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Contractor fined after worker left paralysed by falling tree
A contractor from Dorset has been fined after a tree fell onto a forestry worker and left him with life-changing injuries. Gerald...
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Oct 23, 20241 min read
Company fined following crane collapse
A company has been fined after a crane collapsed at its site on Falmouth Docks, putting more than 250 people at risk. Emergency services...
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Oct 16, 20241 min read
World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2024
Stress affects people differently – what stresses one person may not affect another. Factors like skills and experience, age or...
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Oct 10, 20241 min read
Manufacturing company fined as worker suffers six bone fractures
Andrew Elson, from Rugby, suffered multiple fractures to the ulna and radius bones in his right arm while working at Screening...
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Oct 2, 20241 min read


The Importance of Comprehensive Training in the Safe Use of Abrasive Wheels...
Safety should always be the priority in every industry. Especially when it comes to machining and fabrication, understanding the safe use...

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Sep 18, 20241 min read


🔎QUALITATIVE FACE FIT TESTING - Cutting Through the Confusion 🔍
In the realm of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Qualitative Face Fit Testing stands as a crucial and often misunderstood component....

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Sep 17, 20241 min read
National Grid fined £3.2million after pylon worker suffers serious burns
Justin Hollins was working replacing step bolts on the pylon at Treforest Industrial Estate in Pontypridd, when he received an electric...
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Sep 11, 20242 min read


Protecting Workers Health - Dust Campaign
Exposure to dust can risk your long-term health. Not today, but years down the line. Dust particles can be 100 times smaller than a grain...
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Sep 4, 20242 min read
Woodworking company fined following collision death
On 29 April 2019, Thomas Brooke was walking across the yard at John Brooke (Timber Treatments) Limited in Nottingham. A wheel loader,...
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Aug 28, 20242 min read
Multi-national food company fined after worker loses fingers
Kerry Ingredients (UK) Limited received the fine following an incident at its factory in Hillington on 4 August 2021. The 39-year-old man...
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Aug 21, 20241 min read
Asbestos and You
Any job, any day of the week, can potentially release lethal asbestos fibres. It’s not like dust – you can’t see, smell, or feel the...
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Aug 6, 20242 min read
Recycling company director sentenced after worker loses leg
Daisy Ning Bai, 43, the director of BW Recycling Limited, was told she must complete 160 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to...
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Jul 31, 20241 min read
Engineering firm fined after employee sustains serious injuries at HS2 site
An engineering firm has been fined after an employee suffered a fractured skull, hip, jaw and pelvis, while working at a HS2 construction...
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Jul 23, 20242 min read
Company and director fined after worker fractures skull
A company and its director have been fined after an employee was struck by an object while manufacturing large steel cable drums for the...
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Jul 18, 20242 min read
Council fined as school technician loses finger
Adi Soday, a technician at The Forest School in Horsham, lost his right index finger when it was sliced off by a circular bench saw in...
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Jul 11, 20241 min read
Charitable trust fined following death of volunteer
Peter Konitzer was fatally crushed when a section of a wall collapsed onto him in an excavation at Pewsham locks on 24 August 2016. The...
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Jul 2, 20241 min read
Companies fined after 16-year-old worker exposed to asbestos
Two companies have been fined after a teenage worker was exposed to asbestos. The 16-year-old had been working for P Turnbull Joinery and...
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Jun 27, 20242 min read
Man spared jail for carrying out unsafe work on his own home
Abdul Rehman engaged operatives to help him build an extension to the property on Kings Crescent in Old Trafford – which was in addition...
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Jun 20, 20242 min read
The Benefits Of Attending A CITB SMSTS Course
This course is for you if you’re considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and...
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Jun 18, 20241 min read
Car wash firm fined for failing to protect workers and the public
A car wash firm in Devon has been fined £40,000 after it repeatedly failed to protect workers and members of the public from electrical...
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Jun 13, 20242 min read
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