WORKER PERMANENTLY PARALYSED AFTER FALL

A Northamptonshire painting and decorating employer has been sentenced after an employee sustained serious, life changing injuries after falling from height. On 7 August 2018, an employee of Ian Ramsay was severely injured when he fell from height whilst installing a roof ladder on a pitched roof at a property …

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THE 5 BIGGEST WORKPLACE FIRE HAZARDS

Fires can happen pretty much anywhere but are particularly common in the workplace. In the UK, there are approximately 16,000 non-residential fires reported each year, and a large proportion of these are found to take place at work. While the cause of these fires can be for any number of reasons, the …

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GET READY FOR BREXIT

If you’re a small business trying to get ready for Brexit, it’s important you continue to manage health and safety risks in your workplace. Health and safety law will not change after Brexit, whatever the scenario. We have made arrangements to ensure our health and safety laws and the protection …

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UNTRAINED WORKER DIED AFTER TREE FALL

A property investment company and its director have been fined after a worker fell from a tree causing fatal injuries. The incident happened on 27 September 2017. According to the HSE, untrained workers were tasked with taking down a large, dead sycamore tree on Ebers Road in Nottingham using a chain …

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