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News May 2003
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| Abseiling for asthma. | On World Asthma Day 6/5/03 an HSE team will join volunteers to abseil down the side of the Tate Modern Gallery to raise awareness of occupational asthma. | Natl Asthma Campaign Tel:020-7704-5841 HSE Press Release E069:03 1/5/03 |
| HSE focuses on site transport safety risks at SED 2003. | The HSE stand at the construction site equipment display SED 2003 (29/4 – 1/5/03) featured the risks associated with site transport. | HSE Press Release E065:03 28/4/03 |
| Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations. | There were two incidents in the period 1/10/02-31/12/02. | HSE Press Release E068:03 1/5/03 |
| Ray Whale | Fined £1,000 under EWR 1989. Whilst cleaning a building, 2 injured when a mobile access platform struck an overhead power cable. Inadequate RA and unsuitable equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000438 (24/2/03) |
| Moores Cleaning Services Ltd | Fined £2,000 under EWR 1989. Whilst cleaning a building, 2 injured when a mobile access platform struck an overhead power cable. Inadequate RA and unsuitable equipment. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000439 (24/2/03) |
| Anthony Meehan | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Director of Design Building prosecuted. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000376 (24/2/03) |
| Nottingham City Council | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Care home resident died from Legionnaires Disease. Failure to control the risk. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000410 (24/2/03) |
| Service Timber Ltd | Fined £3,500 under LOLER 1998. Contractor's workers injured when unsecured cage toppled from forks of side loader. Equipment provided by ST Ltd. No information, instruction, training or supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000316 (24/2/03) |
| Richard Atkinson (RnE Electrical Contractors) | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Two workers injured when unsecured cage toppled from forks of side loader. No supervision, information or instruction. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000318 (24/2/03) |
| Andrew Smith (RnE Electrical Contractors) | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Two workers injured when unsecured cage toppled from forks of side loader. No supervision, information or instruction. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000319 (24/2/03) |
| Sonae UK Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst clearing blockage during commissioning of machine. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000394 (24/2/03) |
| IC Vehicle Deliveries Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s4. Failure to take reasonable measures to prevent exposure to asbestos dust of employees and non employees. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000523 (24/2/03) |
| Bill to impose safety duties on company directors. | A new draft Bill to impose safety duties on company directors has been put before the House of Commons. | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):5 |
| Social partners find common ground on insurance crisis. | Unions, employers and insurers are closer than was thought over the crisis in employers' liability insurance. | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):4 |
| Jail for tired driver's manager. | M Graves from MJ Graves Intl jailed for manslaughter. Failure to prevent drivers working excessive hours. V Coates jailed for 4 years for causing death by dangerous driving after working 20 hours with little sleep. | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):4 |
| Dealing with disaster – make sure you have a process in place. | A BSI guide to the Business Continuity Management (BCM) process, principles and terminology. | 'Guide to BCM' £52 £26 memb BSI Tel:020-8996-9001 Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):6 |
| Risk to life prioritised in new integrated fire strategy. | HM Ch Insp of Fire Services introduced the Integrated Risk Management Planning strategy to manage risks from fires and other incidents. | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):6 |
| Liaison intensifies for investigating deaths at work. | Following the National Liaison Comm report, amendments will be made to the protocol for effective liaison between those responsible for investigating fatal incidents at work. | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):8 |
| Dealing with disaster. | The adequacy of emergency planning arrangements which play a crucial role in the mitigation of major accidents. (C Atkins) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):13-14 |
| It pays to invest in ergonomics. | Ergonomic intervention can help reduce company financial losses. (B Bridger) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):16,18 |
| Call for help. | A major new initiative to improve working conditions benefits Merseyside call centre workers. (R Bunn) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):21-22 |
| CHIP – the third way. | How suppliers decide a chemical is hazardous. (P Ellis) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):25-26 |
| Air monitoring. | Air monitoring is a vital element in the control of hazardous substances. (M Burrup) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):35-36 |
| Inspecting the workplace. | The involvement of directors and managers in the inspection process. (P Hughes) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):44-46 |
| Doing more. | Reasonable practicability and the reverse burden of proof. (M Temple) | Health and Safety at Work 2003 25(5):56 |
| Cable systems. | Loss prevention specialists have developed a new certification scheme for communication cables and their contribution to a building fire. | LPCB Tel:01923-664100 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2003 32(4):9 |
| Many designers are unaware of their duties under CDM. | The HSE's designer initiative showed 33% of designers demonstrated little or no understanding of their responsibilities under CDM 1994. | 'Designer initiative report' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/construction HSE Press Release E066:03 2/5/03 |
| Care home and director fined for breaching safety laws. | Whitefields Care Homes Ltd fined £10,000 + £5,569 costs and director Mr B Bhagani fined £7,500 + £15,000 costs. A resident sustained burns from a hot radiator. Later contracted a wound infection and died. | HSE Press Release E072:03 2/5/03 |
| New health and safety tools for the business support network. | On 19/5/03 at the RoSPA S&H at Work Congress, the HSE will launch a package of H&S tools for business advisers and their clients. | HSE Press Release E070:03 6/5/03 |
| Learning from companies who are racing away for a safe and innovative future. | On 22/5/03 at Haydock Pk there will be a seminar on 'Equipping business for a safe and innovative future.' It will focus the minds of senior managers on the wider issues of running a winning company. | Contact: L Turner HSE Tel:0161-952-8406 HSE Press Release E073:03 7/5/03 |
| East Sussex man breached pesticide laws. | Mr T Keightley fined £5,000 + £2,040 costs. Applied pesticide pellets containing aluminium phosphide within 3m of a private residence. Remaining pellets left with householder without safety instructions. | HSE Press Release E074:03 7/5/03 |
| Scaffolding firm fined £75,000 following fall from height death. | William Hare Ltd fined £75,000 + £9,162 costs. One steel erector killed and one injured whilst working at 13m from a staging board which became unbalanced. | HSE Press Release E075:03 8/5/03 |
| Univ of Manchester (UMIST) | Fined £18,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. A pressure vessel designed and manufactured in-house was being pressure tested when a sight glass failed. Excessive pressure. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000405 (25/2/03) |
| ADS Recycling Ltd | Fined £23,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3 / MHSWR 1999. Accident to prisoner on work experience. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000362 (25/2/03) |
| Tool & Die Manufacturers Ltd | Fined £6,000 under MHSWR 1999 / PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a roll forming machine. No stop device, inadequate RA and guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000395 (25/2/03) |
| Team Valley Windows & Conservatories | Fined £750 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a double headed mitre saw. Broken housing guard. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000379 (25/2/03) |
| Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive | Fined £16,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Overhead linesman injured falling from height during maintenance work. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000053 (25/2/03) |
| Jeremy Brown | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Employee prosecuted for carrying people on outside of an unsuitable vehicle. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000448 (26/2/03) |
| A Woolley & Son | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling through asbestos roof. No training or safe system of work. Accessed via grain bucket on tractor fore loader. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000292 (26/2/03) |
| George Bell & Co | Fined £3,500 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring the provision of first aid. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000162 (26/2/03) |
| Paul Bettey | Fined £1,000 under MHSWR 1999. Young person on placement injured whilst using a drilling machine wearing gloves. No suitable young persons' RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000644 (27/2/03) |
| Edward S Brown | Fined £6,500 under PUWER 1998. Lack of guard on rear of 4x4 vehicle fitted with 'A' frame and winch. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000447 (27/2/03) |
| Ventmaster (Europe) Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. / RIDDOR 1995. Injured falling 5m from ducting. No fall prevention. Late report to HSE. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000399 (27/2/03) |
| EPL Technologies Ltd | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a printing press. No side guards. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000409 (27/2/03) |
| Fairfax Meadow Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Delivery driver injured between reversing vehicle and loading bay. No banksman. Previous Improvement Notice for traffic RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000411 (27/2/03) |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Burns received from unguarded hot pipe work. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000382 (27/2/03) |
| APM Commercials Ltd | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured beneath the collapsed body of a commercial trailer, which was supported on bottle jacks. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000314 (28/2/03) |
| New manslaughter protocol in place. | The new protocol governing the principles for liaison between investigation and prosecution bodies in England and Wales. | Misc 491 02/03 C120 Internet: www.hse.gov.uk Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (318):1 |
| Free rehab for ill workers. | The WorkCare Project funded by the Dept for Work and Pensions will provide free rehabilitation for workers on long term sick leave. | Freephone: 0800-052-1659 Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):2 |
| HSE role in construction industry to be audited. | For the first time in 9 years the National Audit Office is holding an inquiry into the HSE's record on improving H&S in construction. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):3 |
| Deaths at work down. | Provisional HSE statistics for 1/4/02-31/12/02 show that 161 people were killed which is down from 192 in 2001/02. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):3 |
| Shanks fined £200,000 for crush death. | Shanks Waste Services fined £200,000 + £8,802 costs. Foreman killed whilst trying to clear a blockage on rubble sorting machine. Working at 3.3m he became entangled in an unguarded tensioned unpowered roller. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):6 |
| Ex-health and safety manager found guilty. | Mr CI Helmrich fined £3,000 + £3,000 costs. (H&S manager of Fatty Arbuckles currently in receivership.) 17yr old died whilst floor scrubbing and coming into contact with an incorrectly wired plate warmer. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):6 |
| Makeshift lift accident costs company £11,156. | Belle Vue Appliances Ltd fined £9,000 + £2,156 costs. Customer fell 1.5m down an unguarded hole in the floor of a makeshift lift shaft based on a FLT. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):8 |
| Head injuries kill forklift worker. | United Fish Products fined £16,000 and Forfab Ltd fined £4,500. Trained FLT driver killed after being thrown 4m to the ground from the forks of an overloaded FLT being driven by an untrained operative. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):8 |
| Do employers have human rights? | The Court of Appeal decision in Davies v HSE 18/12/02 is a challenge to the HASAWA under the Human Rights Act 1998. (M Appleby) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):10 |
| Safety row causes biggest rail strikes since privatisation. | Train companies switched the responsibility for safety from guards to drivers in the 1990's but the RMT union has set out proposals to restore key elements of the guards safety role. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):12 |
| SMEs urged to apply for safety project funding. | An EU scheme to fund, in part, SMEs who organise H&S projects for their workers. | EASHW Internet: www.agency.osha.eu.int/sme/ Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):18 |
| What performance? (Pt 1) | Former HSE Deputy DG analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the UK's occupational H&S system. (D Eves) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):25-26 |
| Time to put bored on the run. | Unless a business risk management approach is used, safety could remain a 'bored' rather than a board room issue. (A Shaw) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):28-30 |
| Show us the money. | The relationship between a safe working environment and financial return, with US ergonomics related examples. (D Abbott) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):32-34 |
| Despite sound evidence? | Where is the evidence that the DSE Regs will bring about improvements to workplace health. (B Pearce) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):36-38 |
| Shock tactics. | Ensuring the safety of electrical equipment used in the workplace. (R Taylor) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):40-42 |
| Professional pursuit. | The recruitment process and advice on securing the next H&S role. (M Burton) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):45-47 |
| A Brown study. | Interview with Nick Brown, the Minister of State for Work at H&S's new home the DWP. (T Weadick) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2003 21(5):48-51 |
| Fixed-term contracts increase chances of an accident. | LSE research indicating that workers on fixed term contracts are more likely to have an accident at work than permanent workers. | 'Hidden costs of fixed term contracts' LSE Internet: www.cep.lse.ac.uk Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (318):6 |
| How to stay healthy with DSE. | Review of the HSE's revised advice on working with display screen equipment. (H Fidderman) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (318):9-16 |
| Tackling workplace transport: a long haul in a small space. | Review of the UK's record on workplace transport safety. (C Dyer) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2003 (318):17-24 |
| HSC publishes new guidance on unloading petroleum. | The ACoP aims to reduce the risks of fires and explosions and prevent falls from road tankers unloading petrol at filling stations. | L133 Isbn 0-7176-2197-9 £9 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Press Release C016:03 9/5/03 |
| New seminar on regulating hazardous industries. | At the IMechE, London on 17/10/03 there will be a stakeholder seminar on the benefits of regulating H&S in hazardous industries. | IMechE Ms K Young Tel:0207-973-1291 HSE Press Release E071:03 13/5/03 |
| HSE publishes updated work related mesothelioma death statistics in Great Britain. | Based on deaths between 1980-2000 and compiled separately for each sex because the average risks are different. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/occ8000.pdf HSE Press Release E077:03 15/5/03 |
| Mountstar Metal Corporation Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using an unguarded stripping machine. All other machines had additional guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000382 (3/3/03) |
| JW David Dyer Builders | Fined £500 under CHSWR 1996. Injured falling 2.8m from roof of domestic garage whilst cutting roof sheets. No fall prevention. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000116 (3/3/03) |
| Wildgoose Construction Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured when a wall collapsed onto a scaffold during building. Another wall collapsed 4 weeks later. Failure to install specified wall ties. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000163 (3/3/03) |
| Porvair International Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. An over pressurised solvent recovery vessel deposited some if its contents onto an internal roadway. Failure to operate safely. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000394 (4/3/03) |
| Grampian Country Feeds Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst clearing blockage in a conveyor. No guarding, maintenance or isolation system for blockages. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000579 (4/3/03) |
| Ystrad Mynach College | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Student drowned whilst on a field trip. No RA and lecturer was unaware of college H&S policy. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000771 (5/3/03) |
| Cardinal Shopfitting & Systems Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst wearing gloves to clear swarf from a running machine. No guards, supervision or training records. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000502 (5/3/03) |
| Heatons Transport (St Helens) Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. During site visit to investigate collapse of container legs, dangerous work practice involving a worker clambering under a demounted container body. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000387 (5/3/03) |
| James Scaffolding Services | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Scaffold collapse on demolition site. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000092 (5/3/03) |
| Tarmac Precast Concrete Ltd | Fined £2,000 under EWR 1989. Mobile crane made contact with overhead power lines. No warning barriers or planning. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000658 (6/3/03) |
| Keith Arthur Stait | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3 / NCTECR 1992. Failure to properly maintain 2 cooling towers and to notify their presence. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000345 (6/3/03) |
| Nicholas Cary Martin | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3 / NCTECR 1992. Failure to properly maintain 2 cooling towers and to notify their presence. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000346 (6/3/03) |
| Thomas William Lench Ltd | Fined £1,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured when clothing became entangled in poorly guarded drilling machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000472 (6/3/03) |
| Thomas William Lench Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. During visit, 2 poorly guarded drilling machines in use with operators wearing gloves. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000473 (6/3/03) |
| Mr Kevin Taylor | Fined £9,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998. Prohibition Notices issued on unguarded metal cutting guillotine. Previous PNs and advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000404 (6/3/03) |
| MB Aerospace Ltd | Fined £7,000 under MHSWR 1999 / PUWER 1998. Injured by component bursting through a vision panel after being ejected from a chuck. No suitable RA or safety measures. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000393 (6/3/03) |
| Ashford Cladding Systems Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Young roofer injured falling through roof light and 16 year old also at risk. Poor supervision. Previous advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000110 (6/3/03) |
| Donald Flattery | Fined £350 under ELCIR 1998 / CHSWR 1996. Inadequate edge protection during re-roofing a property adjacent to a pavement. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000184 (6/3/03) |
| Mr B Marsh | Fined £5,000 under MHSWR 1999 / PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using an unguarded planing machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000503 (7/3/03) |
| Legal challenge granted against Coroner. | For the 1st time, permission has been granted for a 2nd legal challenge to the inquest on Mr S Aineto, who was run over by a Council refuse truck. | Further information contact j.halford@bindmans.com RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):6 |
| Track maintenance contractor warning. | HSE warns rail maintenance contractors to ensure RA and proper planning before track work using trailers. Jarvis Facilities Ltd fined £25,000 after a flatbed trailer propelled by a road rail excavator derailed. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):3 |
| People lifting landmark judgement. | A High Court ruling should end local authority bans on care workers manually lifting disabled or older persons from bath or bed. | Disability Rights Comm Tel: 020-7211-4061 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):4 |
| Product safety review: Part 1. | Responses to the DTI's consultation on the revised General Product Safety Directive. (R Mackmurdo) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):12-14 |
| The occupational hygienist. | Some expert specialist advice leads to expensive control measures, whilst less costly solutions could be found. (A Woolley) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):16-18,20-22 |
| Young people at work. | The legal definition of a 'child' and 'young person' and the applicable work place legislation, including young persons' RA. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):28-30 |
| Promoting safe behaviours. | Knowing your business and its safety culture and strengthening management systems with behavioural safety programmes. (J Hatto) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):32-34 |
| Workplace stress counselling. | Later this year the HSE will start 'inspecting for stress' and will be producing a stress RA model. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):40-44 |
| Behavioural safety programmes: myth or magic? | Behavioural safety programmes and a resurgence of interest in the idea of the 'unsafe worker'. (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2003 33(5):63-64 |
| ODPM issues Best Value data. | The Office of the Deputy PM has issued Best Value Performance Indicators on the effectiveness of fire authorities in England and Wales. | Internet: www.safety.odpm.gov.uk/fire/fepd/bvpi2001-02/index.htm Fire Prevention 2003 368 (May):5 |
| Food chain. | Managing fire safety at Nestlé UK sites. (R Gilbey) | Fire Prevention 2003 368 (May):34-37 |
| Human interest. | Auditing human factors in an organisation and the reduction of potential fire risks and resulting losses. (E Mitchell) | Fire Prevention 2003 368 (May):38-39 |
| Disability benefits. | In the event of fire, UK standards on the evacuation of disabled people from buildings. (A Shipley) | Fire Prevention 2003 368 (May):40-42 |
| Safety by design. | The architect's role in the design and construction of fire safe buildings. (P Browne) | Fire Prevention 2003 368 (May):49-51 |
| Work in progress. | On-site safety problems facing construction firms in the UK. (M Nelson) | Fire Prevention 2003 368 (May):52-54 |
| Planning ahead. | Fire authorities in England and Wales must draw up integrated risk management plans by the end of 2003. (R Gilbey) | Fire Prevention 2003 368 (May):61-63 |
| HSE brings accidents to book. | The HSE's new approved Accident Book will help organisations comply with Data Protection legislation. | 'HSE Accid Bk' Isbn 0-7176-2603-2 £4.75 + VAT HSE Press Release E064:03 16/5/03 |
| Minister urges action to manage hazardous chemicals at work. | The H&S Minister has urged companies using hazardous chemicals to look at ways of preventing workplace ill health including cancer, respiratory and skin disease. | HSE Press Release E079:03 19/5/03 |
| Research report provides new insight into illness and non fatal accidents on children's contact with farms. | The report examines the nature and incidence of accidents and zoonoses to children under 16 as a result of living or working on or visiting a farm. | 'Farm child UK' Pt 1 & 2 Isbn 0-7176-2209-6 £30 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E082:03 20/5/03 |
| Kids shown video to stay safe on farms. | A video used to point out to children the hazards on sites which other children see as playgrounds. | 'Helping children to stay safe on farms' £25+VAT HSE HSE Press Release E084:03 20/5/03 |
| HSE publishes new guidance on preventing MSDs in cleaners. | Cleaners are particularly at risk of musculoskeletal disorders because their work is demanding and labour intensive. | HSG234 Isbn 0-7176-2682-2 £9.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E078:03 21/5/03 |
| HSE publishes new Legionnaires' guidance. | For those responsible for smaller residential accommodation including LAs, universities, housing associations, charities, hostels, private landlords, managing agents, hoteliers and campsite owners. | Free INDG376 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E080:03 23/5/03 |
| Omni-Pac UK Ltd | Fined £9,000 under EWR 1989. Electrician injured bridging 2 phases of a live circuit breaker with a metal nozzle. No safe system of work or information. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000401 (10/3/03) |
| Hawkins-Salmon (Timber) Ltd | Fined £1,200 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a tenoning machine. Poor guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000406 (10/3/03) |
| Scottish Coal Co Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Dumper driver killed when the vehicle left the tipping edge and fell into water. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000414 (10/3/03) |
| Wolverhampton Pressings Ltd | Fined £8,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured using a power press after it started repeat stroking. Failure of clutch key extractor and guard. Overdue inspection. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000466 (11/3/03) |
| Christopher Maddock | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Young roofer injured falling through fragile roof. Unsafe working system. Poor training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000383 (11/3/03) |
| Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Ltd | Fined £11,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Unsafe system of work for pumping out a sump. No COSHH or RA, exposed plastic pipe and emergency shower 90m distant. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000400 (12/3/03) |
| Martin Leake | Fined £900 under HASAWA 1974 s3 & s22 / GSIUR 1998. Unregistered gas fitter falsely claimed to be CORGI registered. Carried out unsafe work. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000481 (13/3/03) |
| Martin Leake | Fined £900 under GSIUR 1998. Fitted gas fire, falsely claiming to be registered. Fire declared unsafe by CORGI inspector. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000462 (13/3/03) |
| Moveright International Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Injured when a sling came off a crane hook dropping the load onto a worker. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000376 (13/3/03) |
| Acre Products Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Agency worker injured on pipe bending machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000506 (14/3/03) |
| Ernest Collinson & Co Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998. Operator using a CNC turret punch entered the machine enclosure and became trapped. Machine running and interlock gate in enclosure missing for 18 months. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000386 (14/3/03) |
| F Brown Plc | Fined £5,000 under CHSWR 1996. Roofer injured falling 5m through gap between hand rail and toe board. Gap too wide. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000139 (14/3/03) |
| Norwest Holst Construction Ltd | Fined £5,000 under CHSWR 1996. Sub contract roofer injured falling 5m through gap between hand rail and toe board. Gap too wide. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000140 (14/3/03) |
| Parliament debates bullying. | MPs call for further action to help workers who suffer from harassment at work. | Safety Management 2003 (May):12-14 |
| Small firms' guidance leaflet. | An introduction to workplace H&S for small firms, including basic RAs. | INDG259 HSE Tel:01787-881165 Safety Management 2003 (May):3 |
| Probation Service gets major health and safety review. | An H&S management review of the Probation Service is being undertaken following the first audit in 100 years. | Safety Management 2003 (May):5 |
| Reform of liability insurance system. | Responses to the Government's review of employers' liability insurance. | Safety Management 2003 (May):6-8 |
| Report on passive smoking calls for ban on all smoking at work. | A report estimates that each year 1,200 people die from passive smoking. | 'Killer on the loose' ASH Internet: www.ash.org.uk Safety Management 2003 (May):16 |
| Providing best service. | Accord Plc undertake essential maintenance work for LAs. (M Westphalen) | Safety Management 2003 (May):18-20 |
| Seed supply company fined £12,000 after worker's hand crushed in unsafe machine. | Barenbrug UK Ltd fined £12,000 + £3,161 costs. Injured whilst clearing out a seed-blending machine after the unit was restarted by a colleague. No RA, guarding or training. | Safety Management 2003 (May):23 |
| Council fined after child drowns in pool. | London Borough of Havering fined £75,000 + £7,750 costs. 6 year old drowned during a private party at a swimming pool. Ratio of adults to children insufficient. Inadequate RA and staff training. | Safety Management 2003 (May):24-25 |
| Worker suffers fatal burns. | Diosynth Ltd fined £60,000. Killed whilst loading the chemical TTA into a drum. Inadequate RA, no safe system of work. | Safety Management 2003 (May):27 |
| Firm fined £100,000 after crush death. | Bison Concrete Products Ltd fined £100,000 + £12,440. Killed in storage yard whilst repairing a concrete stair casting, after an adjacent one toppled over. No RA or safe system of work. | Safety Management 2003 (May):28 |
| Employee's fingers injured by machine. | Trelleborg Automotive (UK) Ltd fined £9,000 + £2,316 costs. Injured operating a forming machine after glove became entangled. Inadequate RA, poor training. Unsuitable gloves. | Safety Management 2003 (May):29 |
| Electricity booklet. | A revised HSE guidance booklet on working safely with electrical equipment. | HSG85 HSE Isbn 0-7176-2164-2 £7.95 Safety Management 2003 (May):59 |
| New asbestos duty. | The main changes to the revised Control of Asbestos at Work Regs 2002. (A Heppinstall) | Safety Management 2003 (May):62-63 |
| Managing your waste. | Businesses face increasingly higher waste disposal costs. Suitable waste minimisation programmes can make financial savings. | Safety Management 2003 (May):64-66 |
| £1.3m payout for bridge deaths. | The families of 4 workers who died in 1999 falling from a cradle under Avonmouth Bridge, have been awarded shared compensation of £1.3m. | RoSPA Safety Express 2003 (May/June):1 |
| BHF (British Heart Foundation) launches workplace exercise toolkit. | The 'WHAT Toolkit' provides information and ideas to increase staff activity levels and avoid issues affecting sedentary organisations. | Contact: L Purcell Tel:01509-223267 RoSPA Safety Express 2003 (May/June):13 |
| Statement by Justin McCracken, Deputy DG, Health and Safety Executive – Metropolitan Police prosecution verdict. | A statement following the case relating to whether or not the Metropolitan Police Commissioner had failed to ensure officers' H&S. | HSE Press Release E086:03 27/5/03 |
| Make your rubber company a safer place to work. | HSC's RUBIAC will hold an open meeting on 26/6/03 in Wolverhampton. | A Rayner Internet: Rubiac.area14@hse.gsi.gov.uk HSC Press Release C017:03 28/5/03 |
| National construction blitz on falls from height. | In June inspectors will visit construction sites across the UK as part of a Europe wide campaign to reduce falls from heights. | HSE Press Release E083:03 29/5/03 |
| Potters Bar investigation: HSE issues latest progress report. | The last progress report summarising the investigation into the derailment on 10/5/02. | 'Train derailment at Potters Bar 10/5/02: progress report May 2003' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railways/pottersbar.htm HSE Press Release E087:03 29/5/03 |
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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