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H&S News June 2004
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| HSE issues new fatal injury statistics. | Provisional HSE statistics for 1/4/03-31/12/03 show that 162 people were killed, which is an increase of 1 from 161 in 2002. | 'Fatal injuries 9 months statistics' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm Safety Management 2004 (May):2 |
| Agricultural accident studies. | HSE case studies illustrating the main causes of injuries on farms, including falls from height and transport. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/experience.htm Safety Management 2004 (May):5 |
| Consultation on new noise limits. | New HSC proposals mean that from 2006 employers will face tougher duties to control exposure to noise in the workplace. (D Axbey) | Safety Management 2004 (May):6-8 |
| New HSC commissioner. | Mr Hugh Robertson, senior policy officer for H&S at the TUC has been appointed a commissioner, replacing Owen Tudor. | Safety Management 2004 (May):10 |
| Chemical essentials. | The new on-line system being developed to provide integrated advice on health, safety and environmental risks from chemicals. (C Williams) | Safety Management 2004 (May):12-14,16 |
| Hard currency, high security. | Guarding against chemical and handling risks in the world's largest commercial security printer and paper maker. | Safety Management 2004 (May):18-20 |
| Falling pallets hit driver. | CHEP UK Ltd fined £15,000 + £11,000 costs. Visiting driver injured by falling pallets whilst closing his lorry doors. Inadequate segregation of pedestrians and vehicles. Poor RA and supervision. | Safety Management 2004 (May):25 |
| Grinding wheel failure kills worker. | Metal Spraying & Process Equip Ltd fined £25,000. Killed by bursting abrasive wheel rotating at an unsafe speed. No RA, guarding, inadequate training. Previous advice. | Safety Management 2004 (May):26 |
| Haulage firm fined £50,000 for fatality. | Pallet Network Ltd fined £50,000 + £10,023 costs. Visiting driver killed by boxes falling from FLT during loading. No safe system of work. Poor RA. Inadequate FLT supervisor training. Previous incidents of loads falling from FLTs. | Safety Management 2004 (May):30 |
| Company in court over lift truck injury. | Tulip Ltd fined £14,400 + £2,850 costs. Injured between a container and stationary pallet truck when the container was pushed by an FLT. No pedestrian segregation. Earlier RA had identified the risks to staff. Previous similar incident. | Safety Management 2004 (May):31 |
| European Directives. | Updated HSE guide to proposed and current European H&S Directives and how they will eventually effect UK law. | 'Euronews' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/europe/euronews.htm Safety Management 2004 (May):55 |
| UK fire deaths fall in 2002. | ODPM statistics show that in 2002 deaths by fire in the UK fell by 7% to 562, the lowest since 1961. | ODPM 'Fire statistics UK 2002' Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):4 |
| ODPM false alarm initiative. | An initiative tackling false alarms from automatic fire detection systems. Guidance will be distributed to businesses by brigades when attending false alarm calls. | ODPM 'A guide to reducing the number of false alarms from fire detection and fire alarm systems' Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):5 |
| Protecting the protectors. | Evolution of the clothing and protection provided to UK fire fighters. (I Callaghan) | Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):16-17 |
| Under stress. | Recent heat stress trials on fire fighters' protective clothing. (I Mitchell) | Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):18-19 |
| Back to basics. | UK fire service employers and the prevention of back strain becoming a major problem for fire fighters. (P Brown) | Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):20 |
| Sensitive protection. | Improving the safety of confined space entry workers by using photo-ionisation detectors in gas monitoring equipment. (P Bratt) | Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):25-26 |
| Protect and survive. | Some of the gaseous systems companies can use to protect business-critical assets and ensure their ability to continue trading. (A Shiner) | Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):31-32,34 |
| Critical protection. | New loss prevention guide for electronic equipment installations gives guidance on the installation and maintenance of automatic extinguishing systems. | Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):36-38 |
| Special inspection. | Using special inspectors to test smoke control systems can save time and money. (A Herrera & A Adams) | Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):40-42 |
| Aiding evacuation. | The recommendations of BS5266: Pt 1 1999 'Emergency lighting'. (M Floyd) | Fire Prevention 2004 380 (May):43 |
| Safety warning: BS EN 353-1 2002 Pt 1 Fall arrest equipment. | European incidents plus HSE research have raised concerns with certain fall arrest equipment usually found attached to, or integrated in fixed ladders on permanent structures. | Further inf Mr J Fisher Tel:0208-996-9000 HSE Press Release E074:04 1/6/04 |
| Inspectors detect improvements in designer CDM performance. | There are encouraging signs that designers in the construction industry are becoming aware of their responsibilities to design out H&S risks. | 'Designer initiative 2004' HSE Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/construction/designers/report.pdf HSE Press Release E073:04 2/6/04 |
| Two companies fined £110,000 for construction site death. | RMD Kwikform Ltd fined £100,000 and Morrison Constr Ltd fined £10,000. Visiting driver killed when 1 tonne of steel fell from his lorry during unloading at the Morrison site. Poor RA, planning and supervision. | HSE Press Release E077:04 2/6/04 |
| The Approved List of Biological Agents – latest version published. | The latest version of the Approved List. A limited number of agents have been reclassified, removed or added. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/misc208.pdf HSE Press Release E078:04 2/6/04 |
| Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations. | The statement covers the period 1/1/04 - 31/3/04. There were no incidents reported. | 'Statement of nuclear incidents 1st quarter 2004' HSE Press Release E074:04 1/6/04 |
| Safe arboriculture and tree surgery. | HSE research indicates that 3-way karabiners are still the best form of rope-to-harness connector for tree work but improvements are needed. | 'Karabiner safety in the arboriculture industry' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl/engineer.htm HSE Press Release E075:04 3/6/04 |
| Company fined £25,000 for worker injuries. | J Reddington Ltd fined £25,000 + £7,619 costs. Injured whilst guiding a load of steel piles being moved by excavator when sling broke. Poor planning, method and supervision. | HSE Press Release E079:04 3/6/04 |
| Elitian Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s21. Non compliance with Improvement Notice requiring guarding of paper guillotine be updated. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000381 (23/3/04) |
| Tone Corporation Ltd | Guilty under CHSWR 1996. Scaffolder fell through a fragile roof light whilst striking scaffold. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000286 (23/3/04) |
| DigiTec Direct Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling into gap between cab and mast of FLT accidentally operating tilt mechanism with his foot. Unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000429 (24/3/04) |
| CR Express Carpet and Window Cleaning Services | Guilty under RIDDOR 1995 / ELCIR 1998. Failure to report an accident. No employers' liability insurance. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000708 (25/3/04) |
| PGM Ballscrews Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured using emery string on rotating 'test rig'. No RA or instruction. Unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000653 (25/3/04) |
| Merloni Domestic Appliances Ltd | Fined £2,800 under WHSWR 1992. Maintenance worker injured falling through one of three holes in mezzanine floor. Management aware of practice. No barriers or preventive measures. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000502 (25/3/04) |
| Conroy Brook Developments Ltd | Fined £18,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CDMR 1994. Two demolition workers exposed to asbestos insulation board. Survey available but not requested. Planning supervisor not competent. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000317 (25/3/04) |
| B Leckey Roofing | Fined £1,750 under CHSWR 1996. Injured falling 3.6m from flat roof edge whilst loading skip. No edge protection, method of work, RA, instruction or training. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000323 (25/3/04) |
| Mr Graham Dawson | Fined £500 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / PUWER 1998. Injured by 11m section of falling tree. Self employed tree-surgeon not trained to carry out chainsaw work from a rope and harness. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000439 (26/3/04) |
| North Quay Services Ltd t/a Eurosun | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. No safe system of work for moving coaches between yard and workshop. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000451 (26/3/04) |
| Mone Brothers Ltd | Fined £2,250 under EWR 1989. During construction, excavator struck 11kv power lines. Advice given but on visit 1 week later, no visible barriers or banksman and excavator working 9m from lines. Prohibition Notice served. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000562 (26/3/04) |
| Cheshire Home Design Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CDMR 1994. Planning supervisor, designer and principal contractor for extension. Worker injured falling 7m through fragile roof light. No H&S plans. Did not inform client of duties. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000381 (26/3/04) |
| Anglian Windows Ltd | Fined £21,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3 / CDMR 1994. Site supervisor injured during move of steel storage container when crane touched 11kv overhead lines. No construction phase H&S plan. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000384 (26/3/04) |
| Leslie Ward Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. Employee site supervisor injured during move of steel storage container when crane touched 11kv overhead lines. No construction phase H&S plan. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000385 (26/3/04) |
| Dane Housing (Congleton) Ltd | Fined £6,000 under CDMR 1994. Non employee site supervisor injured during move of steel storage container when crane touched 11kv overhead lines. No pre-tender H&S plan. Allowed principal contractor to commence prior to construction phase H&S plan. Failure to notify HSE. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000386 (26/3/04) |
| Reporting health and safety performance to be law. | Proposals for directors to provide shareholders with information on company objectives, including H&S performance. Those with quoted shares will have to provide an annual operating and financial review from 1/1/05. | 'Draft regs on the operating and financial review and directors' report. Con doc' DTI Internet: www.dti.gov.uk/cld/financial/review.htm Health & Safety Bulletin 2004 (329):4 |
| HSE to lose rail role rumour gathers speed. | After industry submissions to the Government's rail review, speculation is rife that the HSE will lose its rail safety function to the Office of the Rail Regulator. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):2 |
| Spurious sick-notes spiral upwards. | Another survey of GPs has found absence from work due to ill health is rising and that they consider up to 40% of requests for sick notes are 'suspicious.' | Norwich Union Healthcare Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):3 |
| NAO examines HSE construction sector's performance. | The National Audit Office's recent report on H&S in construction may not give enough emphasis to current areas of concern. (Dr J Anderson) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):4 |
| Resident drank caustic soda in care home. | Hallmark Healthcare fined £40,000 + £6,000 costs. Elderly resident with Alzheimer's drank from a jug containing sodium hydroxide-based liquid. Jug left unattended in an office accessible to residents. Lack of competence and poor management. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):8 |
| Two-tonne steel plate crushes Tyneside worker. | Hawthorn Leslie Fabrications fined £15,000 + £4,777 costs. Injured during dry dock repairs whilst moving steel plate balanced on top of a wheeled tower scaffold which collapsed. No RA or supervision. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):10 |
| Negligent construction chiefs must face jail, say union leaders. | Construction workers are 7 times more likely to be killed at work than workers in other industries and union leaders have called for prison terms for any negligent bosses. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):14 |
| EU issues guidelines on 'BAT' under IPPC. | The EU has produced guidelines on which emission standards and technologies represent Best Available Techniques (BAT) under IPPC. 'BREFS' (BAT ref docs) now available. | Internet: http://eippcb.jrc.es/pages/FActivities.htm Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):18 |
| Site manoeuvres. | Transport incidents, site vehicle safety and employers' responsibilities. (J Barker) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):22-24 |
| Hepatitis hotspots. | An overview of the disease and the worker groups at most risk from infection. (M Grant) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):26-28 |
| The good life. | The risks and difficulties managing H&S in the voluntary sector. (T Budworth) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):30-32 |
| Build tidy. | Managing slips and trips is central to achieving a step-change in construction site safety. (A East) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):35-36 |
| Top floor. | Optimal cleaning for safer floors in the food industry. (F Quirion) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):38-40 |
| IOSH - introducing Initial Professional Development (IPD). | Introduces the concept of IPD to IOSH. (H Harvey) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):48 |
| Recognised all over the world. | New ISO standard on the installation of safety signs in work areas and public places. | ISO 7010:2003 'Graphic symbols…' BSI Tel:020-8996-9000 Safety & Health Practitioner 2004 22(6):70 |
| Home Office blames devil and detail as Kill Bill misses spring release date. | After 4 years consultation on a new offence of corporate killing, the government still needs to resolve problems. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2004 (329):1 |
| Flawed assessment is fatal for teenager. | Phil HanLey Ltd fined £75,000 + £40,000 costs. 17 year old killed when struck by a pallet load of frozen food falling 10m. Inadequate RA. Previous similar accident. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2004 (329):4 |
| Health and safety: the state of play. | Table reviewing all HSC/E activity between 11/12/03 – 13/5/04. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2004 (329):8-14 |
| How low can you go? | Review of the requirements of draft noise regulations due in 2006. (C Dyer) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2004 (329):15-18 |
| A partnership approach to protecting agency workers. | The efforts of a water company and recruitment agency to protect temporary workers. (L Ponting) | Health & Safety Bulletin 2004 (329):19-21 |
| Law lords rule on teacher stress. | Former teacher, Mr L Barber awarded £72,547 damages against Somerset CC after the Law Lords overruled an earlier decision. Employers must take the initiative to protect employees vulnerable to stress. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):3 |
| Slips and trips studies: HSE want help. | HSE researchers are looking for workplaces willing to help with 2 studies relating to slip issues. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):3 |
| Kitemark scheme for electrical contractors. | New BSI voluntary Kitemark scheme for electrical contractors undertaking domestic installation work. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):5 |
| Potters Bar: Network Rail and Jarvis accept liability. | Network Rail and Jarvis have formally accepted liability for all legally justified claims in respect of the Potters Bar crash May 2002. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):5 |
| Good practice awards entries invited. | The European Agency for Safety & Health at Work is seeking nominations for Good Practice Awards for prevention of risks from construction and building activities. | Internet: http://ew2004.osha.eu.int/ RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):7 |
| The third aim. | The insurance industry and the DWP and whether their plans meet all of the government's objectives for ELCI. (R Mackmurdo) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):12-14 |
| Arresting stress. | Combating stress amongst police officers, civilian staff and their families. (N Cook & A Ince) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):16-19 |
| Working outdoors. | Undertaking an RA for those working outdoors. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):24-26,28 |
| Scrapheap challenge. | Musculo-skeletal damage and handling chronic pain. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):32-35 |
| Getting better at getting back. | New research and what small employers are doing to rehabilitate workers after illness or injury. (S Silcox) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):36-38 |
| Thinking harder about enforcement. | Outline of RoSPA's response to the HSC's review of the HSE's enforcement policy statement. (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2004 34(6):50-52 |
| Health and Safety Laboratory launches partnership project. | Development of an approach to reducing the costs of toxicology testing by minimising the time to generate computer models for biological systems. | Mr G Loizou HSL Tel:0114-289-2698 HSE Press Release E061:04 7/6/04 |
| HSE kicks off construction blitz. | During June inspectors will visit construction sites as part of a Europe wide campaign to reduce fatal and serious injuries. | 'FaTaL Risks Campaign' HSE Tel:01582-444248 HSE Press Release E081:04 7/6/04 |
| HSE publishes multilingual leaflets for summer gas safety checks. | Leaflets for landlords on new safety advice for gas consumers. Languages include Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, Gujarati, Hindu, Polish, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu and Welsh. | 'Gas appliances: get them checked, keep them safe' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/gasindex.htm HSE Press Release E082:04 8/6/04 |
| 11Kone Plc | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. Injured falling down a lift shaft during installation. Barrier edge protection provided but no steps taken to ensure it did not become displaced. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000342 (29/3/04) |
| Richard Soan Roofing Services | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CHSWR 1996 / MHSWR 1999. Apprentice roofer injured falling 3.5m through damaged glass roof light. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000351 (29/3/04) |
| Bremgreen Properties Ltd | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 & s21. Failure to comply with Improvement Notice regarding site fencing and transport controls. Previous advice over 2 years. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000378 (29/3/04) |
| Shanks Waste Services Ltd | Fined £6,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. During farm delivery, tipper lorry came into contact with 11kv overhead power line. Inadequate RA, training, supervision and system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000364 (30/3/04) |
| Anglian Water Services Ltd | Fined £9,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Sub-contractor's tipper lorry came into contact with 11kv overhead power line during farm delivery. Inadequate RA, training, and system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000365 (30/3/04) |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured at induction furnace trapped between platform and furnace deck plate. No RA. Previous incidents. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000635 (1/4/04) |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Fined £30,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999 / WHSWR 1992. Injured falling 3m from platform at holding furnace during maintenance work. No fall prevention. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000636 (1/4/04) |
| Treble Vision Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s33. Failure to comply with Improvement Notice for LEV and examination and testing of a spray booth. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000559 (2/4/04) |
Lucky escape for Houdini. |
During a FaTaL visit to a construction site, inspectors heard a faint meowing from under a recently laid floor. A black cat was released when the area was opened. Named Houdini, the cat is recovering with the RSPCA. | HSE Press Release E085:04 17/6/04 |
| UK opt-out from maximum 48 hour week may be scrapped, warns EC. | The EC has warned it might abolish the UK's opt-out from the max weekly working hours limit, or introduce other reforms which would effect it. | Safety Management 2004 (June):4 |
| Apprentice worker deaths. | The CCA has reminded employers and colleges of their responsibilities after 9 apprentice workers under 23 have been killed on placements funded by the Learning Skills Council. | Centre for Corporate Accountability Safety Management 2004 (June):4 |
| 'Revitalising' strategy update issued by HSE. | Report on achievements and the implementation of the 44 recommendations in 'Revitalising Health and Safety' Strategy. | 'Implementing RHS – progress report' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/revitalising/rhs.htm Safety Management 2004 (June):5 |
| HSE's enforcement record under fire. | House of Commons Select Comm told that lack of resources has meant that inspectors are failing to investigate enough workplace accidents. | Select Comm Final Report due July 2004 Safety Management 2004 (June):6-8 |
| Top 20 safety questions on-line. | HSE new web page containing advice on the 20 most frequently asked H&S questions. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/index.htm Safety Management 2004 (June):10 |
| Construction industry urged to improve safety by Audit Office. | A recent National Audit Office report has stated that the construction industry must do more to improve H&S. | Internet: www.nao.org.uk/pn/index.htm Safety Management 2004 (June):10 |
| Setting a tariff. | The aggravating and mitigating factors that usually determine the level of fine imposed by the courts for safety offences. (R Barber & G Knipe) | Safety Management 2004 (June):18-20 |
| Fatal quarry plunge costs firm £200,000. | Lafarge Aggregates Ltd fined £200,000 + £33,571 costs. Sub-contractor's worker killed falling 100' whilst repairing toe-boards on a walkway above a quarry. Believed he leant against a handrail which gave way. | Safety Management 2004 (June):24 |
| HSE warning over farming machinery. | Grimme UK Ltd fined £7,000 + £10,145 costs and R Thomas fined £1,000 + £5,198 costs. Farm worker injured in nip of imported prototype potato cultivator. No guards or pre-delivery check. | Safety Management 2004 (June):26-27 |
| Worker drinks pesticide. | Romney Marsh Potato Co fined £3,000 + £2,100 costs and director N Winmill fined £750 + £528 costs. Pesticide decanted into a milk carton and stored in an eating area. Worker injured after assuming carton contained orange juice. No safe system of work or training. Director failed to act. | Safety Management 2004 (June):27 |
| Firm fined after arm trapped in conveyor. | Grand Food Ltd fined £18,000 + £1,778 costs. Injured trying to unblock jar conveyor which was switched off but a colleague switched on again. Fixed guards absent for 7 months because starting gear was faulty. Failure to repair. | Safety Management 2004 (June):29 |
| Worker loses foot in unguarded machine. | Mondi Packaging (GB) Ltd fined £13,000 + £2,147 costs. Injured between 2 sections of conveyor whilst standing on it labelling stacks. No RA or safe system of work. | Safety Management 2004 (June):30 |
| Workplace equipment. | The major aspects of using work equipment safely - from computers to FLTs. | Safety Management 2004 (June):32-34,36,38,40, 42, 45 |
| Employment Agency law. | 'Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regs 2003' came into force on 6/4/04 requiring agencies to obtain information on the H&S risks identified by firms wishing to hire workers. | Internet: www.dti.gov.uk/er/agency/newregs.htm Safety Management 2004 (June):50 |
| COSHH case studies. | Produced for the HSE by the operators of major hazard sites, new case studies showing how to comply with the COSHH Regs. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/experience.htm Safety Management 2004 (June):51 |
| Dangerous goods. | HSE/DfT guidance leaflet for those involved in carriage of dangerous goods by road. | 'Ref .04DFT01 HSE Tel:0870-1226237 Safety Management 2004 (June):51 |
| Are you sitting comfortably? | Integrating safety, comfort and ergonomics into a product and how a similar combined approach between management and staff has led to a sharp drop in accidents. (S Lawton) | Safety Management 2004 (June):54-55 |
| Waste industry incident rates higher than construction. | Recent research shows that fatal incidents in the waste industry are 10 times the national average and accident rates 4 times the average. | 'Mapping H&S standards in the UK waste industry' RR240 Isbn 0-7176-2865-5 £35 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E083:04 16/6/04 |
| HSC publishes proposals to replace Offshore Safety Case Regulations. | Con Doc proposing updating the 1992 Regs to meet current circumstances. | CD198 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Press Release C025:04 18/6/04 |
| First Great Western Link | Fined £2,000,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. Ladbroke Grove accident. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000081 (5/4/04) |
| PD Edenhall Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst inside a mould being lifted on an FLT when the mould fell. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000824 (6/4/04) |
| Bredero Shaw Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a metal cutting guillotine. Finger guard had been moved. Poor training, guarding and maintenance. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000639 (6/4/04) |
| Squarepeg Designs Ltd | Fined £2,500 under PUWER 1998 / RIDDOR 1995. Injured whilst using a planer. Not reported to HSE until the company was told to during a routine inspection 10 wks later. | HSE Prosecution Case F050000174 (7/4/04) |
| BDB Dismantling Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Demolition worker killed when structure collapsed. Inadequate planning, no safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000394 (7/4/04) |
| Howarth Timber Group Ltd | Fined £16,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured manoeuvring side loading lift truck with his hand resting on the edge of the cab door. Noted another vehicle and took avoiding action, colliding with a skip. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000557 (8/4/04) |
| Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Lack of welfare facilities for manual staff at 5 locations. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000421 (8/4/04) |
| Surface Control (Glasgow) Ltd | Fined £5,000 under PUWER 1998. Killed in an unguarded pressure roller. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000627 (8/4/04) |
| Powerscreen Sales Scotland Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s6. Failure to ensure transfer conveyor designed and constructed to be safe and without risks to H&S. Person killed by unguarded roller. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000628 (8/4/04) |
| Identity cards pilot. | The Home Sec seeks to introduce ID cards nationally in 3 years and industry welcomed a pilot scheme involving 10,000 volunteers in Newcastle, Glasgow and Leics. | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(6):4 |
| Serious workplace accidents on the decline in the EU. | Between 1994-2001 serious accidents resulting in >3 days absence have decreased by 15% and fatal accidents at work have decreased by 31%. | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(6):5 |
| Workers urged to tighten belts for better productivity. | A Dept of Health report shows that overweight workers have become an added burden for many employers and companies are being urged to help improve the nation's health. | 'At Least Five a Week. Evidence on the impact of physical activity and the relationship to health' Internet: www.dh.gov.uk Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(6):10 |
| Wrist and hand protection. | Selection and effectiveness of products available to reduce injury to the hand and wrist in industrial or office environments. (D Abbott) | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(6):13-15 |
| Simply ergonomics. | Understanding ergonomic guidelines and standards. (D Abbott) | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(6):16 |
| Heavy metals – the health problems. | Adverse effects of heavy metals on health and the environment. (L Bamber) | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(6):23-24 |
| Back to basics - stress – it's not just a fashion! | In running a company - 6 factors which stimulate rather than stress the workforce. (L Waterman) | Health and Safety at Work 2004 26(6):25-26 |
| Charging concerns. | The Business & Community Safety Forum concerns over government plans to broaden the fire service charging regime. (P Castle) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):12-13 |
| Reform implications. | Implications for employers and the fire industry of the new Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. (R Barlow) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):14-15 |
| Effective enforcement. | The case for a more effective regime to enable fire authorities to better enforce fire safety in and around buildings. (I Gough) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):16-17 |
| Seeking approval. | The role of approved inspectors, Approved Doc B and fire authorities in approving fire-safe building. (T O'Neill) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):18-19 |
| Pressure protection. | New guidelines on design and protection of pressure systems to withstand severe fires. (T Roberts & M Scanlon) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):30-32 |
| Chain of safety. | New EC Directive on fire safety in road tunnels is to be implemented across Europe. (A van Dam) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):33-35 |
| Flexible performance. | Innovative methods used to provide sprinkler protection in modern storage facilities. (J Moore) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):37-39 |
| Enhanced protection. | Developments aimed at reducing the cost of sprinkler installation whilst improving effectiveness. (J Stephens) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):40-42 |
| Installation concerns. | New standards and rising steel prices increase the pressures on the sprinkler industry. (D Robinson) | Fire Prevention 2004 381 (June):44-45 |
| Working together helping to reduce fatalities in the Scottish agriculture industry. | Accidents in the Scottish agricultural industry claimed 7 lives in 2003/4 which is 4 fewer than the 11 in 2002/3. | Statistics available on 6/7/04 HSE Press Release E087:04 24/6/04 |
| Grampian Country Pork Buckie Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured when wall of a loading bank collapsed. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000640 (13/4/04) |
| Burton Foods Ltd | Fined £5,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured in clamp jaws. Failure to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000623 (14/4/04) |
| Mobile Doors Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a cross cut saw. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000465 (14/4/04) |
| Fascia Direct Ltd | Fined £3,500 under CHSWR 1996. Contractors working from scaffold without edge protection and with other defects. Previous warning and Prohibition Notice 1 month earlier. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000364 (15/4/04) |
| GF Bisset (Inverbervie) Ltd | Fined £750 under CHSWR 1996. Allowed work to be carried out in an unsafe manner. Workers were working from scaffold with inadequate guard rails. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000281 (15/4/04) |
| George Barnsley & Sons Ltd | Fined £1,500 under WHSWR 1992. Injured falling through floor whilst cleaning pigeon droppings from a bridge over a courtyard. Structure corroded and not maintained in a safe state. | HSE Prosecution Case F140000369 (15/4/04) |
| Saracen Skip Hire Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / WHSWR 1992. Injured between his lorry and a reversing tipper. Poor layout and pedestrian and transport segregation. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000425 (15/4/04) |
| Trannon Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s21 / CHSWR 1996 / CDMR 1994. Unsafe site. Risk of falls from height. Failure to comply with Improvement Notice regarding CDM. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000327 (16/4/04) |
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