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H&S News February 2004
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| EC takes hard line on chemicals. | Under a proposed new EC system named REACH, companies which annually manufacture or import >1 tonne of chemical will have to register details in a central database. | Internet: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/chemicals/ chempol/whitepaper/reach.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2004 33(1):1-2 |
| Camden report. | LU interim report on the train derailment at Camden Town on 19/10/03 in which 7 peopled were injured. Final report due Feb 2004. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2004 33(1):6 |
| Environmental package. | CIRIA warns construction companies that whatever their size they need an environmental management system. BS 8555 shows how to introduce a system without committing to full ISO 14001. | For Easy Access Package Internet: www.ciria.org RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2004 33(1):8 |
| Saw mill fined £100,000 over worker's death. | BSW Timber fined £100,000 + £9,000 costs. Whilst looking for timber stored at the roadside, worker killed by an FLT. Poor RA and inadequate vehicle and pedestrian segregation. | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(2):4 |
| Bill paves way for modern fire and rescue services. | The Fire and Rescue Services Bill promoting the Government's integrated approach to management of risk and emphasising fire prevention. | Internet: www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/ cmbills/038/2004038.htm Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(2):4 |
| Proper maintenance would have prevented car park collapse. | Following the 1997 collapse of a Wolverhampton car park, HSE research found the lift slab construction method did not fail but breakdown of the water proofing round a column led to failure of the concrete slab. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/research/misc/pipersrow.htm Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(2):5 |
| Nursing homes – lifting the burden. | How recent American guidelines can be used to increase the H&S of nursing home workers in the UK. (D Abbott) | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(2):11-12 |
| Managing chronic pain. | What we can do about the chronic pain associated with musculoskeletal disorders. (C Davis) | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(2):15-16 |
| Back to basics – musculoskeletal disorders. | Stresses and strains. (L Waterman) | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(2):23-25 |
| WWW. | Investigates how the world wide web can become a problem solving tool. (B Leathley) | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(2):26-27 |
| HSE diving warning follows Sellafield prosecution. | The HSE has warned other companies after BNFL fined £30,000 + £20,783 costs. During inspection work a diver's airline became entangled in the propulsion unit of the support vessel which was under power. No suitable RA. | HSE Press Release E010:04 30/1/04 |
| HSE issues warning on construction work near water after Environment Agency is fined over drowning. | The EA fined £150,000 + £19,710 costs. During flood bank construction, untrained dump truck driver drowned when it overturned into the river. Inadequate planning, no safe system of work, training or information. | HSE Press Release E015:04 30/1/04 |
| New guidance on safe movement of trains. | New volume of the 'Railway Safety Principles and Guidance' series which will help in the development of safety cases and railway standards. | RSPG Pt3 Sect B Isbn 0-7176-2727-6 HSG242 £12.95 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E014:04 2/2/04 |
| TC Morris Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. School leaver injured using a pie and tart machine. Wrong safety frame fitted. Poor maintenance and training. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000609 (24/11/03) |
| JR Kemp Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Driver slightly injured when 30 ton crawler excavator fell 40m to bottom of quarry whilst removing rock from shelf below quarry top. No geotechnical survey or method statement. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000423 (24/11/03) |
| Weir Houston Engineers Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured when a plug failed during a pressure leak test at 5000psi. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000604 (24/11/03) |
| Robinson Group Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by in-running nip of conveyor whilst clearing blockage. No RA or safe system of work. Previous advice following similar accidents. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000518 (25/11/03) |
| Penhill Quarry & Haulage Co Ltd | Fined £2,000 under EWR 1989. Quarry operator failed to discharge a duty under Reg 19. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000695 (26/11/03) |
| Saxton Drilling Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Failed to provide safe system of work and training for drilling and blasting near live overhead electric power lines. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000696 (26/11/03) |
| Kenneth Wagstaff | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Charges relate to installation carried out by employee. Company partner. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000417 (26/11/03) |
| Gary Wagstaff | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Charges relate to installation carried out by employee. Company partner. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000418 (26/11/03) |
| Paul Ridge | Fined £2,000 under GSIUR 1998. Employee of gas fitting company. Charges relate to installation work. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000419 (26/11/03) |
| Mr G Dobson | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33 / GSIUR 1998. Non compliance with an Improvement Notice requiring proof of annual gas safety check. No certificates for 3 years. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000419 (26/11/03) |
| Diamond H Controls Ltd | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using CNC swaging machine. Safety interlocks on doors disconnected. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000420 (27/11/03) |
| Peterborough City Council | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling >2m through fragile roof. Unsuitable working platform and no edge protection. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000375 (27/11/03) |
| Timken Alloy Steel Europe Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured during maintenance work on overhead travelling crane. No RA, safe system of work, information, instruction or supervision. Previous advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000424 (27/11/03) |
| Les Eastwood | Fined £1,500 under CHSWR 1996 / ELCIR 1998. Seen with employee working on roof with inadequate edge protection. No employers' liability insurance. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000306 (27/11/03) |
| Mr Jan Richard Overy | Fined £200 under HASAWA 1974 s3 & 33 + community sentence. Failed to have annual gas safety checks undertaken at 3 properties. Non compliance with an Improvement Notice requiring proof of annual gas safety check at one property. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000415 (28/11/03) |
| John Kennedy t/a Kengas Living Flame Centre | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Faulty installation of domestic appliance. No evidence of installer competence or CORGI registration. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000404 (28/11/03) |
| Precision Colour Printing Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Injured whilst using a Web press. Guards not in place and interlock defeated. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000489 (1/12/03) |
| Turnberry Homes Ltd | Fined £30,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Member of the public killed in construction site accident. Failure to prevent access. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000123 (1/12/03) |
| The business case for health and safety – HSC unveils new case studies. | A series of 19 case studies demonstrating business and social benefits of H&S improvements in various organisations. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk HSC Press Release C005:04 4/2/04 |
| Sick-note situation underlines need for national OH system. | Currently 3 million people claim sickness benefits and a Scottish study, examining how GPs operate and view the system, has led to calls for an overhaul and possible introduction of a national OH system. | Inf for employers on managing sickness absence Internet: www.managingabsence.org.uk Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):2 |
| Union deplores construction death toll. | UCATT has described as appalling the figures for the first 6 months of 2003/04. Construction fatalities have risen to 41 from 36 in the same period 2002/03. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):3 |
| Mobile phones do not harm health? | An independent advisory group on non-ionising radiation has concluded that there is no biological evidence for mutation or cancer due to mobile phone use or RF exposure below guideline levels but more research is needed. | 'Health effects from radiofrequency electromagnetic fields' Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):3 |
| Study identifies jobs with highest risk of asthma. | A B'ham Univ study has identified industries where workers are more likely to develop adult asthma. They include baking, food processing, forestry, cleaners, dental workers and those in the chemical industry. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):4 |
| Lack of safety during maintenance led to fatality. | Cova Products fined £20,000 + £5,602 costs. Contractor's worker killed repairing a mixing machine after falling through a gap in a work platform above a conveyor belt. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):6 |
| Asbestos exposure costs firm £10k. | Boliden MKM fined £10,000 + £2,518 costs. During dismantling of an annealing furnace, workers exposed to asbestos. Only partial asbestos survey, lack of information, poor planning. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):10 |
| A suitable definition. | Interpretation of PUWER 1992 and recent referrals to the Court of Appeal. (K Bridges) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):12 |
| Duty and the east. | Overview of the problems facing safety practitioners advising in the 10 new member countries of the EU. (J Pomeroy) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):20-22 |
| We can work it out. | Some issues expected in the new IOSH guidance on the practical competencies needed to manage H&S and the environment. (P Reeve) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):24-26 |
| A law unto itself. | The understanding of safety legislation applied to the police service and the situations in which it is implemented. (F Cullum) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):28-30 |
| A singular approach. | Drawing up individual ergonomic plans to ensure the right hazard is dealt with in the right way. (D Abbott) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):33-34 |
| Not just part of the furniture. | Ergonomic and safety issues when selecting equipment to meet the requirements of the DSE Regs. (M Hanson) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):36-38 |
| Controlling construction pollution. | Guidance on controlling air pollution and noise on construction and demolition sites. | BRE Tel:020-7505-6622 £65 set of 5 parts Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):64 |
| CPD scheme for occupational hygienists. | The BOHS Faculty of Occup Hyg has introduced a revised Continuing Professional Development scheme from Jan 2004. | Internet: www.bohs.org Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(2):72 |
| Morecambe Bay tragedy HSE statement. | The Deputy DG of HSE stated that the HSE were deeply concerned and investigations were at an early stage. | HSE Press Release E019:04 6/2/04 |
| Recover paper safely. | A new leaflet on improving H&S in the recovered paper industry will be launched at a free half-day seminar on 25/2/04 in Coventry. | Seminar info. Ms J Dracup, HSE Tel:01342-334308 HSE Press Release E016:04 9/2/04 |
| Two rail companies fined following boy's death on railway: statement from the Health and Safety Executive. | Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd and Balfour Beatty Rail Infrastructure Services Ltd each fined £150,000. Four year old electrocuted after gaining access to a live rail. Failure to prevent unauthorised access. | HSE Press Release E021:04 11/2/04 |
| Understanding the risks of fuel cells. | Advice to designers and users of fuel cells on the hazards associated with the cells and fuels they use, including risks from fire and explosion. | HSG243 Isbn 0-7176-2766-7 £8.50 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E022:04 11/2/04 |
| Terrence Rayson | Fined £3,500 under CHSWR 1996. Member of the public injured when scaffold collapsed across A6. No adequate prevention. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000419 (2/12/03) |
| Trevor Hegarty | Fined £750 under PUWER 1998. With consent of works director, radial arm drill used without adequate guards. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000348 (2/12/03) |
| STD Joinery Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured using a vertical spindle moulder. Inadequate RA and training. Access to dangerous machine parts. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000519 (3/12/03) |
| Newsquest (Sussex) Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst clearing reels which had become stuck. No safe system of work. Failure to report a notifiable accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000414 (4/12/03) |
| St James Foods Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling though ceiling. Hazard identified but not controlled. No safe system of work, training or supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F050000172 (4/12/03) |
| Wilson Bowden Plc | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured when 100mm concrete block fell from 4th fl. No external scaffold or precautions against falling items. Principal contractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000275 (4/12/03) |
| Barloworld Handling Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst lifting and storing during removal of FLT counterweight. Lifting eye previously withdrawn from service and unsafe system of work adopted. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000621 (5/12/03) |
| Rankin Demolition Ltd | Fined £7,500 under CAWR 1987. Failed to control spread of asbestos on demolition site. Principal contractor but sub-let and failed to control or supervise work. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000214 (5/12/03) |
| Barratt Homes Ltd | Fined £20,000 under CDMR 1994. Developer failed to provide information about asbestos to planning supervisor and demolition contractor. Only partial survey undertaken. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000215 (5/12/03) |
| MSD study – volunteers wanted. | Loughborough and Notts Univs are studying how changes to reduce workplace H&S risks can be more effective and require organisations to participate in the phase on musculoskeletal disorders. | Principal researcher: Ms Z Whysall Tel:01509-228481 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):10 |
| Crime and public transport toolkit. | The Crime and Public Transport Toolkit contains the latest information on tackling crime on public transport. | Home Office Internet: www.crimereduction.gov.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):4 |
| Protecting bus crews. | Revised Dept of Transport guidance for bus and coach operators and staff on reducing violence, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage. | Internet: www.dft.gov.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):4 |
| Road sense and SenseAbility. | RoSPA have launched 'SenseAbility' a virtual reality aid to reduce accidents amongst fleet drivers. | Contact: Ms R O'Shea Tel:0121-248-2065 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):7 |
| Feeling the bosses' collars. The case for the prosecution. Pt 2 | Coverage of HSE's guidance to inspectors on prosecuting individuals. (R Mackmurdo) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):12-14,16 |
| Understanding electromagnetic fields (EMFs). | The types of electrical equipment which emit this form of non-ionising radiation, the potential health effects and proposed EU Dir on EMFs. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):18-20 |
| Depths of despair. | What is being done to ensure the safety of seafarers. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):26-30 |
| The health service worker. | A nurse with 30 years experience finally succumbs to the stress of his job. (N Cook) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):36-38 |
| The right prescription? | Is it the case that SMEs which are frequently quite sophisticated businesses, cannot understand the idea of balancing risks and costs? (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(2):52-53 |
| Frame of reference. | The work of regional management boards is central to the Government's draft framework for the fire and rescue service. | Internet: www.odpm.gov.uk Fire Prevention 2004 377 (Feb):9-11 |
| Pioneering achievement. | The fire protection strategy in place at Longleat House. (J Parsons) | Fire Prevention 2004 377 (Feb):14-19 |
| Town planning. | Key lessons on managing fire safety in historic town centres – the fire at The Rows, Chester. (S Emery) | Fire Prevention 2004 377 (Feb):20-23 |
| Finishing touches. | Design proposals and fire safety strategy for the restoration of a Scottish Finishing Mill. (A Murray) | Fire Prevention 2004 377 (Feb):24-26 |
| Smoke schemes. | Review of smoke hazards and their control. (S Miles, M Shipp & D Purser) | Fire Prevention 2004 377 (Feb):45-48 |
| Network Rail fined £20,000: statement from the Health and Safety Executive. | Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd fined £20,000 + £1,533 costs. American killed when struck by a train. Failure to inspect line side fencing which was defective. The HSE emphasise the need for the industry to ensure people do not access its property. | HSE Press Release E024:04 13/2/04 |
| Protective clothing and equipment must be provided free. | The HSE is reminding employers in both the public and private sectors of the catering industry that they should provide workers with free PPE. | HSE Press Release E025:04 18/2/04 |
| Batsford Timber Ltd | Fined £3,500 under PUWER 1998. Injured in unguarded chain and sprocket drive. Lack of guarding previously identified by insurance RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000698 (8/12/03) |
| Arrowpak (Transport and Warehousing) Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CAWR 1987. Failed to prevent exposure and spread of asbestos. No training, information or supervision. Repeated damage to AIB after HSE enforcement. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000441 (8/12/03) |
| CHP Furniture Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Failed to provide plant, systems of work and instructions for the safe operation of a vertical spindle moulding machine. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000443 (8/12/03) |
| Hill-Rom | Fined £18,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Installed an air-fluidised bed in a hospital. Unconscious elderly patient received extensive burns whilst using the bed. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000538 (8/12/03) |
| Sealand Engineering (Keighley) Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured using an emery cloth on the edge of threaded hole being turned on a metalworking lathe. Unrestricted use of hand held emery cloth, no RA, inadequate supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000545 (8/12/03) |
| Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council | Fined £3,000 under MHSWR 1999. Injured whilst trying to release a jammed bin at rear of refuse collecting vehicle. No RA or safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000608 (9/12/03) |
| Shepherd Construction Ltd | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Subcontractor injured falling 5m through a floor opening. Shepherd's were in control of the work. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000225 (9/12/03) |
| Sweetwater Park Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CDMR 1994 / CHSWR 1996. Following a complaint. Incomplete scaffolding, no register, inadequate measures to separate members of the public. Previous advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000136 (10/12/03) |
| M/S BW Langley | Fined £3,000 under CPR 1986. Dog fatally poisoned after failure to clear up Temik spillage. Potential harm to wildlife and members of the public. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000445 (11/12/03) |
| Amtico Co Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Trainee with <4 days experience injured in rollers. No supervision and poor system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000595 (11/12/03) |
| E Brook & Son (Coventry) Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s21. Non compliance with 3 Improvement Notices involving slips and trips, risk of dust explosion, statutory examination of LEV. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000625 (11/12/03) |
| Airbus UK Ltd | Fined £18,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling 2m from the lower level of Jig 14 A320 whilst removing a wing. No secure fencing, safe system of work or harness. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000798 (11/12/03) |
| Dosco Overseas Eng Ltd | Fined £5,800 under MHSWR 1999 / WHSWR 1992. Injured falling from a tunnel boring machine. No fall prevention measures and failure to review the RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000434 (11/12/03) |
| Haith Industrial Ltd | Fined £3,300 under SMSR 1992. Failure to supply an inclined conveyor system designed and constructed in accordance with relevant H&S requirements. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000444 (11/12/03) |
| Yorkshire Building Supplies Ltd | Fined £3,300 under PUWER 1998. Injured in nip of conveyor rollers. Failure to prevent access. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000448 (11/12/03) |
| Bridgewater Paper Co Ltd | Fined £200,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Visiting driver killed, crushed against his trailer by a clamp truck. Inadequate RA, system of work and segregation. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000410 (12/12/03) |
| HW Taroni (Metals) Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. 17 year old injured whilst operating a mechanical shear which was guarded to current standards. Inadequate training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000594 (15/12/03) |
| Hydraulic Pumps (UK) Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1972 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Youth on work experience injured entangled on lathe. No safe system of work or young persons RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000347 (15/12/03) |
| Neta Training Trust | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Failure to provide safe system of guarding and work at vertical and horizontal milling machines used in a training environment. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000397 (15/12/03) |
| Sedgefield Borough Council | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Following a fatality. Inadequate supervision at LA run swimming pool. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000433 (15/12/03) |
| Workplace health and safety – a new strategy for Great Britain. | New strategy for H&S draws on 30 years experience and consultation and sets out a new direction for the H&S system and roles of the HSC/E and LAs. | 'Strategy for workplace H&S in GB to 2010 and beyond' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk HSC Press Release C007:04 23/2/04 |
| Major effort needed if Revitalising targets to be reached, says HSC. | The HSC Chairman Bill Callaghan states the real step change in improved H&S performance has yet to be delivered. | 'Delivering H&S in GB… 2002/03' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/index.htm Safety Management 2004 (Feb):2 |
| MPs to examine effectiveness of HSE in promoting high standards. | A Work & Pensions Select Comm inquiry will examine how effective the HSC and HSE are in promoting high standards of safety in the UK. | Internet: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/ work_and_pensions_committee.cfm Safety Management 2004 (Feb):3 |
| Evidence of risks properly managed? | Des Browne interview on progress of the Revitalising Strategy, government support for a new Safety Bill and proposed non-intervention at risk-assured firms. | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):6-8,10-11 |
| Working time to be counted out? | The EC is reviewing the operation of the Working Time Dir to tackle concerns that workers are still not being properly protected. | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):12-13, 16 |
| Let it all come down. | DSM Demolition is striving to improve the image of the demolition industry with new approaches to H&S hazards. (F Stones) | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):18-19, 21 |
| Steelwork falls during unsafe lift. | Cleveland Bridge & Eng'g Co Ltd fined £15,000 + £4,519 costs. During construction, a 1.5 tonne steel staircase being lifted using a crane fell 70m. No injuries. Eye bolts not the correct size. | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):24-25 |
| Worker injured in trench collapse. | Barhale Construction Plc fined £20,000 + £13,585 costs. Injured whilst laying sewer pipes. Ground under dump truck collapsed and trench wall fell in. No support, vehicle too close and engine vibration contributed. | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):26-7 |
| BP Amoco fined for offshore gas leak. | Amoco (UK) Exploration Co fined £100,000. Modifications led to 2 leaks of hazardous hydrocarbon gases within a week on one offshore platform. Failure to ensure that a competent process engineer carried out an adequate engineering assessment. | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):31 |
| Hearing and vibration protection. | Controlling noise and vibration hazards. Some 85,000 people in the UK suffer hearing difficulties related to workplace noise exposure. | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):32-34,36,38,40 |
| A tough judgement. | How fire crew rescues can be made safely - by training commanders to make effective judgements about risk. (J Ash) | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):42-43 |
| Best quality support. | Provision of after sales support to ensure lift truck and warehouse equipment is operational for the maximum time. (M Whitby) | Safety Management 2004 (Feb):44-45 |
| Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations. | There was one incident in the period 1/10/03-31/12/03. | NSDI Tel:0151-951-4103 HSE Press Release E027:04 19/2/04 |
| HSE publishes research report on the safe use of ladders. | Evaluates the performance and effectiveness of ladder stability devices and current understanding. | RR205 Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr205.htm HSE Press Release E026:04 20/2/04 |
| Mixed picture for offshore injuries in 2002/3. | Fatal and major injury rates per 100,000 workers increased from 215.5 in 2001/02 to 287.5 in 02/03 although there were no fatalities. | HID Stats Rept HSR 2004 001 Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/statistics/hsr1003/ HSE Press Release E028:04 24/2/04 |
| HSC publishes proposals for inhalable dust control. | Con doc for new regulations to control inhalable dust below ground in coal mines, including an ACoP with guidance. | CD194 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Press Release C009:04 25/2/04 |
| Blood-lead statistics. | The 2002/03 statistics indicate a fall in the total number of workers under surveillance to 12,773. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/lead.htm HSE Press Release E029:04 25/2/04 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Failed to protect employees from risk of injury whilst working at height near fragile asbestos sheet garage roofs. Inadequate RA and training. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000446 (17/12/03) |
| Joanna Studt | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Two children aged 18m and 23m injured when thrown from ride which had been left in the care of an attendant. Inadequate training in safe operation. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000682 (18/12/03) |
| Edward Studt | Found guilty under HASAWA 1974 s3. Two children aged 18m and 23m injured when thrown from ride which had been left in the care of an attendant. Inadequate training in safe operation. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000683 (18/12/03) |
| Wilfix Ltd | Fined £5,000 under LOLER 1998. Injured during lifting operations at engineering firm. Poorly planned and executed – potentially fatal. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000690 (18/12/03) |
| Mallatite Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Lack of segregation for workplace transport and pedestrians. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000451 (18/12/03) |
| P Molyneux | Fined £500 under PUWER 1998. Son in farming family partnership seen using a carrot topper with unguarded PTO shaft. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000410 (18/12/03) |
| K Swain Joinery | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Worker injured falling from an untied ladder whilst trying to remove wooden gutter. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000246 (18/12/03) |
| L Wilkins | Fined £250 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / GSIUR 1998. Householder affected by CO gas. Gas fitter failed to adequately service gas fire and to correct poor work given the opportunity. Not CORGI registered. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000685 (19/12/03) |
| Cory Environmental Ltd | Fined £25,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Killed when struck by a 340kg air conditioning cabinet he was moving, with a colleague operating a loading shovel. Inadequate training, poor RA, no safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000428 (19/12/03) |
| Arthur Oliver Ltd | Fined £3,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured by discharge rollers on cutter moulding machine. No guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000439 (19/12/03) |
| Eastlink Ferro Alloys Ltd | Fined £1,500 under WHSWR 1992. Injured falling into tank of hot water whilst fitting guard rails. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000440 (19/12/03) |
| Cavalier Marketing Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a vertical spindle moulder. Inadequate guarding, no RA or competent advice. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000550 (19/12/03) |
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HSE Prosecutions Database
The HSE did not post prosecutions for about a year from January until November 2006. There is therefore be a gap in our database from a hearing date of 24 January 2006 until 1 November 2006. 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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