Organisations call for a focus on keeping staff safe as UK riots raise personal safety concerns. The British Retail Consortium has expressed concern for its members following recent rioting across the UK. Much of the disorder took place within high streets with shops being targeted for looting. The disorder began …
Two companies have been fined after a father-of-three was crushed to death by a machine. Mr Hartley, was a self-employed engineer from Sheffield who had been hired by Premier Engineering Projects Ltd to replace machinery at a materials recycling facility on Twelvetrees Crescent, Bow, London. The 48-year-old led a group …
An industrial door firm has been fined £165,000 after it admitted safety failings that led to the death of an employee. Thirty-three-year-old Mark Mathers was strangled by his own hoodie when it became trapped in the mechanics of a roller door at Specialist Cars Volkswagen in Aberdeen. He died three …
Tata Chemicals Europe Limited has been fined after a man died following an incident while erecting a scaffold tower in a chemical plant in Northwich. Michael Densmore, from Halewood in Merseyside, died following complications to the wound he sustained after his right foot slipped into a trough containing a liquid …
Major players including Network Rail, Vodafone and Southern Water pledge support to initiative. SHP’s campaign to make PPE inclusive for all workers has been given a major boost after a swathe of big businesses backed its initiative by signing a pledge and agreeing to a charter of action points. The …
New research reveals UK fire services attended 46% more fires linked to Lithium-ion batteries in 2023 compared to the previous year. Data collected by the business insurer, QBE, suggests the batteries that power electric vehicles such as bikes, scooters and cars, were involved in almost three fires a day last year, …
A drinks company has been fined £14,000 after a man’s finger was amputated after being caught in bottling machinery. Daniel Richardson was helping a colleague who was encountering problems with a bottle capping machine at the plant in Leicestershire on 17 January 2022. The then 32-year-old reached into the machine …
How can OSH professionals manage conflict in the workplace to ensure a harmonious and safe environment for all? Unaddressed tensions at work can incur big costs, whether you’re concerned for your people, your reputation or your bottom line. Analysis by Acas, the UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (2021), estimated …
A food manufacturer has been ordered to pay fines of more than £800,000 for safety failings after two separate incidents led to two workers having their fingers amputated. On 16 November 2022, a 22-year-old worker at Pork Farms’ bakery in Nottingham had one of his fingers amputated after his hand …
A building firm has been fined £133,000 and ordered to pay £8,500 in prosecution costs after a 22-year-old worker was crushed to death by an excavator. James Rourke had only been working for Materials Movement for a few months when the vehicle struck him, causing catastrophic injuries. The firm had …
