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H&S News January 2003
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| HSE's information point webpage. | The HSE has launched a new webpage designed to make contact easier. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/contact/index.htm Safety Management 2002 (Dec):5 |
| HSE's upper limb disorders webpage. | An on-line resource to provide information on ways of reducing musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/msd/index.htm Safety Management 2002 (Dec):2 |
| IOSH announces new president. | Paul Faupel's successor as President of IOSH is Eleanor Lawson, who took up her appointment on 15/11/02. | Safety Management 2002 (Dec):3 |
| Computer mouse hazard research. | HSE research on the use of non-keyboard devices (NKID) and the problems associated with the use of the mouse. | RR044 Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr045.htm Safety Management 2002 (Dec):5 |
| Asbestos and COSHH law changes. | Changes to the law on the risks posed by asbestos and the protection from exposure to hazardous substances, came into force on 21/11/02. (D Axbey) | Safety Management 2002 (Dec):6-8 |
| School teacher prosecuted after pupil drowns while on sailing trip. | Mr P Dove fined £2,000 and Boundary Oak School Trust Ltd fined £25,000. 9 year old drowned under the hull of a capsized sailing boat whilst on a school sailing trip. | Safety Management 2002 (Dec):11 |
| Explosive atmospheres. | Changes to the law on preventing fire and explosions caused by dangerous substances in the workplace came into force on 9/12/02. | Safety Management 2002 (Dec):14-15 |
| Motorist dies after unsafe drilling work. | AMEC Services Ltd fined £25,000 + £11,800 costs and AMS No-Dig Ltd fined £20,000 + £7,600 costs. During gas main replacement a water main was fractured. A woman drove into the flooded road, became stuck and died of a heart attack. | Safety Management 2002 (Dec):24-25 |
| Occupational health. | How employers can manage the health risks to their workers. | Safety Management 2002 (Dec):32-34,36,38,40-42 |
| New approved code of practice to help prevent occupational asthma. | In GB 1,500-3,000 people develop occupational asthma each year. | Appendix 3 of COSHH 2002. HSE Press Release E241:02 19/12/02 |
| HSC consults on amendments to Asbestos Prohibition Regulations. | The changes to the importation ban on asbestos might be limited to products where the asbestos has been intentionally added. | CD186 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Press Release C054:02 20/12/02 |
| HSE publishes research on fire risks at workplaces containing flammable substances. | Good safety management, RAs and safe work procedures are vital in reducing fire risks when handling and using flammable materials in the workplace. | RR040 Isbn 0-7176-2157-X HSE £15 Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E242:02 20/12/02 |
| Thin end of the wedge? | Currently the NHS can recover its costs in road traffic accident claims and now the Government proposes to allow recovery in all personal injury claims. (R Mackmurdo) | Con Doc. Internet: www.doh.gov.uk/nhscosts RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):12-15 |
| Government urged to act to protect children at work. | TUC and NSPCC research suggests a simplification to the law governing how much and what kind of work school age children can do. | 'Too much too young...' RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):6 |
| Reducing risks of arson. | Each year there are 42,000 malicious fire attacks on businesses which cost £680m. | ABI Internet: www.abi.org.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):7 |
| Preventing accidental injury task force report. | A new report shows where efforts must be focused to reduce the toll of >7,000 people dying in accidents on the road, in the home and workplace. | Internet: www.doh.gov.uk/accidents RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):10 |
| Back injured ambulance worker receives £140,000 compensation. | Mr N Thurrell compensated by the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service. Whilst transporting a 19 stone patient, 2 wheels came off the stretcher causing its self support system to fail. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):10 |
| Stress management. | Each year work related stress affects approx 40m Europeans. The high number sometimes providing an excuse for not doing anything about it. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):16-20 |
| The Radiation Protection Adviser. | The work of a RPA and how companies can select an adviser to suit their needs. (N Cook) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):26-29 |
| The Human Rights Act explained. | The rights, qualifications and restrictions that apply to some of the rights under the HRA 1998. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):32-33 |
| Occupational health in small enterprises. | An approach to improving occupational health standards in small businesses. (D Walker & R Tait) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):38-39 |
| Driving offences and company discipline. | The company's rules on safe driving should be clearly set out in any contract of employment. (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(1):48 |
| 18 months jail for fairground inspector guilty of manslaughter. | Fairground inspector Mr B Ramsey inspected a ride in May 2000 and issued a certificate. On 27/5/00 the ride failed and 2 people were killed. Although he had passed an exam, Mr Ramsey had never received any formal H&S training. | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(1):4 |
| Ignoring HSE notices costs company and director £65,000. | Skyglass Ltd fined £30,000 + £30,000 costs and director Mr SS Nahal fined £2,250 + £2,700 costs. Ignored Improvement and Prohibition Notices. | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(1):6 |
| Hothouse for mechanisation. | The debate on the safety of agricultural machinery. (C Atkins) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(1):10,12 |
| Tall story. | Tall buildings and security and safety risks following 11/9/01. (P Ellis) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(1):15-16 |
| Asbestos under control. | What is involved in the new Control of Asbestos at Work Regs 2002. (P Hughes) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(1):23-24,26 |
| Hi-tech safety records. | Advice on purchasing safety-related reporting software. (B Leathley) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(1):28-29 |
| Competent inspection. | The vital role of an independent engineering inspection industry. (R Morgan) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(1):30-31 |
| HSC lowers the notification threshold for ammonium nitrate. | The NIHHSR 1982 amendment came into force on 6/1/03 and lowers the notification threshold from 500 to 150 tonnes. | HSC Press Release C001:03 6/1/03 |
| HSE reports on construction industry's health and safety performance. | The report for the period 12/01 - 11/02 focuses on the progress in implementing the 2001 Action Plans. | 'Progress since 2001 Summit.' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/spd/pdf/report2.pdf HSE Press Release E001:03 8/1/03 |
| HSE invites rail industry to take part in evaluation of safety critical work regulations. | Independent consultants will carry out an evaluation of the Railways (Safety Critical Work) Regs 1994 with the results expected in March. | HSE Press Release E002:03 8/1/03 |
| Steve Butler Haulage | Fined £10,000 under LOLER 1998. Company partner moving a 40' freight container when a sling broke and the container fell onto a worker killing him. Sling overloaded and not used correctly. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000622 (8/11/02) |
| Mead Grain Driers Ltd | Fined £2,300 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using an unguarded Crofts 3 roll bedding machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000383 (8/11/02) |
| Belmont Drew Ltd | Fined £3,500 under CAWR 1987. Following the removal of asbestos insulating board soffits, failed to properly control debris. Much material left on site. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000078 (11/11/02) |
| Maffit Construction Ltd | Fined £2,000 under CAWR 1987. During work at a school, removed asbestos ceiling tiles without taking all the necessary precautions. Principal Contractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000379 (13/11/02) |
| McNicholas Plc | Fined £3,000 under CHSWR 1996. Two injured when an excavator struck a 132Kv cable. The Principal Contractor had supplied a plan showing an HV cable in the area but not giving exact location. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000043 (13/11/02) |
| ABB Power T&D Ltd | Fined £3,000 under CHSWR 1996. Principal Contractor who supplied a plan showing an HV cable in the area but not giving exact location. Two injured when an excavator struck a 132Kv cable. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000044 (13/11/02) |
| ABB Power T&D Ltd | Fined £1,000 under EWR 1989. Site manager instructed a sub contractor to break out the ducting to a 415v cable whilst still live. Principal Contractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000045 (13/11/02) |
| Dairy Crest Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998. Failure to ensure proper guarding on a machine. Interlock inoperable and inadequate maintenance. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000753 (14/11/02) |
| Industrial Roofing (UK) Ltd | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CHSWR 1996. Labour only contractor fell 33' through a fragile roof light whilst replacing them. No fall arrest or safe work platforms. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000086 (14/11/02) |
| Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd | Fined £80,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Major scaffold collapse during strong winds. The scaffold was not inspected by a competent person. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000642 (15/11/02) |
| RMD Kwikform Ltd | Fined £240,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CHSWR 1996. Major scaffold collapse during strong winds. Failure to correctly design and tie in the scaffold. Lack of training. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000643 (15/11/02) |
| Mr Shawn Conroy | Guilty under WHSWR 1992. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring the provision of a toilet for employees. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000297 (15/11/02) |
| Tokheim UK Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured in the die of an unguarded horizontal tube bender. CE marked. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000405 (15/11/02) |
| JBR Recovery Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring the dangerous parts of machinery to be safeguarded. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000434 (18/11/02) |
| Rocdan Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s4 / PUWER 1998. Skipper killed and 2 members of the public injured, when lifting equipment failed and 3-5 tonnes of fishing gear fell onto a quay. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000466 (19/11/02) |
| City of Westminster | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using unguarded circular saw. No safe system of work, or training. Possibly not employee but agency worker. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000347 (20/11/02) |
| Bruntwood Estates Ltd | Fined £34,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CAWR 1987 / CDMR 1994. Client and Planning Supervisor for refurbishment known to involve asbestos. Non competent Principal Contractor appointed. No H&S plan, nor asbestos information provided. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000125 (20/11/02) |
| Alpha Catering Services Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling 12m from a catering vehicle bridge, after leaning to close the door on a BA airbus. No safe system of work for closing aircraft doors from the outside. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000442 (21/11/02) |
| Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured examining a broken down overhead crane. As the worker left the crane it was shunted by another travelling crane and he was crushed. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000751 (21/11/02) |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / WHSWR 1992. Agency worker fell 2.5m through unmarked fragile roof. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000384 (21/11/02) |
| Macemain & Amstad Ltd | Fined £15,750 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. During the erection of a bus shelter, injured by a car whilst in the carriageway. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000368 (21/11/02) |
| H&H Celcon Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured between fixed plant and a reversing FLT. No systems in place to minimise the risk of injury. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000373 (22/11/02) |
| Crosslands Foundry Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. A cooling tower on site had not been notified to the LA. No cleaning, dosing, disinfecting, monitoring nor record keeping. Workers and members of the public at risk. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000272 (22/11/02) |
| Portobello Fabrications Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. 16yr old apprentice working alone in an enclosed space with flammable solvent. Ignited vapour with lighter. No training, supervision nor RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000293 (22/11/02) |
| HSE's climate survey tool can improve safety culture. | In a recent study it was found that if used correctly, the tool helps enhance understanding of existing levels of safety culture and identify actions to improve H&S arrangements. | RR042 Isbn 0-7176-2159-6 HSE £10 Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (315):6 |
| Kwik Save shopper suffered lacerations from unmarked glass. (Part of Somerfield chain) | Somerfield Stores Ltd fined £19,000 + £16,612 costs. Shopper injured after walking into an unmarked pane of glass mistaken for an open door. Safety glass not fitted. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):8 |
| COSHH negligence revealed after workers' safety is jeopardised. | National Starch & Chemical Ltd fined £25,000 + £9,866 costs. Two injured following inhalation of chemical fumes during processing. Poor RA and protection of workers exposed to hazardous substances. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):10 |
| There's no escape from the COSHH Regulations. | A Court of Appeal case dealing with a compensation claim for latex allergy from nurse Ms A Dugmore, confirms employers have an absolute duty to protect employees from substances hazardous to health. (M Appleby) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):12 |
| Corporate social responsibility pressure remains. | Business in the Community has produced the first benchmark index providing the means for companies to compare their management processes and performance with others in their sector. | BITC Internet: www.bitc.org.uk Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):17 |
| Joining up the OHS discourse. | The political and economic background in which the national and European policy on H&S are located. (D Walters) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):20-22 |
| Explaining epilepsy. | Dealing with epilepsy in the workplace. (Dr C Ide) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):24-26 |
| It's all in the blend. | Training for H&S managers currently features more distance and on-line learning. How best to blend learning to offer an alternative approach. (C Webb) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):28-30 |
| Watching the detection. | Some of the methods available to detect and extinguish fires. (P Lackey & D Flavell) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):32-34 |
| Rescue me. | Electronic mustering could help evacuation from sites where workers are exposed to multiple risk. (A Sansom) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(1):36 |
| Revitalising blank forces HSE to change its 'mindset'. | The 12/02 release of the H&S Statistics show that the first 2 years of the 'Revitalisation in H&S Strategy' has had no impact on the incidence of work related injuries. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (315):2 |
| Final word on stressors at work remains 'unfeasible'. | Recent research has concluded that it is still not possible to produce definitive information about how workplace stressors affect workers. | IES RR024 Isbn 0-7176-2568-0 HSE £25 Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (315):5 |
| Incapacity benefit claimants to receive cash for work. | A Green Paper aiming to reduce the number of incapacity benefit claimants by better supporting those who are able to return to work. | Cm 5690 Nov 2002 Isbn 1-84388-091-1 SO Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (315):8 |
| The potential of PINS. | The Australian system of worker elected H&S reps able to serve a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) on an employer for breaches of H&S law. (C Dyer) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (315):13-16 |
| Healthy or history? | TUC research which examines the extent of good practice in getting sick and injured workers back to work. (C Dyer) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (315):17-19 |
| Court of Appeal quashes kiln killing convictions. | Mr B Dean, originally sentenced to 18m for the manslaughter of M and C Redgate during demolition of a tunnel kiln. Replaced with a conviction under HASAWA 1974. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (315):21-22 |
| Workshop on chemical reactor relief system sizing. | At HSE, Sheffield on 3-6/3/03 there will be a 4-day workshop on achieving safe operation of chemical reactors. | K Leddy HSE Tel:0151-951-3513 HSE Press Release E005:03 13/1/03 |
| Safety on the slopes. | HSE and the Br Ski Slope Operators Assoc intend the leaflet for managers, employees, instructors, schools, colleges and youth clubs. | INDG371 HSE Isbn 0-7176-2598-2 Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E004:03 14/1/03 |
| HSE commissions evaluation of Railways (Safety Cases) Regulations. | The work will be carried out by consultants with a final report due Sept/Oct 2003. | HSE Press Release E006:03 14/1/03 |
| Automatic train protection: HSE publishes independent reviews of industry report. | Three reports examining industry proposals to introduce ATP. 'Public dialogue...' 'Review of economic aspects...' 'Technical review...'. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railway/rihome.htm HSE Press Release E007:03 14/1/03 |
| HSE warns against nuisance dust masks. | HSE is encouraging voluntary withdrawal of nuisance dust masks and is urging the use of approved CE-marked disposable respirators. | HSE Press Release E003:03 17/1/03 |
| Reform Plastics (Derby) Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring guarding of a printing machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000403 (25/11/02) |
| Mirror Colour Print (Oldham) Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling 2.3m from a reelstand whilst standing on it to repair a motor. Hook ladder available but worker unaware. Inadequate RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000380 (25/11/02) |
| Southern Cross Healthcare Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. During a routine inspection the bath water temp was found to be above a safe level. Vulnerable residents and no routine checks nor restricted access to bathrooms. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000367 (25/11/02) |
| Motherwell Bridge Engineering Ltd | Fined £3,000 under CHSWR 1996. Penetrated a jet fuel main whilst undertaking unauthorised spot welding,. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000107 (25/11/02) |
| Motherwell Bridge Construction Ltd | Fined £3,000 under CHSWR 1996. Breached a jet fuel main @ 150psi whilst undertaking unauthorised welding on a stud. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000108 (25/11/02) |
| Border Construction Ltd | Fined £4,000 under CHSWR 1996. Agency worker fell 4.5m from a loading bay with no edge protection. Principal Contractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000378 (26/11/02) |
| UK Carbody Ltd | Fined £8,000 under MHSWR 1999 / WHSWR 1992. Injured falling through a fragile roof whilst clearing birds nests. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000611 (27/11/02) |
| Mr Anthony Peter Groves | Fined £3,000 under WHSWR 1992. [HASTAM note – the HSE summary appears to indicate the case was under HASAWA s37, not WHSWR as listed in details of breach]. Director of company where worker was injured falling through a fragile roof whilst clearing birds nests. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000629 (27/11/02) |
| Mr Devin Thomas Cavanagh | Fined £2,000 under WHSWR 1992. [HASTAM note – the HSE summary appears to indicate the case was under HASAWA s37, not WHSWR as listed in details of breach]. Director of company where worker was injured falling through a fragile roof whilst clearing birds nests. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000630 (27/11/02) |
| Eternit UK Ltd | Fined £23,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / WHSWR 1992. Worker killed when trapped on a rotating shaft under a work platform. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000388 (27/11/02) |
| Richards Homes Ltd | Fined £2,750 under CHSWR 1996. Working >2m high without edge protection, working platforms or safe access. Inadequate washing facilities. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000053 (27/11/02) |
| Powergen UK Plc | Fined £16,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Employee of another company injured by reversing loading shovel. Inoperative reversing aids, CCTV and audible alarm. Failure to control risks. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000378 (28/11/02) |
| Norec Ltd | Fined £16,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Whilst working at clients site, injured by reversing loading shovel. Inoperative reversing aids, CCTV and audible alarm. Failure to control risks. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000379 (28/11/02) |
| Mr Robert Leonard Savage | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using drilling machine wearing unsuitable gloves. No guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000473 (28/11/02) |
| Amity Insulation Services Ltd | Fined £1,000 under CAWR 1987. Dry stripping of asbestos lagging. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000082 (28/11/02) |
| Bristol City Council | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s21. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring provision of training, information and instruction. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000641 (29/11/02) |
| NWM UK Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Three affected by CO. An incorrect extension to a substandard flue. Not checked by competent gas engineer. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000461 (29/11/02) |
| Swissport United Kingdom Ltd | Fined £25,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. No RA nor safe system of work for airport maintenance engineers working on aircraft service vehicles at Heathrow. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000358 (30/11/02) |
| Hazardous substances at work. | New requirements on control of exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace should reinforce current H&S measures. | Safety Management 2003 (Jan):32-34,36,38 |
| HSE issues new asbestos guidance. | A review of the new ACoP following the amendments to CAWR 2002 which will come into force on 21/5/04. | Safety Management 2003 (Jan):6-8 |
| Accident awareness guide. | Seven case histories designed to raise employee awareness of the consequences of taking risks at work. | 'Jobs to die for' MISC471 HSE Tel:01787-881165 Safety Management 2003 (Jan):10 |
| London's larder. | How a safety adviser copes with the 4,000 trucks a day visiting Covent Garden Market, London. (F Stones) | Safety Management 2003 (Jan):18-21 |
| Unsafe cutting work leads to major fire that burns down chemical recycling plant. | Distillex Chemicals fined £39,000 + £7,975 costs. An angle grinder was used to cut through a steel container of combustible powder soaked in flammable liquid. No one was injured in the explosion. | Safety Management 2003 (Jan):23 |
| Firm's roof plunge penalty. | Wincanton Group Ltd fined £13,000 + £1,600 costs. Supervisor injured falling 6m through fragile roof whilst assisting a contractor locate sections needing repair. | Safety Management 2003 (Jan):25 |
| Haulage company fined £25,000. | Jakto Transport Ltd fined £25,000 + £3,500 costs. Asphyxiated under a concrete crusher. Jakto not at fault for death but poor machinery guarding, incorrect installation, pressure switch disconnected, faulty emergency stop buttons. | Safety Management 2003 (Jan):26-27 |
| Emergency carers. | A safety management system and training within an NHS Trust hospital. (F Stones) | Safety Management 2003 (Jan):48-50 |
| The Data Protection Act explained. | In 2001/02 the Information Commission prosecuted 66 offences, including 10 against directors and there were 33 convictions. | 'Employees' guide to the Data Protection Act' Scriptographic Publ Tel:0800-028-5670 RoSPA Safety Express 2003 (Jan/Feb):9 |
| The effects of medication on safety in the workplace - a new HSE report. | There has been an increased use of medication to treat those suffering from anxiety and depression with potential effects on workplace H&S. | RR057 Isbn 0-7176-2595-8 £20 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E008:03 20/1/03 |
| New head for HSE Hazardous Installations Directorate. | Mr C Wilby took up his post on 2/1/03. | HSE Press Release E009:03 20/1/03 |
| HSE publishes guidance for safety briefings at karting circuits. | Guidance for karting operators to make sure that driver safety briefings are effective. | Entertainment Inf Sheet 21 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E010:03 22/1/03 |
| Skanska Construction Group Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CHSWR 1996. Injured falling 7.3m down an unprotected lift shaft. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000636 (29/11/02) |
| Skanska Construction Group Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CHSWR 1996. Injured falling 3m through non load bearing fire break provided to base of service riser. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000637 (29/11/02) |
| Dunlop Hiflex Fluidpower Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s6. Supplied wrong hose for compressed oxygen supply to a fish transport tank. Neighbour injured in explosion during assembly. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000379 (2/12/02) |
| Mr William Henry Simon Foster | Fined £1,500 under CPR 1986. Applied pesticide in unsuitable weather conditions. Spray drifted onto a neighbouring crop. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000387 (2/12/02) |
| Rose Household (Textiles) Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. The guard on the nip of a carding machine tied on with string. Prohibition and Improvement Notices but machine still in use. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000352 (2/12/02) |
| Enzos Construction | Guilty under CHSWR 1996. Inadequate welfare facilities and poor standard of scaffolding. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000080 (2/12/02) |
| Nestle UK Ltd | Fined £13,332 under PUWER 1998. Injured when machine re-started after removing guard to clear a blockage at in-running nip. No isolation. Machines in similar condition continued in use after the accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000321 (5/12/02) |
| General Mills Products Corporation | Fined £13,332 under PUWER 1998. Injured when machine re-started after removing guard to clear a blockage at in-running nip. No isolation. Machines in similar condition continued in use after the accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000322 (5/12/02) |
| General Mills Canada Incorporated | Fined £13,332 under PUWER 1998. Injured when machine re-started after removing guard to clear a blockage at in-running nip. No isolation. Machines in similar condition continued in use after the accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000323 (5/12/02) |
| James A Gooding Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. During demolition, a 220kg beam knocked a worker off a scaffolding tower and fell onto him. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000337 (5/12/02) |
| Geest Foods Ltd | Fined £17,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Fell off unsecured steps lifting 50kg tub onto shelf at hopper. Management aware that company's safe system of work not being followed. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000305 (5/12/02) |
| Miss Sarah E Chisholm | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Foreman injured after being struck by a large lump of clay falling from an elevated conveyor at clay mill. Lack of guarding and gate interlock. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000311 (5/12/02) |
| Manchester Dry Docks Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Injured falling from an unsecured ladder whilst painting the hull of a vessel. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000378 (5/12/02) |
| Robert Howie & Sons | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using dangerous machinery. Failure to prevent access. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000367 (5/12/02) |
| D Leonardt & Co Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. Failed to take effective measures to prevent a delivery driver pumping sodium hypochlorite into a tank of hydrochloric acid. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000443 (6/12/02) |
| Pirelli Cables Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Contractor killed after being struck by a reversing FLT. No suitable RA for vehicles. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000389 (6/12/02) |
| RS Williams | Fined £500 under PUWER 1998. Worker seen using a slurry tanker with unguarded PTO shaft. Prohibition Notice issued. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000390 (6/12/02) |
| Government welcomes review. | A White Paper setting out the changes needed to reform the fire service will be published in the spring. | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):3 |
| Nightclub prosecuted after fire reveals safety failures. | LA's Nightclub fined £10,500 + £3,700 costs. 1,000 evacuated when sparks from a pyrotechnic device in a ventilation duct started a fire. No RA, emergency plan nor notification to authorities. | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):5 |
| Bain review calls for major change. | The independent review of the UK fire service proposes major changes to almost every aspect of the service. | Internet: www.irfs.org.uk Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):15 |
| Supermarket sweep. | The benefits of a lead fire authority partnership agreement. Tesco Stores and Tyne & Wear Brigade. (J Foyle) | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):19 |
| Extra protection – Tesco Extra Store. | The implementation of successful fire safety procedures. (A Hayes) | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):20-22 |
| Selling safety. | Reducing the risk of fire at shopping malls and centres. (K Bargery) | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):26-27 |
| The way ahead. | The impact on small firms of the proposed changes in the new fire safety regime from 2004. (J Jeynes) | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):30-31 |
| Ring the changes. | Amendments to EN54 Pts 2 & 4, the EU standard for fire detection and alarm systems. (A Stone) | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):34-36 |
| Rules of detection. | The revised BS 5839-1 provides guidance on the use of fire detectors and alarms. (R Barrett) | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):38-40 |
| Radio activity. | The impact of radio fire detection and alarms in building construction and services. (C Phillip) | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):41-43 |
| False position. | Ways to reduce false alarms from automatic fire detection systems. (J Letts) | Fire Prevention 2003 364 (Jan):44-45 |
| Polluters pay more for crimes. | New court guidelines will emphasise that those responsible for pollution will be liable for the range and amount of harm occurring, all clean up costs and enforcement costs. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2003 32(1):1-2 |
| Hospitals unprepared. | A National Audit Office report states 20% of NHS hospitals and ambulance trusts could not cope properly with a major terrorist incident. | Internet: www.nao.gov.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2003 32(1):9 |
| Check the competency of contractors, HSE warns duty holders. | A recent prosecution has highlighted the need for those involved in tree felling operations to carefully check the competency of the contractors. | HSE Press Release E013:03 28/1/03 |
| Derailment at Chancery Lane Station, Saturday 25 January 2003: HSE issues investigation update. | Indications are that the derailment was caused by a traction motor falling onto the track from beneath the 5th carriage of the train. | HSE Press Release E014:03 28/1/03 |
| Europlants (UK) Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3 / WHSWR 1992. Run over by an all terrain FLT whilst working from a stillage. No system for control of vehicle movements. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000316 (9/12/02) |
| Mr Giovanni Viale | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s37. Worker run over by an all terrain FLT whilst working from a stillage. No system for control of vehicle movements. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000317 (9/12/02) |
| Truscanian Foundries Ltd | Fined £2,500 under NCTECR 1992. Received 2 requests to formally notify LA of 2 cooling towers. Not done until a local outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000456 (9/12/02) |
| Mr David Fletcher | Fined £2,000 under CAWR 1987. No precautions taken to prevent spread of asbestos fibres during the removal and cutting-up of a vessel containing asbestos. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000453 (10/12/02) |
| C&J Autos Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. 16 yr old apprentice injured when a 14 yr old work experience placement poured thinners onto a fire. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000386 (11/12/02) |
| Commercial Vehicle Roofs Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Untrained driver allowed to operate FLT. No vehicle pedestrian separation. Inadequate RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000387 (11/12/02) |
| FGHS Welding & Engineering Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Failure to provide a suitable RA for the lifting of aluminium extrusions. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000551 (11/12/02) |
| QDF Components Ltd | Fined £75,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998. Investigation of a fatal accident at lifting car station of automatic casting line. No safe system of work and poor guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000373 (12/12/02) |
| WH Ware & Sons Ltd | Fined £5,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a trimmer machine. Poor maintenance, inoperable interlock. Previous advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000625 (13/12/02) |
| Richard Hutsby | Fined £5,000 under MHSWR 1999 / CHSWR 1996. Worker injured falling 3m from a grain store gantry during dismantling. Inadequate RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000401 (13/12/02) |
| John Charles Parker | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CHSWR 1996. Killed by a run-away loading shovel after being trapped working in a trench. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000405 (13/12/02) |
| Mr Anthony Willing | Fined £750 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CAWR 1987 / ALR 1983. Operated an agency supplying asbestos workers to licensed contractors. Supplied a former operative with forged paperwork. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000114 (13/12/02) |
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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