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H&S News September 2005
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| Local authority/HSE partnership is set to change for the better. | The HSC has agreed a series of proposals for new governance and liaison arrangements between the HSE and LAs. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):8 |
| Fines are not enough to deter environmental offenders. | The average fine for environmental offences has decreased to £8,500 and the EA has called for the use of other deterrents such as anti social behaviour orders (ASBOs)and vehicle and equipment seizure. | 'Spotlight on business' Internet: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444255/1110581/ Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):6 |
| Public inquiry called for into Glasgow plastics factory blast. | A group of academics have presented findings of their independent investigation into the blast which killed 9 and called for a public inquiry. The Crown Office is still considering the report of the formal investigation. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):7 |
| Working Time jurisdiction dispute settled in favour of offshore employees. | A Scottish employment tribunal has decided that the Working Time Dir does apply to UK oil employees working offshore. There will be a further hearing on the issue of annual leave. | 'Working Time Regs' Internet: www.dti.gov.uk/er/work_time_regs/ Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):8 |
| Risk of machine jamming was not assessed. | Fine Lady Bakeries fined £150,000. Engineer killed falling onto floor after being struck by bar which he had been using to unjam the rachet mechanism on a bread-cooling rack. No RA for unjamming the rack. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):13 |
| Crush case highlights importance of training. | McNicholas Construction Services fined £50,000. Young worker killed by 1 tonne bundle of steel rods which came loose from their sling and fell. Working under load, placing blocks to enable the slings to be removed. Poor instruction and training particularly in slinging of loads. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):14 |
| Employee trapped by roll cage costs supermarket group. | Somerfield Stores t/a Kwik Save fined £7,000. Injured by a roll cage which fell off a delivery truck which was using an unsuitable area for loading instead of the loading bay. Poor RA and management. Inadequate training and job description. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):14 |
| Fines follow fatal fall from defective ladder. | Lorimer Electrical fined £7,500 and Primex Plastics fined £10,000. Lorimer employee fatally injured falling 5m from ladder whilst replacing fluorescent light bulbs. Defective ladder. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):17 |
| Lorry reversed over worker's leg. | Aberdeenshire Council fined £3,500. Foreman injured by reversing lorry during roadworks on a narrow country road. No banksman. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):18 |
| Hearsay: pure and simple. | The implications for H&S cases of new provisions under the Criminal Justice Act governing the admissibility of 'hearsay' evidence. (M Appleby) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):21 |
| Stand up for who you are. | In the current climate, a time for safety practitioners to defend their profession and make the case for sensible risk management. (L Ward) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):37-40 |
| Expect the unexpected. | The unpredictability of risk in certain circumstances and how so-called 'dynamic risk' should be managed to ensure the safety of employees and others. (D Spencer) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):43-44 |
| Question time. | Help make the most of the opportunity that a job interview offers. (P Smith) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):47-48 |
| Notes of caution. | The Noise at Work Regs will not apply to the music industry for another 2 years. The prevention of hearing damage amongst musicians and why the extra time is needed. (A Wright Reid) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):51-54 |
| Nursing invisible wounds. | Musculoskeletal disorders – pain for the sufferer and a pain for H&S practitioners. (C Butterfill) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):56-57 |
| Reference point for engineering inspection. | Independent engineering inspection and certification body SAFed (Safety Assessment Federation) has launched a new website. | Internet: www.safed.co.uk Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):67 |
| Construction project management. | The BSI has issued a draft standard on project management in the construction industry. | BS 6079-4 £20 BSI Tel:020-8996-9001 Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):67 |
| New partner in standardisation. | The national accreditation service UKAS is to become the fourth partner in the National Standardisation Strategic Framework. It will partner the DTI, CBI and BSI. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):74 |
| How do you fare? | The results of the latest IOSH/Macmillan Davies Hodes Salary and Attitudes survey. (G Jolliffe) | Internet: www.iosh.co.uk/salarysurvey Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(9):86,88 |
| Have fun at the fair – with a bit of care. | HSE is advising parents to take simple precautions when visiting funfairs and theme parks with their children. | HSE Press Release E111:05 23/8/05 |
| Latest occupational health statistics published. | 'Occup Health Statistics Bulletin 2004/05' shows that specialist doctors in the Health and Occupation Reporting network saw 23,000 new cases whilst the most common work related illnesses were musculoskeletal disorders. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/ohsb0405.pdf HSE Press Release E112:05 26/8/05 |
| Sales agent fined for producing false asbestos packaging certificate. | Sarah Jean Earney fined £2,500. Self-employed sales agent produced a false certificate of packaging performance for plastic bags used to carry asbestos waste. | HSE Press Release E113:05 26/8/05 |
| Court case against Transco – Health & Safety Executive statement. | Transco Plc fined £15m. Explosion at Larkhall killed a family of four. The Head of HSE's Chemicals Unit Scotland stated that the investigation had been very detailed and paid tribute to the investigation teams. | HSE Press Release E114:05 26/8/05 |
| HSE advises caution in the use of gas forges. | The HSE is advising caution after the investigation of several complaints relating to the flame failure devices (FFDs) on gas forges used mainly by farriers. | HSE Press Release E115:05 30/8/05 |
| HSE publishes revised Personal Protective Equipment guidance. | Revised guidance to help employers who supply and use PPE at work. Updated to reflect changes to the Regs and developments in PPE. | 'PPE at Work Regs 1992' Isbn 0-7176-6139-3 £8.95 HSE Books Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E116:05 30/8/05 |
| Back breaking work. | HSE study compared the routines of 6 professions to highlight the average weight lifted. Supermarket home delivery people topped the League of Heavy Lifters with 4,000 kgs a day. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):10 |
| Lone workers' violence fear. | New survey by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust found that 1 in 10 lone workers in the NHS, housing and local government have been subjected to violence during their working day. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):4 |
| Guard poisoned by fumes. | Philip Royle, chairman of Royle Security, fined £50,000. Security guard died from CO poisoning. Petrol driven generator used in unventilated area to provide light and hot water. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):5 |
| Companies fined for asbestos management failure. | Huntsman Advanced Mat (UK) fined £25,000 and Patrick B Doyle Ltd fined £23,000. Asbestos disturbed during laboratory refurbishment. Neither client nor contractor held a licence to remove asbestos. No precautions or protective clothing. Poor RA. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):8 |
| UK decontamination service launched. | New service to be launched in Oct will provide expert advice and guidance on the decontamination of buildings and environment after chemical, biological radiological or nuclear incidents. | Internet: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/risk/cbrn/index.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):9 |
| Work-related stress guidance. | Two new publications, one from a partnership including the DTI, CBI, HSE and TUC, on the implementation of the voluntary European Social Partner Agreement on Stress and the other from the TUC aimed at safety reps. | Internet: www.dti.gov.uk/er/work_related_stress_guide.pdf Internet: www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-10147-f0.cfm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):10 |
| Radiating confidence? (Pt 1) | Protective measures against radiation, whether natural or created by man. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):14-18 |
| Maintenance operations. | Assessing maintenance risks. The main hazards for maintenance workers and others, and what measures can be taken to control the risks to their H&S. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):26-29 |
| Conflict resolution. | Paramedics and health-care workers regularly face violence from the public as they try to do their jobs. (N Cook) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):32-36 |
| Getting 'risk aversion' in proportion. | Comments on the speeches of Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and the 'compensation culture' of the PM. (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(9):50-51 |
| Tube drivers' safety fears. | Drivers on the London Underground are concerned for safety after the bombing in July. There is confusion about exactly what they should do in the event of a suspected terrorist attack. | RoSPA Safety Express 2005 (Sept/Oct):1 |
| Staircase collapse leads to death of employee. | McLaughlin & Harvey fined £10,000 / Foylespan Floors fined £10,000 / Patrick Murphy fined £2,500. Contractor's worker killed falling 17m during construction work in NI. Floor slab failed and 8 staircases collapsed. Poor safe system of work. No detailed RA or method statement. | RoSPA Safety Express 2005 (Sept/Oct):6 |
| Blast from the past. | Limestone quarrying at Shap Beck, Cumbria. (P Heslop) | RoSPA Safety Express 2005 (Sept/Oct):10-11 |
| Advice for teachers on terrorist attacks. | The education union ATL and the British Red Cross have issued guides to teachers on how to deal with the issues surrounding a terrorist attack. | Internet: www.atl.org.uk Internet: www.redcross.org.uk/lbak RoSPA Safety Express 2005 (Sept/Oct):18 |
| Calculate your noise risk. | The HSE has launched a free noise calculator that can help work out overall daily noise exposure. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/noise/index.htm RoSPA Safety Express 2005 (Sept/Oct):19 |
| Construction Health and Safety campaign back on the road. | The 'Working Well Together' campaign will again visit construction workers at their places of work during Sept/Oct. | Internet: www.wwt.uk.com HSC Press Release C022:05 1/9/05 |
| Commissioner launches 2005 Construction Health and Safety Roadshow. | Danny Carrigan launched the 'Working Well Together 2005 H&S Roadshow' at a Persimmon Homes site in Lothian. | Internet:www.wwt.uk.com HSC Press Release C023:05 5/9/05 |
| Safety Minister congratulates manual handling initiatives at launch of HSE and Step Change in Safety stand. | Lord Hunt of Kings Heath launched the Joint HSE/Step Change in Safety stand at the Offshore Europe Exhibition on 6/9/05. | HSE Press Release E117:05 5/9/05 |
| Get it right when working at height. | HSE has joined Dulux Decorator Centres to promote safer working at height practices to painters and decorators. | HSE Press Release E119:05 5/9/05 |
| Offshore health and safety targets will not be met without renewed impetus from industry, warns HSE. | HSE has urged the offshore oil and gas industry to increase its efforts to meet the 2010 target of safest sector in the world as set by the industry's own Step Change in Safety initiative. | HSE Press Release E118:05 8/9/05 |
| Bournemouth Borough Council | Fined £10,500 under PUWER 1998. Agency worker injured between moving land train carriage and seafront railing whilst helping set up for the day. No H&S information or instruction. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000755 (20/6/05) |
| MRF Fabrications Ltd | Fined £1,500 under PUWER 1998. Fabricator injured whilst using a Pearson 155 tonne press brake fitted with infra-red vertical light curtains. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000757 (20/6/05) |
| Fourmasters Ltd | Fined £5,000 under PUWER 1998. Failure to adequately guard guillotine machine. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000726 (20/6/05) |
| Christopher Dodd t/a Town Builders | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Three persons replacing the roof of a semi-detached house not provided with adequate edge protection. Three previous warnings. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000656 (21/6/05) |
| Ernest Ireland Construction Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Fall from height although unable to identify exact cause. Unsafe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000657 (21/6/05) |
| CMP Batteries Ltd | Fined £6,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured in unguarded chain and sprocket drive on pasting machine. Poor maintenance. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000458 (22/6/05) |
| Hunt & Rogers Automotive Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured using a Fobco drilling machine whilst wearing gloves. Neither guard nor jig being used. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000711 (23/6/05) |
| Laing O'Rourke Midlands Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Part of load struck men working on the ground. Load incorrectly slung. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000607 (23/6/05) |
| Colin Beal | Fined £4,000 under CHSWR 1996. Construction worker injured falling 3.2m through a fragile rooflight. Principal Contractor failed to take suitable steps to prevent falls. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000601 (27/6/05) |
| DA Green & Sons Ltd | Fined £30,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured when steel beam fell during erection of new structure. No proper support. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000653 (28/6/05) |
| Norman Steel | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Killed whilst re-loading a fertiliser spinner. Crushed between FLT and spinner when FLT's handbrake failed. Poor maintenance on FLT and lifting equipment. Unsafe system of work. No LOLER examination on FLT. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000664 (29/6/05) |
| Bedfordia Motor Holdings Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. During removal of spray-booth from ex-body shop, purchaser injured falling through fragile rooflight. Bedfordia controlled building. No fall prevention, RA and non compliance with CDM. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000583 (30/6/05) |
| South Edinburgh Amenities Group | Fined £300 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Wheelchair of non-employee fell into a gap between passenger lift and door frame of bus. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000673 (1/7/05) |
| Scorpion Site Services Ltd | Fined £2,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. 2.7m long steel beam fell 12m from window opening onto public roadway. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000520 (1/7/05) |
| Peter Alan Bell | Fined £1,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Killed after coming into contact with a live electric shower unit during refurbishment of a flat. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000566 (1/7/05) |
| Installation & Refurbishment Solutions Ltd | Fined £30,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Subcontractor's worker killed after coming into contact with a live electric shower unit during refurbishment of a flat. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000569 (1/7/05) |
| Hunt to launch new workers webpages at TUC. | Lord Hunt of Kings Heath launched the HSE's revised Workers' Webpage at the TUC Congress. The pages include information on H&S roles and responsibilities of employees, including the rights of agency workers. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/workers/index.htm HSE Press Release E120:05 9/9/05 |
| Reduce costs for safer firms, TUC urges insurers. | Recent TUC report urges insurance companies to offer lower employers' liability premiums to firms with accredited H&S practices, claiming that the Assoc Br Insurers' scheme launched 2 years ago had been largely ignored. | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):4 |
| Assessing risks of highly glazed buildings. | Aimed at construction professionals, a new BRE publication for RA and risk management at every stage of the life-cycle of a highly glazed building. | Building Research Establishment BR482 Isbn 1-86081-760-2 £47.50 Tel:01344-404407 Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):4 |
| SMEs need to wake up to policy management. | An IMIS survey reveals that, in 40% of SMEs, half the staff do not read and agree to comply with company policies. SMEs also underestimate the cost of managing policies and compliance and do not take advantage of technology. | Inst for the Management of Information Systems Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):6 |
| Skin deep. | Working with chemicals and the prevention of work related skin disease. (B Rajan & N Vaughan) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):13-14 |
| Talking back. | Ergonomics and effective safety communications are required to prevent musculoskeletal injuries in the UK waste industry. (D Abbott) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):17-19 |
| Reach for your chemicals. | The proposed new chemicals legislation for the EU. (L Bamber) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):24,26-28 |
| Be heard. | How to use communication as a safety improvement tool. (J Gilbertson) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):30-31 |
| Basically safe? | How some employers are tackling poor literacy and numeracy to enable workers to better participate in H&S at work. (D Cochran) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):32-33 |
| Preventing skin disease. | The team approach to preventing work-related dermatitis. (C Davis) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(9):38-39 |
| Working at height training. | The possible training implications from the Work at Height Regs 2005 are under examination by the Advisory Comm on Work at Height Training, a body set up by the HSE as part of the Fall from Height Priority Programme. | Internet: www.acwaht.org.uk Health and Safety at Work 2005 (Sep) Training & Communications Suppl:2 |
| Noise and vibration roadshows launched. | Joint EEF / HSE roadshow to highlight the risk of HAVs following the introduction of the Control of Vibration at Work Regs 2005. | Tel:0845-345-0055 Health and Safety at Work 2005 (Sep) Training & Communications Suppl:4 |
| Assessing your needs. | How you should assess your training requirements and select the right training to meet workforce needs. (G Fallaize) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 (Sep) Training & Communications Suppl:6-7 |
| Developing a training policy. | How to make sure that those at work are competent to fulfil their roles in controlling risk. (D Goodhew) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 (Sep) Training & Communications Suppl:9-10 |
| Staff buy-in. | Developing an H&S training programme is the first step towards ensuring staff change their working practices. | Health and Safety at Work 2005 (Sep) Training & Communications Suppl:13-14 |
| The height of competence. | Working at height - adopting a responsible approach to training can help reduce injury and death and provide a safe working environment. (G Willmott) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 (Sep) Training & Communications Suppl:17-18 |
| Putting your foot down. | How training can reduce accident levels on British roads, where 30% of all miles driven are by at-work drivers. (C Lee) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 (Sep) Training & Communications Suppl:21-22 |
| Asbestos dust hazard – training to beat asbestos deaths. | The Control of Asbestos at Work Regs 2004 and the implications for H&S training. | Health and Safety at Work 2005 (Sep) Training & Communications Suppl:24,26 |
| Ladders are not banned – but they should be used sensibly. | An HSE spokesman on BBC's Newsnight dispelled the myth that window cleaners can no longer use ladders because they are banned by the Work at Height Regs. Sensible risk management being the key to securing compliance with H&S regulations. | HSE Press Release E120:05 9/9/05 |
| Quarterly statement of incidents at nuclear installations. | There was one incident in the period 1/4/05-30/6/05. | NSDI Tel:0151-951-4103 HSE Press Release E121:05 14/9/05 |
| Vantico Ltd | Fined £25,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CDMR 1994. Failed to properly manage construction work involving removal of asbestos insulation board. Substantial contamination. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000457 (4/7/05) |
| G & A Leisure Ltd | Fined £35,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. 14 year old employed as assistant gamekeeper under a part-time work placement from school, found fatally injured after using his employer's ATV to feed pheasants on the shooting ground. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000521 (6/7/05) |
| W & M Thompson (Earthworks) Ltd | Fined £1,250 under PUWER 1998. Killed whilst using a tele-handler during demolition work. Tele-handler in poor state of repair. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000638 (6/7/05) |
| JJ McGinley Ltd | Fined £18,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Four slightly injured when 2nd floor collapsed during construction. Floor overloaded, in unfinished state, no warnings or instruction. Insufficient loading area and instruction to crane operator. Principal contractor. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000663 (6/7/05) |
| Ranch Trucks & Trailers Ltd | Fined £1,200 under DSEAR 2002. Injured when chemical fumes ignited. Cut the top off a steel drum which had previously contained methoxypropanol. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000441 (7/7/05) |
| David McLean Contractors Ltd | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured falling 15' whilst helping to push a pallet of bricks across a cast iron bridge when a panel collapsed. No structural survey of bridge. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000647 (7/7/05) |
| Who's afraid of the vibration regs? HSE seeks to reassure employers. | The HSE has stated that the new Control of Vibration at Work Regs which came into force on 6/7/05 do not place any complicated demands on employers. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/information.htm Safety Management 2005 (Sept):2 |
| Union calls on EC to ban worker 'tagging'. | The GMB has called on the EC to ban a certain work use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology) claiming it is being used to track workers in wholesale distribution. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):2 |
| Union calls for action on Scottish work deaths. | Scotland has a higher work fatality rate than the rest of Britain and the TGWU has called for the Scottish Parliament to speed up the introduction of corporate killing legislation. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):3 |
| Scottish law chief orders inquiry into Brent Bravo oil rig deaths. | The Lord Advocate has overturned the decision not to hold a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of 2 men on Shell's Brent Bravo offshore platform. They were overcome by hydrocarbon gas whilst inspecting a patch on a leaking pipe. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):5 |
| Finding a sensible approach to risk. | Debate on whether red tape and the fear of litigation are leading to a culture of risk aversion. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):6-7 |
| New CDM regs must be supported by ACoP, says construction groups. | The Construction Confed and the Assoc for Project Safety have supported proposed changes to CDM Regs but believe that a new ACoP should be provided. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):8 |
| Hatfield rail crash manslaughter charges dropped. | Manslaughter charges have been dropped against Balfour Beatty and 2 senior managers, and 3 senior managers from Railtrack. The trial continues. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):8 |
| Health & Safety Best Practice – networking event launched. | In Jan 2006 the British Safety Council will host the first Health & Safety Best Practice Exchange. Supported by the HSE, it is designed to distil knowledge and experience into practical plans for H&S. | Internet: www.safety-exchange.co.uk Safety Management 2005 (Sept):13 |
| Explosion death boss' conviction overturned. | Garage manager G Hawkins had a manslaughter conviction quashed when Court of Appeal ruled that a statement should not have been admitted. Gaoled for 9 months after the death of an apprentice mechanic killed in a petrol explosion. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):14 |
| Workplace smoking ban on the way for Scotland and Wales. | The Scottish Parliament has approved the Smoking, Health and Social Care Bill that will lead to a complete smoking ban from 26/3/06. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):18-19 |
| Electrical waste law delayed for a second time. | The Jan 2006 deadline for implementation of the UK's producer responsibility for WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) will be missed and will now start in June 2006. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):20 |
| Fine after Bath Spa fatality. | Mowlem Plc fined £8,000. Carpenter killed, probably falling from a ladder, during snagging on a roof following main construction work. Ladder not tied or footed. No safe system of work, edge protection or harness. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):28 |
| Baker's arm severed by milling machine. | Russells Food Ltd fined £25,000. Injured in moving rollers of dough machine whilst cleaning bowl. Guard broken and interlock inoperative for some time. | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):32 |
| Managing slips and trips. | The main steps required to prevent slips and trips in the workplace. (T Davies) | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):35-36,38 |
| Managing slips and trips – correct footwear. | Selecting safety footwear with the appropriate level of grip and comfort for work. (P Hamer) | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):41-42 |
| Pickin' up bad vibrations? | HSE's Vibration Policy Adviser explains the main requirements of the new Control of Vibration at Work Regs 2005. (B Coles) | Safety Management 2005 (Sept):44-46,48,50 |
| Hazardous waste changes. | An EA survey revealed that 66% of SMEs were unaware of the tighter controls on hazardous waste disposal that came into force in 2005. | Hazardous Waste Regs 2005 Internet: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waste Safety Management 2005 (Sept):51 |
| ODPM announces locations of regional control centres. | The locations of 7 of the 9 new regional fire control centres in England has been announced. | Fire Prevention 2005 396 (Sept):4 |
| Design and build. | Report on the consultation on proposed changes to Part B of the Building Regs in England and Wales. | Fire Prevention 2005 396 (Sept):13-16 |
| Structured debate. | New structural fire engineering guidance sets out a process for ensuring safer performance-based design. (C Bailey) | Fire Prevention 2005 396 (Sept):27-30 |
| Standing tall. | Report on the 3 year technical investigation of the World Trade Centre collapse which concluded with 30 recommendations for tall buildings. | Fire Prevention 2005 396 (Sept):31-33 |
| Single minded. | Call for fire safety guidance for single-storey warehouses to be used more effectively. (P Jackman & R Davies) | Fire Prevention 2005 396 (Sept):40-41 |
| In the picture. | Thermal imaging is useful for predicting equipment failures and preventing fires. (S Brooker) | Fire Prevention 2005 396 (Sept):52-55 |
| Custodial sentence for company director following paper shredder fatality. | Mr P White, director of MW White Ltd gaoled for 1 year. Worker killed whilst clearing blockage in paper shredding machine when machine started. No isolation or safe system of work. Poor instruction, training and supervision. Dust in electrical controls. | HSE Press Release E122:05 15/9/05 |
| Construction company fined for WAHR breach. | Michael Mills t/a MB Mills General Contractors fined £3,000. One week after the WAHR came into force, 3 employees used unsecured ladders to access a pitched roof. No RA, scaffold or roof ladders. Workers created holes in the close boarding as footholds. | Work at Height Regs 2005 Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg401.pdf HSE Press Release E124:05 16/9/05 |
| New chief inspector of construction at HSE. | Mr Stephen Williams has taken up his appointment as HSE's Chief Inspector of Construction. | HSE Press Release E123:05 20/9/05 |
| London City Bond Ltd | Fined £50,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Measures not in place to ensure safe use of an FLT. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000517 (11/7/05) |
| Aggregate Industries UK Ltd | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Engineer injured falling from mobile plant. | HSE Prosecution Case F120000541 (11/7/05) |
| KW Purvis & Son Ltd | Fined £4,000 under CHSWR 1996 / MHSWR 1999. Injured by collapse of unsupported trench. RA had not considered collapse. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000588 (11/7/05) |
| BAE Systems Marine Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured in mechanism of travelling crane during installation on a ship under construction. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000438 (13/7/05) |
| Mr Graeme Wallace | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Employee of another company injured by a parcel cage which had fallen from forks of FLT driven by Mr Wallace, Depot Manager. | HSE Prosecution Case F190000457 (13/7/05) |
| Harry Mark Hall t/a Hall Hunter Partnership Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Two farm workers killed entangled between rope and rotating shaft whilst using a tractor mounted hydraulically driven machine to wind rope. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000551 (14/7/05) |
| Aventis Service Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Two farm workers killed entangled between rope and rotating shaft whilst using a tractor mounted hydraulically driven machine to wind rope. Company had neither money nor assets. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000552 (14/7/05) |
| Mark Andrew Hall t/a Hall Hunter Partnership | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Two farm workers killed entangled between rope and rotating shaft whilst using a tractor mounted hydraulically driven machine to wind rope. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000555 (14/7/05) |
| Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming) Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Two farm workers killed entangled between rope and rotating shaft whilst using a tractor mounted hydraulically driven machine to wind rope. | HSE Prosecution Case F020000556 (14/7/05) |
| Triplex Components Machining Ltd | Fined £9,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured using a twin spindle pillar drill whilst wearing gloves. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000419 (14/7/05) |
| Tyson Environmental LLP | Fined £4,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured in unguarded conveyor. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000457 (14/7/05) |
| BH Wilson & Son | Fined £8,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / CAWR 2002. Injured falling 3.4m through fragile asbestos roof sheets whilst helping to clean valley gutter of barn. | HSE Prosecution Case F150000600 (15/7/05) |
| HSE publishes new guidance on hand arm vibration. | New guidance on HAV gives advice on what needs to be done to reduce and control the risks under the Control of Vibration at Work Regs 2005. | L140 Isbn 0-7176-6125-3 £13.95 HSE Books Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E125:05 29/9/05 |
| Working Well Together roadshow comes to London. | The WWT 2005 roadshow arrived in London after visiting 1,300 workers on sites. It will visit another 5,700 workers during the remaining 3 weeks tour. | Road show tour dates. HSC Press Release C024:05 26/9/05 |
| Precision Polymers & Reclaim Ltd | Fined £9,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Failure to control risk of legionnella in a cooling tower. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000772 (18/7/05) |
| QS Enamellers & Polishers Ltd | Fined £6,500 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Failure to control risk of legionnella in a cooling tower. | HSE Prosecution Case F010000773 (18/7/05) |
| Mondi Packaging (GB) Ltd | Fined £16,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst manually rethreading corrugating machine. No suitable and sufficient RA or adequate training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000540 (18/7/05) |
| Tasty Bake Ltd | Fined £4,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured whilst cutting bale straps on palletised meat delivery. Unsuitable blade. No suitable and sufficient RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000724 (18/7/05) |
| Calvin Scott | Fined £600 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Cockler and party stranded on Warton Sands. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000428 (18/7/05) |
| Advance Housing Ltd | Fined £8,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. Injured whilst handling boards. Poor training, instruction and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F090000442 (19/7/05) |
| PR Sharpe | Fined £300 under ELCIR 1998. No employers' liability insurance at estate agency. Partner. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000847 (19/7/05) |
| CA Sharpe | Fined £300 under ELCIR 1998. No employers' liability insurance at estate agency. Partner. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000848 (19/7/05) |
| Starlight Bedrooms Ltd | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. 20 year old killed by falling stack of timber. Unsafe system for storing and moving large timber boards. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000450 (20/7/05) |
| Fenner Dunlop Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst clearing blockage in a VMI cooler stacker. No safe system of work. | HSE Prosecution Case F180000436 (20/7/05) |
| The Brick Business Ltd | Fined £10,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / MHSWR 1999. Injured in conveyor belt roller. No guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000480 (22/7/05) |
| Jason Rose t/a Prodem | Guilty conditional discharge under CAWR 2002 / CHSWR 1996. Demolished asbestos cement clad building by smashing sheets, tracked machinery through debris and lifted persons in bucket of tele-hander. Fully aware of control measures but did not implement any. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000544 (22/7/05) |
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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