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H&S News December 2005
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| Responding to the 'Better Regulation' challenge. | Initial draft simplification plans for consultation, as part of HSE's commitment to deliver the wider 'Better Regulation agenda'. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/consult/live.htm HSE Press Release E157:05 29/11/05 |
| Accident investigation – there is a better way. | The Royal Academy of Eng'g has recommended that decisions on prosecuting companies and individuals after major industrial accidents should be made more quickly. | RAE 'Accidents and agenda' Isbn 1-903496-20-9 £50 Internet: www.raeng.org.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(11):1-4 |
| Gas fatality. | Transco fined £1m. After being readmitted to his property, resident killed when gas in his flat and a floor void ignited. Leak from a fractured gas main in front of the property forced evacuation earlier that day. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(11):4 |
| Bill on smoking. | A new Bill would ban smoking in workplaces, restaurants, most public buildings and pubs which serve or prepare food in England from 2007. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(11):7-8 |
| Illegal dumping. | Local authorities have extra powers to investigate fly-tipping and recover costs from offenders under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environmental Act. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(11):8 |
| Scientists beware. | Concern over research studies being misused by terrorists have led to major policy changes in UK research funding bodies. The MRC, Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Res Council and Wellcome Trust are altering procedures. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(11):13 |
| Views wanted on asbestos changes. | A new HSC Con Doc on proposed amendments to the Asbestos Regs and ACoP to implement revision to the EU Asbestos Worker Protection Dir 83/477/EEC. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/consult/live.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):2 |
| Hazardous waste registration. | It is now illegal not to be registered with the EA if you are a producer of hazardous waste, with fines >£5,000 in court and fixed penalty notices. | Env Agency Tel:08708-506506 Internet: www.environment-agency.gov.uk RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):2 |
| Quarry firm fined. | Lafarge Aggregates UK Ltd fined £200,000. Worker killed whilst operating a hydraulic stone breaker when a 14m, 70 tonne slab broke away and fell on the cab. Previous advice to reduce the height of quarry work at the face to 15m rather than 22m-32m, and poor weather conditions. | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):4 |
| Paint fumes to be reduced. | Chemical fumes in paints and varnishes are to be restricted under the Paints Dir which came into force in Nov and will affect both professional and do-it-yourself decorators. | Internet: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/airquality/ paints-directive/index.htm RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):9 |
| WHO issues hand hygiene guide. | To fight the spread of health care associated infections, WHO launched the global Patient Safety Challenge with the theme 'Clean Care is Safer Care'. | Internet: www.who.int/patientsafety/events/05/HH_en.pdf RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):10 |
| Health behind bars. | The increase of OH provision to the Prison Service. (E Gates) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):16-19 |
| Managing asbestos. | General advice on some safety checks that should be made effectively to manage asbestos within non-domestic buildings. (P Ellis) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):20-23 |
| Measure of success. | C Wendes, Ass Dir of H&S for IOW Healthcare NHS Trust recognises that audits help reinforce best practice and results can be fed back to improve staff training. (N Cook) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):28-32 |
| Performance and reporting. | Public reporting of corporate H&S performance has real benefits and demonstrates transparency and accountability. (R Bibbings) | RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Journal 2005 35(12):46-48 |
| Rail public inquiries: Work on recommendations heads for completion. | 10th progress report on recommendations following the Public Inquiries into the Southall and Ladbroke Grove rail crashes and the Joint Inquiry into Train Protection Systems. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railways/railpublic4.pdf HSC Press Release C031:05 24/11/05 |
| New Chief Executive arrives at Health and Safety Executive. | Geoffrey Podger has joined the HSE as its new Chief Executive. Previously he was with the European Food Safety Authority. | HSE Press Release E159:05 1/12/05 |
| HSE publishes investigation report into major incident at ConocoPhillips' Humber refinery. | The causes of the incident at the oil refinery when a pipe failed and 170 tonnes of LPG was released. Gas cloud ignited causing an explosion and fire. Failure to inspect parts of the pipe work. No analysis or record of operating changes. | 'Major explosion and fire at ConocoPhillips Ltd's Humber Refinery 16/4/01 (Link PDF 926Kb) HSE Press Release E159:05 1/12/05 |
| South Essex Stockholders Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Fall from height. Previous advice and enforcement for similar issues. | HSE Prosecution Case F070000524 (19/9/05) |
| Western Isles Health Board | Fined £7,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Staff involved in violence at work incident. Previous advice and recommendations on ending lone working. Reasonable precautions to minimise risks available. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000463 (19/9/05) |
| The Steel People Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured when struck by falling steel beam. Column not bolted down. No safe system of work for erecting steel beams. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000699 (19/9/05) |
| Durkan Pudelek Ltd | Fined £14,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Injured falling 5m through exposed joists and fragile ceiling. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000702 (20/9/05) |
| Melissa Cann t/a Fenton Timber Products | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. 18 year old injured whilst using a cross cut saw. Failure to ensure H&S of employees between 15/9/03-19/10/04. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000428 (22/9/05) |
| Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd | Fined £3,750 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Technician injured when a car fell from a Bradbury 2 post vehicle hoist. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000678 (23/9/05) |
| HSE to consider range of alternative penalties. | HSE is consulting on new ways to punish H&S breaches with a probable expansion of penalties being made available to courts. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):8 |
| After emergencies. | The ODPM and Welsh Assembly have published emergency planning guidance for clearing sites affected by natural disaster or terrorist attack. Shows Las, emergency services and companies how to restore normal services quickly. | Internet: www.odpm.gov.uk/embedded_object.asp?id=1123763 RoSPA Occup Safety & Health Bulletin 2005 34(11):9 |
| New asbestos rules ruffle industry's feathers. | Following HSC's Con Doc and draft ACoP on asbestos regs amendments, unions believe that the Control of Asbestos at Work Regs 2006 will relax the law. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):6 |
| Euro Parliament has its say on REACH. | At the Nov meeting of the European Parliament on the EU's draft REACH regs a mixture of amendments were adopted. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):7 |
| Employers who ignore stress will be sorry. | At a conference marking National Stress Awareness Day it was emphasised that organisations that do not take proactive measures to manage work-related stress will come under increased pressure from government. | Keynote presentation and HSE's guidance on stress management. Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/stress Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):10 |
| Respondents point to each other's shortcomings over electrocution. | Fujitsu fined £15,000. Peninsula Poling & Comm fined £3,000. Richard Hall fined £2,000. Crane driver working for Fujitsu's sub-contractor PPC killed unloading telegraph poles when crane arm touched overhead power lines. No training regarding overhead lines. The farm site not suitable for storing poles. Insufficient signage. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):12 |
| Firm delayed acting on risk of respiratory harm. | Thermo Radiometrie fined £16,000. No effective extraction system for lead and colophony fumes from rosin solder flux. 1999 RA identified requirements. Not progressed until 2003 Improvement Notices. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):13 |
| Lack of edge protection led to fall. | Sebden Steel fined £1,000. Injured falling 6m into an open pit whilst using a steel processing machine. Trying to put a band on a partially used coil of steel when the band snapped, the coil opened and pushed him into the pit. No edge protection. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):13 |
| Young worker fell from makeshift platform. | Iron Mountain Ltd fined £40,000. Injured falling 3.5m from unsecured boards erected between two warehouse racking units whilst removing boxes. No RA, safety measures nor competent supervisor. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):13 |
| Death at second Edinburgh hotel leads to £400k fine. | Whitbread Group Plc fined £400,000. Guest killed falling 35' from 3rd floor window. Although window restrictor in place, latch and screws missing. No suitable and sufficient RA, poor training in monitoring defects in window restricting mechanisms. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):14 |
| Carpet company in the dock following spate of incidents. | New Carpet Express fined £8,100. Four Improvement Notices and 5 accidents over 6 months. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):16 |
| Machinist lost arm after his overalls became entangled. | G&P Machine Shop fined £10,000. Machinist injured whilst machining a casting on a boring machine. Overall became entangled. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):16 |
| Liability for the borrowed employee. | A landmark Court of Appeal decision which means that more than one employer can now be held responsible for the unsafe acts of an employee. (K Bridges) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):19 |
| Unlock the potential. | The systems approach to worker involvement in S&H. What the HSE is doing and whether practitioners should examine the quantity and quality of worker involvement in managing H&S. (J Manson) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):37-39 |
| Malignant menace. | Controlling hazards leading to long-term disease like cancer, and techniques to deal with carcinogens which bring significant safety improvements. (Dr C Ide) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):41-44 |
| Changes afoot. | Under recent proposals, employers may have to send their first-aiders on an annual refresher course. (J Connelly) | DDE21 Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/ Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):47-48 |
| Exit strategy. | Physically disabled staff and preparing for emergency workplace evacuation. (B Scholes) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):50-52 |
| All in order. | Duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. From April 2006 ownership of the fire safety solution in premises will pass to the occupier and their workforce. (P Cox) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2005 23(12):54-56 |
| Government forges ahead with Hampton. | Government has finished consultation on proposals to change the penalties regime for H&S offences. The Better Regulation Bill will implement the more important recommendations made by the Hampton Report. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2005 (344):3 |
| New asbestos regs: three into one will go. | To implement amendments to the 1983 asbestos worker protection Dir by April 2006, the Control of Asbestos at Work Regs 2002, Asbestos (Licensing) Regs 1983 and Asbestos (Prohibition) Regs 1992 will be repealed and replaced with a single set of Regs supported by an ACoP. | 'Proposals for revised Asbestos Regs and an ACoP' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd205.pdf Health & Safety Bulletin 2005 (344):4 |
| BP appoints US safety review panel. | James Baker, former Secretary of State, is to chair an independent panel review of BP's corporate safety culture in N America. This follows explosions at the US facilities which killed 15 and injured 170 people. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2005 (344):4 |
| Minister gives 'green light' to retailers' self-regulation. | The 'Retail enforcement pilot' is a new scheme in parts of London and the West Midlands to see whether workplaces with the best safety records can be exempt from inspections. | Internet: www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/enforcement.htm Health & Safety Bulletin 2005 (344):5 |
| Railways - SPADs. | HSE figures show that 31 trains went through warning/stop signs during Sept which is 5 fewer than in the same period 2004. In future figures will be published quarterly. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/railways/spad/index.htm Health & Safety Bulletin 2005 (344):8 |
| Health and safety: the state of play. | Table reviewing all HSC/E activity between 2/6/05 – 9/11/05. | Health & Safety Bulletin 2005 (344):9-20 |
| Turning down the volume. | The new Control of Noise at Work Regs 2005 and what they mean for employers. (L Ponting) | Internet: www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051643.htm Health & Safety Bulletin 2005 (344):21-24 |
| HSC consults on proposal for a new workplace exposure limit. | New Con Doc on a proposal for a new Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) for respirable crystalline silica. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/consult/live.htm HSC Press Release C035:05 2/12/05 |
| New chief inspector of railways. | Ms Linda Williams has taken over as Chief Inspector of Railways replacing Dr Allan Sefton who has retired. | HSE Press Release E161:05 5/12/05 |
| Staff have to be happy, healthy and here to realise efficiency gains. | Recent speech by HSE's Deputy Chief Executive emphasised that managing employees' health and wellbeing could make a big difference to productivity and efficiency. | HSE Press Release E158:05 6/12/05 |
| Mark Pritchard | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured falling 5m from a Youngman board supported between towers whilst fitting UPVC soffits/facias. No fall protection. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000662 (26/9/05) |
| Smiths Construction (Gloucester) Ltd | Fined £12,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Young untrained worker injured falling 7m through fragile cement sheet roof. Inadequate training and supervision. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000703 (27/9/05) |
| Maddox Homes Ltd | Fined £11,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / CDMR 1994. Inadvertent exposure to asbestos during rebuilding work. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000681 (29/9/05) |
| HSE publishes up to date guidance on safe operation of vehicles in the workplace. | New guidance on all aspects of workplace transport. Aimed at managers and supervisors and useful to safety and union reps, contractors, the self-employed and employees. | HSG136 Isbn 0-7176-6154-7 £11.50 HSE Books Tel:01787-881165 HSE Press Release E163:05 14/12/05 |
| HSC admits failure to meet injury target. | The Government has failed to meet targets for reducing fatal and major injuries by 5% since 2000 although it has probably met the 10% target reduction in work-related ill health. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/targets.htm Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(12):3 |
| Wipe out unpopular work practices to reduce stress and emotional burnout, says new report. | New research by Lancaster Univ analysed >250,000 people and revealed those with low job satisfaction are more likely to suffer from poor self esteem, anxiety and depression. | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(12):4 |
| Avian flu – planning for a pandemic. | Business continuity under the threat of avian flu. (S Bean) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(12):10-11 |
| A breathtaking problem. | The latest developments to combat occupational asthma, the most frequently reported respiratory disease in the UK. (C Davis) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(12):12,13-14 |
| Silent night? | Workplace aggression and the problems for retail workers and others working face to face with customers. (R Bunn) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(12):19-20 |
| Drive to survive. | Business driving deserves the same thoroughness in risk management as any other work activity. (L Bamber) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(12):21-23 |
| Back to basics - Communication & consultation. | The best practice approach to workforce engagement. (L Waterman) | Health and Safety at Work 2005 27(12):24-25 |
| Living in luxury. | The fire engineering challenge of converting an old warehouse into a hotel. (A Greaney) | Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):17-20 |
| Sleeping standards. | Lack of a common European framework covering fire safety in sleeping premises. (B Parlor) | Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):21-23 |
| Mind one's business. | Outline of AstraZenica's fire safety advice to employees staying in hotels whilst on business. (P Camp) | 'Hotel fire safety' £15 Internet: www.icheme.org Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):24-26 |
| In good health. | Fire safety issues in UK healthcare premises. (P Aldridge) | Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):28-29 |
| A degree of safety. | Methods to reduce fire risks in university halls of residence. (I Jerome) | Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):30-33 |
| High profile. | England's first sprinkler installation in a high-rise apartment building proved its worth during a recent fire. (C Lowe) | Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):34-35 |
| Dollars and sense. | Following further research in the USA there are more calls to fit sprinkler systems in homes. | Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):39-40 |
| Dress code. | Selection and maintenance of protective clothing for fire-fighters. (I Rich) | Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):47-49 |
| Positive benefits. | The use of positive pressure ventilation and the latest equipment. (A Shiner) | Fire Prevention 2005 399 (Dec):52-53 |
| 'Plan to involve workers' Lord Hunt tells local authorities. | Lord Hunt, Minister responsible for H&S has called on LAs to ensure they make worker involvement a key element if their programme for 2006/7. | HSE Press Release E162:05 14/12/05 |
| HSE statement: Buncefield Oil Depot investigation. | Following the extinguishing of the fires at the site the investigation will pass to the HSE and EA who form the Competent Authority under the COMAH Regs 1999. | HSE Press Release E164:05 15/12/05 |
| Quarry industry beats 'hard target'. | The quarry industry has surpassed its "Hard Target" by reducing all reportable injuries by 52% in 5 years, from 655 to 317 in 04/05. | HSE Press Release E165:05 15/12/05 |
| Lafarge Roofing Ltd | Fined £130,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst cleaning mortar build-up from waste conveyor. No guard, safe system of work and plant not locked off. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000421 (3/10/05) |
| David Kerr | Fined £1,000 under CHSWR 1996 / MHSWR 1999. Inexperienced and untrained worker injured falling 14' whilst sheeting roof of agricultural building. No safe system of work, fall prevention or edge protection. Duty holder previously warned. | HSE Prosecution Case F210000468 (3/10/05) |
| Georgian Scaffolding Services Ltd | Fined £2,000 under CHSWR 1996. Scaffold tube dropped striking a member of the public. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000709 (5/10/05) |
| Kara-Grain D'Or Ltd | Fined £10,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 / PUWER 1998. Injured on a butter pump. | HSE Prosecution Case F050000199 (6/10/05) |
| Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust | Fined £5,000 under MHSWR 1999. Guilty plea. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000428 (6/10/05) |
| Multigas Services Ltd | Fined £7,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Guilty plea. | HSE Prosecution Case F060000429 (6/10/05) |
| Laing O'Rourke London & South East Ltd | Fined £12,000 under HASAWA 1974 s6 / CHSWR 1996. Injured when a 400kg gate came off its track and fell. No end stops fitted to gate. Designed in house, no independent checks prior to fabrication and installation. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000714 (6/10/05) |
| Work-related violence 'up by a third' says study. | The British Crime Survey 2004/05 revealed there were 655,000 incidents of violence at work compared to 451,000 in 2003/04. | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):3 |
| HSE Infoline number changes. | The HSE's Infoline contact details have changed, with the cost of calls reduced to local rates. | Tel:0845-345-0055 Fax:0845-408-9566 e-mail:hseinfoline@natbrit.com Safety Management 2005 (Dec):4 |
| Government backs union project to tackle workplace bullying. | Amicus has launched the 'Dignity at Work Partnership' a large project to help employers and their staff tackle bullying. | Internet: www.dignityatwork.org Safety Management 2005 (Dec):5 |
| Boss jailed after excessive hours culture leads to fatal accident. | B Alcock, director of Future Driving Services gaoled for 3 years for manslaughter. Cyclist killed by company lorry during a cycle race. Driver fell asleep after driving 41 out of previous 57 hours. Staff encouraged to work long hours. | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):10 |
| Time well spent. | Changes in the prison environment at Doncaster Prison have meant a safe place to learn a trade or become involved in environmental activities. | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):14-17 |
| Building company prosecuted after HSE inspector spots unsafe scaffolding work. | Cowlgrove Ltd fined £16,000. Subcontractor's workers seen by inspector working on unsafe scaffold at risk of falling 5m. No guard rails and unsecured ladder. Previous Prohibition Notice on managing risks of work at height on same site. No H&S plan. | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):19 |
| Two killed in hotel Legionnaires case. | Copthorne Hotel fined £40,000 / Kelly Kempen (Link Unit) fined £7,500 / Christopher Purslow (H&S consultant) fined £4,000. Between 1999-2000 2 died and 5 people became ill following an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease at the hotel. Humidifier in dining room buffet unit incorrectly installed by engineers unaware of risk. Hotel's H&S co-ordinator not properly training. No RA. Hotel's H&S consultant failed to highlight the risks. | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):23 |
| Property firm fined £20,000. | Optima (Cambs) Ltd fined £8,000 + £13,151 costs. Following a tip-off, inspector found 2 mobile access towers incorrectly braced and scaffold boards without edge protection. Ladders too short and unsecured. CDM notification not visible nor able to be produced. | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):23 |
| Severed finger leads to fine for joinery firm. | Allan Marshall (t/a AMC Joinery) fined £15,500. Injured using a vertical spindle moulder not fitted with limited cutter projected tooling. Other woodworking equipment poorly guarded. Previous Prohibition Notices. No safety policy or written RA. This and other accidents not reported. | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):27 |
| Occupational health. | Occupational skin disease and its contribution to occupational ill health statistics. (C Packham) | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):29-30,32,34 |
| Occupational health – Constructing Better Health. | Short and long-term goals of 'Constructing Better Health' a 2 yr OH pilot study running in Leicestershire since 2004. (L Waterman) | Safety Management 2005 (Dec):37-39 |
| Paper industry guidance. | HSE guidance on reeling and slitting machines (winders). Includes risk control measures for each stage of operation. | 'Rewinding paper safely:…' Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/papindx.htm Safety Management 2005 (Dec):43 |
| Shopworkers' safety website. | New website to keep TU safety reps informed of the latest developments in H&S. Includes discussion forum. | Internet: www.usdaw.org.uk/healthandsafety Safety Management 2005 (Dec):43 |
| Case studies. | Marking the mid-point of the 'Revitalising H&S' initiative, the 8 case studies cover construction, food, offshore, glass and quarry industries. | Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/revitalising/progress.htm Safety Management 2005 (Dec):43 |
| Business benefits. | The European Agency for Safety & Health at Work has launched a website setting out the business benefits of H&S. | EASHW Business benefits. Internet: http://osha.eu.int/business Safety Management 2005 (Dec):43 |
| HSC orders HSE investigation of Buncefield oil depot incident. | The HSC has formally asked the HSE / EA to investigate the incident at Buncefield oil depot, appoint an investigation board with an independent chairperson and make a special report to the HSC as soon as possible. | HSC Press Release C033:05 20/12/05 |
| Middleton Paper Co Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. 18 yr old injured whilst working on a paper sheeting machine. Guard removed and machine hand fed. | HSE Prosecution Case F100000732 (10/10/05) |
| Bruntwood Estates Ltd | Fined £50,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. 11 year old killed in mechanism of automated roller shutter door at multi-storey car park. RA not suitable or sufficient. Car park used as play area. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000448 (10/10/05) |
| Superglass Insulation Ltd | Fined £3,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3 / MHSWR 1999. Tanker driver injured falling 3m from top of tank when section of grating gave way. Contractors employed to clean out 3m deep buffer tank and, to gain access, part of walkway removed. Additional access to tank via a ladder but when alighting on top, no edge protection. | HSE Prosecution Case F200000697 (11/10/05) |
| JP & M Sharpley & Son | Fined £5,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2 & s3. 23 year old Polish agricultural student injured falling through fragile roof light whilst cleaning gutter. Lack of comprehension of duty to workers, 2 further incidents. No H&S training or awareness. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000403 (12/10/05) |
| Leiths (Scotland) Ltd | Fined £1,750 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Van driver killed in collision with lorry reversing across road to deliver road surfacing material to site. No adequate measures to control reversing vehicles. | HSE Prosecution Case F230000551 (12/10/05) |
| British Millerain Co Ltd | Fined £5,000 under PUWER 1998 / MHSWR 1999. Injured between roller and fixed bar of oiler machine. Poor guarding. No suitable and sufficient RA. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000463 (13/10/05) |
| Rob Dale (t/a Daleborne Timber Products) | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst operating a rip saw without riving knife in place. Poor guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000479 (14/10/05) |
| Matthew Osborne (t/a Daleborne Timber Products) | Fined £2,500 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Injured whilst operating a rip saw without riving knife in place. Poor guarding. | HSE Prosecution Case F030000481 (14/10/05) |
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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