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H&S News February 2005
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| Constructing better health receives financial boost. | 'Constructing Better Health', the construction industry's pilot scheme has received a pledge from the Assoc of British Insurers for contributions of £100,000 for both 2005 and 2006. | HSE Press Release E015:05 28/1/05 |
| New standards. | BSI have issued new editions of BS 5839:2002 and BS 5588:2004 fire related standards. | Internet: www.bsi-global.com Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):5 |
| Legal mechanisms. | The implementation and enforcement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. (Prof AR Everton) | Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):14-17 |
| Fundamental change. | Recent Government research recommends changes in building codes and fire and rescue service operational procedures. | Inf on projects involved. Internet: www.odpm.gov.uk/fireresearch Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):18-21 |
| Fault finding. (World Trade Centre 11/9/01) | USNIST report endorses findings of the initial investigation that suggested the significant role of fire in triggering the collapse of the twin towers. | US Natl Inst of Standards & Technology. Further information. Internet: http://wtc.nist.gov Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):22-24 |
| Staying power. | The need for a fire engineer to remain with a project to ensure all fire safety systems are programmed and commissioned correctly. (N Hewitt) | Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):25-27 |
| Constructive criticism. | Proposed new regulations for safety and management in the construction industry will devolve responsibility to clients and designers. (D Cowles) | Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):28-29 |
| Effective delivery. | Issues relating to 3rd party attestation and certification of fixed extinguishing systems. (Dr P Moore) | Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):35-36 |
| A tight situation. | Work in confined spaces requires a communication system based on a good RA. (A Ibbetson) | Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):40-42 |
| Upwardly mobile. | The EU looks to implement a new emergency services system for calls made from mobile phones. (H Argyros-Farrell) | Fire Prevention 2005 388 (Jan):46-47 |
| Safety visits raise awareness but reveal farmers still taking risks. | A recent farm vehicle safety campaign has revealed an improvement in awareness of the need for safety training but 57 Enforcement Notices were issued. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/information.htm HSE Press Release E014:05 26/1/05 |
| HSC offer noise control help for textiles and footwear industries. | The HSC's Textiles Industry Advisory Comm is holding an open meeting in Leicester on 16/3/05. | e-mail: wendie.drammeh@hse.gsi.gov.uk HSC Press Release C003:05 31/1/05 |
| Companies fined £95,000 following workplace fatality. | Consultant structural engineer, Lindsay Barr, fined £45,000. Principal contractor, David O'Keefe & Co Ltd, and Britin Constr Ltd each fined £25,000. Romanian worker killed when 1.5 tonne wall section fell. No RA, structural investigation or precautions. | HSE Press Release E016:05 1/2/05 |
| Alward Tool & Engineering Ltd | Fined £1,750 under PUWER 1998. Power press being used to prove tools. No guards or safety devices fitted. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000684 (22/11/04) |
| John Edward Moxon | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / ALR 1983. Builder removed asbestos board, knowingly exposing workers and contaminating domestic garage. Unlicensed. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000487 (22/11/04) |
| Mr RA Hemmings t/a RA Hemmings | Fined £500 under EWR 1989. Struck a 11kv cable during installation of traffic signals. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000369 (23/11/04) |
| Beemac Property Services Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s21 / CHSWR 1996. Inadequate management and control of traffic on construction site. Non compliance with Improvement Notice requiring a traffic plan. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000409 (23/11/04) |
| P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea) Ltd | Fined £225,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / DR 1988. Whilst out of his vehicle, worker killed by a reversing Kalmar stacker reach truck. | HSE Prosecution Case F170000418 (24/11/04) |
| Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd | Fined £15,000 under CDMR 1994. Collapse of support frames during the erection of a pedestrian walkway. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000492 (24/11/04) |
| Ancillary Components Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Failure to prevent members of the public from gaining access to an effluent lagoon. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000392 (25/11/04) |
| Martins Foods Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. A packer injured falling 3m through roof of a walkway whilst undertaking maintenance. Inadequate instruction and supervision. Not competent for job. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000441 (25/11/04) |
| Neerock Ltd | Fined £15,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Plumber injured falling 6m through section of fibre cement roof which failed during removal of roofing sheets. No RA or safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000425 (25/11/04) |
| Corporate killing reform hits another stumbling block. | The draft Bill on corporate manslaughter is now unlikely to be published until the spring. The second reading is due 4/3/05. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):6 |
| HSC decides on the two-metre rule. | Following debate, the HSC has finally decided against retaining the 2-metre rule for the construction industry in the Work at Height Regs. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):7 |
| Driver was unable to stop dump truck. | John Roberts Ltd fined £10,000. Driver injured when loaded 45 tonne dump truck overturned falling 10m. Foot brake unable to control descent of ramp. Poor maintenance and inspection. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):11 |
| Exploding pressure vessel was not adequately maintained. | Clariant Life Sci Molecules UK fined £100,000. Injured when lid of a pressurised vessel blew off after trying to tighten lid to control a leak. No instructions or safe system of work. Poor maintenance and inspection. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):12 |
| Crush death costs firm £105,000. | Safedit UK (now CovPress) fined £105,000. Killed when stillages toppled over after FLT driver in another gangway struck the bottom of the stack. Poor RA. Previous similar incidents. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):16 |
| No easy way out. | Physical features of the workplace and reasonable steps to remove, alter or avoid some if companies are to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act. (K Bridges) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):19 |
| Courting controversy. (Pt 1) | Why magistrates make the decisions they do. Apparent anomalies between penalties. (C Hudson) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):34-36 |
| Inviting a fevered response. | The knowledge, tools and expertise are available to reduce the risks to those who may come into contact with dangerously high temperatures. (K Parsons) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):38-41 |
| A passive partnership. | HSC/E occupational health resources and the need to place OH at the heart of the wider public health agenda. (P Rimmer) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):43-45 |
| Hygiene hiatus. | H&S and the role of the occupational hygienist. (L Morgan) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):46-48 |
| Health of nations. | The task of setting up an OH programme in Indonesia for 5,000 people from varied backgrounds. (Dr H Franois) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(2):51-53 |
| MORR awards from RoSPA for fleets. | RoSPA's new award will recognise the efforts of businesses to reduce deaths and injuries on UK roads. Entry open to organisations with a fleet of vehicles. | 'Managing Occupational Road Risk Awards' Helpline Tel:0870-777-2091 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(2):2 |
| Safety of people with disabilities factsheet. | European factsheet on the workplace safety of people with disabilities, looking at how to ensure safety and health whilst avoiding discrimination. | Internet: http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/ factsheets/53/en/index.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(2):6 |
| Birth marks. | The Equal Opportunities Comm receive more complaints from women over pregnancy at work than any other cause. (E Gares) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(2):18-22 |
| Pathology laboratories. | Controlling the risks to staff in the NHS. (N Cook) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(2):28-30,32 |
| Purchasing RPE. | When to provide RPE, what to look for when selecting it and whether it is suitable for its purpose. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(2):36-39 |
| Waking up to fatigue. | Examining the cyclical link between stress and fatigue which is not addressed in HSC guidance. (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(2):50-51 |
| HSE publishes first annual statement of health and safety law changes. | The HSE has published the first annual statement of changes to domestic occupational H&S law which will be implemented on either 6/4/05 or 1/10/05. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/regulations HSE Press Release E017:05 7/2/05 |
| G Fry Demolition Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Pedestrian worker injured on demolition site when excavator driver moved vehicle. Poor visibility aids, system of work and site organisation. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000493 (29/11/04) |
| Voyager Foods Ltd | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured trying to clear a blockage at the cutting mechanism of a thermoformer. Removed the guard. Poor guarding, training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000462 (30/11/04) |
| Endermol Entertainment UK Plc | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CAWR 1987. Contractors disturbed asbestos lagging whilst installing equipment in a building later used to film a TV programme. No asbestos survey provided. | HSE Prosecution Case F050000186 (1/12/04) |
| Foilhope Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Property managers of a building in which contractors disturbed asbestos lagging whilst installing equipment. Failure to provide asbestos survey. | HSE Prosecution Case F050000187 (1/12/04) |
| Mr Lewis Rupert Wratten | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s42. Farmer failed to comply with court order requiring erection of fencing around the farm to prevent animals straying. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000833 (1/12/04) |
| SCA Packaging Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Machine operator's glove removed on powered rollers of YSF printer slotter. No guarding and dangerous parts regularly accessed. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000460 (1/12/04) |
| Robert Forman | Fined £400 under CHWR 1966 / CHSWR 1996. Work at height carried out without preventive measures on development site. Poor co-operation and co-ordination of contractors. No scaffolding or inspection records. Inadequate welfare facilities. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000632 (1/12/04) |
| Hunter Construction (Aberdeen) Ltd | Fined £800 under CDMR 1994. Inadequate precautions to ensure co-operation between contractors in relation to the use of scaffolding. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000649 (1/12/04) |
| KB Plumbing & Heating | Fined £1,300 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / GSIUR 1998. Undertook gas fitting whilst inadequately trained and not CORGI registered. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000443 (2/12/04) |
| MacDougall & Masson Ltd | Fined £1,100 under CHSWR 1996. Erection of timber house undertaken without adequate measures to prevent falls. Inadequate welfare facilities. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000329 (2/12/04) |
| Savill Fabrications Ltd | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Steel erector injured falling 2.5m from a wall. Unsafe system of work. No RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000479 (2/12/04) |
| Freedom of information law gives public better access to HSE data. | The HSE's Freedom of Information website provides links to a wide range of data. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/foi/index.htm Safety Management 2005 (Feb):8 |
| BSC launches new scholarship scheme for qualification training. | The British Safety Council programme is designed to support the Government White Paper '21st Century Skills'. | Safety Management 2005 (Feb):3 |
| MPs urge more effort on site safety. | New report suggests the HSE needs to do more to improve construction safety standards, including carrying out unannounced inspection blitzes. | Internet: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/ committee_of_public_accounts.cfm Safety Management 2005 (Feb):6-7 |
| HSC consults on chemical labels. | New Con Doc on proposed amendments to CHIP 2002 on classification and labelling of dangerous chemicals. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd202.pdf Safety Management 2005 (Feb):8 |
| Noise theme for Euro safety week. | The European Week for S&H runs from 24-28/10/05 and its theme this year is 'noise.' | Info pack. Internet: http://agency.osha.eu.int/index_en.htm Safety Management 2005 (Feb):10 |
| Changes to COSHH. | The HSC has confirmed that the existing exposure limit system for workplace chemicals will be replaced with a single standard. | Safety Management 2005 (Feb):13 |
| Consultation on tackling MSD. | EC consultation with employers and trade unions on whether to introduce a new Directive on preventing musculoskeletal disorders at work. | Internet: www.europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/ news/index_en.htm Safety Management 2005 (Feb):14-15 |
| TUC attacks absence claims. | New TUC report claims UK workers take less sick leave than their counterparts in other European countries. | Internet: www.tuc.org.uk/welfare/tuc-9208-f0.cfm Safety Management 2005 (Feb):16 |
| Engineering solutions. | Meeting the challenge of safety at one of the world's leading offshore fabrication companies. (R Owens) | Safety Management 2005 (Feb):18-20 |
| Tile company fined £10,000. | Sandtoft Roof Tiles Ltd fined £10,000. Injured when loading shovel overturned. Acting as stand-in driver with only 30 mins training. Vehicle had previously overturned 3 times. | Safety Management 2005 (Feb):25 |
| Morrison fined over site accidents. | Morrison Constr Serv Ltd fined £72,500 / East West Dev Ltd fined £10,000. Two injured when sandbag barrier collapsed during construction of a culvert. Change to construction, poor communication and supervision. Also incident when subcontractor's worker killed during installation of a sewer pipe. Poor method statement. | Safety Management 2005 (Feb):26-27 |
| Farm fined for truck death. | EW Pepper Ltd fined £20,000. Hungarian student killed whilst riding on an FLT which overturned. Student driver unauthorised and untrained. Keys left in trucks. Poor supervision. | Safety Management 2005 (Feb):27 |
| Tackling noise and vibration at work. | The main proposed changes to the Noise at Work Regs and the new duties facing companies under the forthcoming Control of Vibration Regs. | Safety Management 2005 (Feb):32-34,36,38,40,42 |
| Ladder guidance sheet. | BLMA guidance and RA templates on the safe use of extension ladders and stepladders at work. | British Ladder Manufacturers' Assoc. Internet: www.ladders-blma.co.uk Safety Management 2005 (Feb):49 |
| Farmyards are not playgrounds – children and young people must always be kept safe on the farm. | Two new leaflets, one for children and one for adults, aimed at helping reduce the accidents and incidents of ill-health affecting children on farms. | 'Be responsible children…' and ''Farms are not playgrounds…' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk HSE Press Release E018:05 10/2/05 |
| HSE response to education select committee report into school trips. | Comments by HSE's DDG Justin McCracken on the report by the Education Select Committee on school trips. | HSE Press Release E019:05 10/2/05 |
| Exotic Farm Produce Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling 2.6m from gantry whilst pushing a pallet of produce when gantry doors were open. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000465 (6/12/04) |
| Avon & Somerset Constabulary | Fined £1,000 under WHSWR 1992. Police sergeant injured falling into exercise yard from flat roof used as smoking area at police station. No measures to prevent falls. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000742 (7/12/04) |
| Stuart Jones | Fined £300 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Employee of Ben Shaws Ltd disabled a safety device. Fellow worker injured. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000580 (7/12/04) |
| Michael Bradley | Fined £350 under HASAWA 1974 s7. Employee of Ben Shaw Ltd. Approved disabling of a safety device. Fellow worker injured. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000582 (7/12/04) |
| Broadblue Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst using a vertical spindle moulding machine without backstop, guard or jig. No instruction, training or supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000480 (9/12/04) |
| Robinson Healthcare Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Agency worker injured by conveyor. Previous advice and enforcement regarding machinery safety. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000467 (9/12/04) |
| GTC Chemical Services Ltd | Fined £1,800 under CAWR 2002. Undertook to clean-up a workshop potentially contaminated with asbestos, without knowing what type of asbestos was involved. No RA, written safe system of work or suitable control measures. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000663 (9/12/04) |
| Quantock Plastics Ltd | Fined £2,600 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. 17 year old injured whilst using a milling tool. No guard on chuck. Written safety policy and RA drafted but were not implemented at the time. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000741 (10/12/04) |
| Albanwise Ltd | Fined £1,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling 2.5m out of potato box, balanced on the raised forks of FLT being used as improvised work platform. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000583 (10/12/04) |
| Rieter Automotive Great Britain Ltd | Fined £4,000 under WHSWR 1992 / MHSWR 1999. Pedestrian injured by reversing HGV whilst changing battery on FLT. No traffic routes, pedestrian vehicle segregation or RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000693 (13/12/04) |
| Rieter Automotive Great Britain Ltd | Fined £2,000 under WHSWR 1992. Visiting HGV driver injured when FLT skidded on oil spillage. No effort to clean-up spillage or cordon area. Second workplace transport accident in 4 months. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000692 (13/12/04) |
| Sprite Labels Ltd | Fined £7,500 under PUWER 1998. Printing machine had been used for some time with guards removed and interlock defeated. | HSE Prosecution Case F130000469 (13/12/04) |
| North East Tyre Collections Ltd | Fined £8,700 under ELCIR 1998. Injured whilst trying to remove piece of rubber from conveyor. Inadequate guarding. No employers' liability insurance. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000458 (13/12/04) |
| Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Partially sighted school pupil injured falling from access ramp into open manhole. Failure to ensure safety. Inadequate RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000439 (13/12/04) |
| Crystalware Ltd | Fined £2,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured by drive train chain and sprocket on a conveyor. No guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000524 (14/12/04) |
| The Business Case for Health and Safety – campaign launched today. | HSE launches campaign to persuade businesses that sensible H&S management is beneficial to both profitability and staff. | Case studies. Internet: www.betterbusiness.hse.gov.uk/ HSE Press Release E024:05 21/2/05 |
| Derailment trial opens at Old Bailey. | Balfour Beatty and Railtrack (Network Rail) face various corporate manslaughter and H&S charges arising from the Hatfield derailment in 2000. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(2):1-2 |
| Municipal waste. | England is introducing the world's first municipal waste allowance trading scheme to encourage sustainable practices such as composting biodegradable material. | Internet: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/ localauth/lats/index.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(2):7 |
| Computer screens. | A recent study indicates that LCD screens have ergonomic advantages. Flicker, electromagnetic fields and heat are reduced. | Project leader Per Nyln, Stockholm. email: per.nylen@av.se RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(2):10 |
| Transport of radioactive materials. | The new revised version summarises uses of radioactive materials, types of packaging and containers used in transport, labelling and packaging regulations and radiation doses received during routine transportation. | NRPB Internet: www.nrpb.org/understand/transport/transport.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(2):14 |
| Civil liberties. | Government consultation with local responders on the draft regulations and guidance to support the new Civil Contingencies Act. | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):9 |
| Exit strategies. (World Trade Centre 11/9/01) | New research has made some key findings on human behaviour and emergency service response during high rise evacuations. | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):14-16 |
| Human touch. | The need for fire engineers to consider human behaviour when developing evacuation strategies. (N Hoffmann & P Steenbakkers) | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):18-19 |
| A question of use. | The use of fire extinguishers to fight fires in commercial premises. (A Baldwin) | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):20-21 |
| Health plans. | Hospitals should consider manual handling and cross-infection when devising evacuation management plans. (S Clark) | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):22-23 |
| Safety to a fault. | The importance of fault-free detection and alarm systems. (N Woodward) | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):32-33 |
| Open market. | An increasing demand by companies for open protocol systems when replacing or upgrading fire detection and alarm systems. (K Bishop) | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):34 |
| Voice of experience. | Design of sounders and the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act. (B Choppen) | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):35-37 |
| Turning on the heat. | Review of Building Disaster Assessment Group's new research suggests changes to fire-fighting equipment, techniques and facilities are necessary. | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):39-42 |
| Asset protection. | On site fire fighting capability at SembCorp Utilities large industrial sites on Teesside. (R Gilbey) | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):43-45 |
| Money and sense. | The need for more funding and expertise to ensure that UK schools are properly protected from fire. (G Ellicott) | Fire Prevention 2005 389 (Feb):46-47 |
| British Sky Broadcasting forum recognises importance of staff/management dialogue on health and safety. | HSE has welcomed a Sky initiative to involve staff in a dialogue about a wide range of workplace issues including H&S. | HSE Press Release E021:05 18/2/05 |
| HSE to publish web report of school activity tragedy to share the lessons learnt. | HSE has announced website publication of the report on the drowning of a 10 yr old during a school trip to the Lake District in 2002. | Report due 9/3/05. Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/schooltrips HSE Press Release E022:05 20/2/05 |
| Offshore health and safety statistics 2003/04. | Fatal and major injury rates per 100,000 workers decreased from 310.4 in 2002/03 to 271.4 in 03/04 although there were 3 fatalities. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/statistics/hsr0304 HSE Press Release E023:05 21/2/05 |
| Builder convicted for assaulting HSE inspector. | Eric Dawson gaoled for 4 months following attack on an HSE Inspector who called him down from dangerous work 5m above pavement. On industrial staging, no fall prevention for himself, tools or materials falling onto passers by below. | HSE Press Release E025:05 22/2/05 |
| HSE announces site blitz. (Healthy Handling 2005) | During March, the HSE will be visiting construction sites nation-wide in a bid to reduce serious work-related ill health. | HSE Press Release E026:05 22/2/05 |
| £650,000 fines following sugar factory death. | British Sugar Plc fined £400,000 / VM Plant Ltd fined £250,000. Dispatch clerk killed by shovelling vehicle. No safe system of work or vehicle/pedestrian segregation. Poor RA. Failure to provide adequate driver training. | HSE Press Release E027:05 22/2/05 |
| J&T Beaven Ltd | Fined £3,500 under PUWER 1998. Disabled worker injured on chamois staking machine during training. Failure to check and maintain safeguards. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000730 (15/12/04) |
| William Cook Leeds Ltd | Fined £14,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured by rotary valve at base of LEV dust extraction hopper. No RA, safe system of work, isolation or lock off. Inadequate guarding, information, instruction, training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000568 (15/12/04) |
| Bee Jay Scaffolding Ltd | Fined £26,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CHSWR 1996 / RIDDOR 1995. Scaffold contractor yard labourer injured falling 5m when sent to do site work. No training. Scaffolder in charge also untrained. Replacement labourer also untrained. Accident not reported. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000489 (15/12/04) |
| Cofton Construction Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. Accident on construction site. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000548 (15/12/04) |
| Birthday Bouncers | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. School pupils slightly hurt when bouncy slide deflated and overturned. When erected only 1 of the 4 anchor points had been used. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000447 (16/12/04) |
| Edmund Nuttall Ltd | Fined £13,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Employees and non-employees riding in Wonderwagon propelled by road-railer. Worker injured when wagon became detached. Not suited for carrying people. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000034 (16/12/04) |
| Lindsay Plant Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Non-employee injured riding in Wonderwagon when it became detached from road-railer which was propelling it. Not suited for carrying people. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000035 (16/12/04) |
| First Engineering Ltd | Fined £3,600 under RSCR 2000. Dutyholders. Employees and non employees riding in Wonder wagon propelled by road-railer. Non employee injured when wagon became detached. Not suited for carrying people. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000036 (16/12/04) |
| Mr Lynn Taylor | Fined £1,000 under MHSWR 1999. Injured falling from greenhouse frame during deglazing. Inadequate RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000436 (17/12/04) |
| Omega 247 Security Ltd | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Student died from CO poisoning whilst working as part-time security guard. Took petrol driven generator into show home he was guarding. Poor precautions, although 2 persons stated they advised against action. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000703 (17/12/04) |
| Anthony Eden | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s37. Student died from CO poisoning working as part-time security guard. Took petrol driven generator into show home he was guarding. Poor precautions, although 2 persons stated they advised against action. Company director. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000704 (17/12/04) |
| Wales & West Passenger Trains Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Injured in auxiliary drive belt whilst fault finding on locomotive. Inadequate RA and unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F220000087 (17/12/04) |
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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