535-4 £15 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E213:02 19/11/02 |
| New regulations to protect workers from dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres. | The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regs 2002 (DSEAR) will apply to all dangerous substances at nearly every business in the UK. | INDG370 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release C052:02 20/11/02 |
| Offshore major and fatal injuries up in 2001/02. | Despite a reduction to 230 offshore injuries in 2001/2 compared with 233 the previous year, fatalities were the same (3) and major injuries increased. | HSR 2002 001 Free HSE Tel:0151-951-3099 HSE Press Release E211:02 21/11/02 |
| Regent Envelopes Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Agency worker injured whilst using an unguarded envelope making machine. Exposed drive shaft, in-running nip and rollers. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000485 (30/9/02) |
| Munro & Miller Fittings Ltd | Fined £50,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Killed when struck by a hydraulic ram ejected under pressure from a pipe bend. No design specification or safety assessment for jig. Support was unstable and the ram was leaking hydraulic fluid. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000489 (30/9/02) |
| Severn Trent Water Ltd | Fined £1,250 under MHSWR 1999 / WHSWR 1992. Injured falling 1.5m through gap in hand rail whilst undergoing confined space safety training in a smoke filled chamber. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000399 (1/10/02) |
| MBM Produce Ltd | Fined £8,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Contract engineer injured whilst modifying potato loading boxes with machine running. Machine not isolated, no supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000329 (2/10/02) |
| Martin Mount | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a spindle moulding machine. Inadequate safe guards, no training. Mr Mount had instructed in unsafe methods. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000613 (4/10/02) |
| Cannon Rubber Ltd | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. No adequate training and supervision of FLT drivers. No system for monitoring training. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000374 (4/10/02) |
| Hollow Extrusions Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Injured polishing a mandrel with emery cloth. Wearing gloves. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000450 (4/10/02) |
| Jeld-wen UK Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst cleaning a glue spreader. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000301 (4/10/02) |
| Mr G Harrington | Guilty under HASAWA 1974 s3. 13 year old son injured by unguarded PTO of feed mill. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000372 (4/10/02) |
| CD on dioxins. | Latest proposals over emissions of dioxins should help the UK comply with several international agreements on reducing or eliminating releases of the compounds. | 'Dioxins and dioxin like PCBs in the UK environment' Internet: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/conindex.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2002 31(11):3 |
| Bring on the substitutes. | German researchers have developed a scheme to help those with little knowledge of hazardous substances, identify safer substitutes. | In English. Internet: www.hvbg.de/d/bia/pra/modell/spaltee.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2002 31(11):8 |
| Inventory of socio-economic costs of workplace accidents. | EASHW publication to help businesses evaluate the impact of workplace accidents and carry out cost benefit analysis of preventive measures. | Fact Sheet 27. Internet: www.agency.osha.eu.int/publications/factsheets RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2002 31(11):12 |
| Economic appraisal of preventing work accidents at company level. | EASHW publication to help businesses evaluate the impact of workplace accidents and carry out cost benefit analysis of preventive measures. | Fact Sheet 28. Internet: www.agency.osha.eu.int/publications/factsheets RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2002 31(11):12 |
| Farmers tell of cattle accidents in new HSE video. | The video examines the factors affecting the behaviour of cattle, good stock handling and what can go wrong, whilst farmers describe real life experiences. | Deal with the danger - safe cattle handling' Isbn 0-7176-2512-5 £25+VAT HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E217:02 25/11/02 |
| New HSE booklet highlights dangers of working at height in farming. | In the last 10 years falls from heights in agriculture have claimed 80 lives. | INDG369 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E218:02 25/11/02 |
| Safety watchdog targets offshore hydrocarbon leaks. | An HSE key programme of work by 2004 to reduce the release of hydrocarbons offshore to 70. | HSE Press Release E222:02 28/11/02 |
| HSC publishes progress report on rail public enquiries. | The 1st report on the progress of the recommendations from all 4 Public Inquiry reports following Prof J Uff and Lord Cullen's work on the Southall and Ladbroke Grove rail crashes. | 'Rail Public Inquiries: HSC report on overall progress July 2002...' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railway/railpublic.pdf HSE Press Release C053:02 28/11/02 |
| RSW Plc | Fined £5,000 under CHSWR 1996. Injured when internal structures collapsed. Failure to plan or carry out work in a safe manner. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000618 (7/10/02) |
| CET Glass Processors Ltd | Fined £5,500 under MHSWR 1999 / PPEWR 1992 / RIDDOR 1995. Injured by breaking glass. Injury was foreseeable and serious. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000395 (7/10/02) |
| Pectel Ltd | Fined £8,000 under CAWR 1987 / LOLER 1998. Several charges arising from asbestos removal work at a former power station. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000296 (7/10/02) |
| Laboratory Sales (UK) Ltd | Guilty under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Dangerous parts of machinery exposed. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000346 (8/10/02) |
| UEF Automotive Ltd | Fined £1,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a milling machine. Poor guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000401 (8/10/02) |
| North Wales Tissue Ltd | Fined £17,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Accident at rewinder. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000722 (9/10/02) |
| CJ Broom & Sons Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst operating an unguarded router. Failure to guard equipment over a long period. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000376 (10/10/02) |
| Steven Charles Worthington | Fined £185 under HASAWA 1974 s7. During night time traffic management on a motorway, reversed a truck with obstructed rear view and struck another worker who died. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000358 (10/10/02) |
| Dormer Tools Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Maintenance fitter injured when trapped under gas-tight door of a furnace. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000376 (10/10/02) |
| Kevin David Voakes | Fined £3,500 under PUWER 1998. 20 year old foreign student casual worker injured by unguarded PTO. Clearing blockage although not asked to do so. Guard damaged and removed 2 weeks previously. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000493 (10/10/02) |
| King Harold School | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Pupil injured whilst using a woodwork machine. Unsupervised, with ineffective procedures to control risks. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000387 (11/10/02) |
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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