A worker at one of the world’s largest metal recycling firms was killed because of a failing to properly segregate people and moving vehicles, a court has heard.
European Metal Recycling Limited, which operates across Europe, Asia and the Americas, was (on 20 May) ordered to pay more than £370,000 in fines and costs for its safety failures after also accepting shortcomings linked to training, instruction and supervision.
The company was prosecuted b…
Fire prevention is very important to all homeowners both inside and outside of the home. More than 3,500 people are killed in house fires every year in America and over 18,000 are injured due to lack of preparation or improper maintenance of fire-preventing materials and tools (Source: USFA).
There should be at least one smoke detector within earshot of every room in each home. This is the most important step in being sure that yo…
A York firm that fits solar panels has been prosecuted after an employee fell four metres through the fragile roof of a pig shed at an East Yorkshire farm.
The worker had been employed for just two weeks by Solar Fit PV Ltd. and had no experience in solar panel installation. He was on all fours cutting rails for the panels when he suddenly heard a crack and the roof gave way.
The man landed, still on hands and knees, on a soft layer of animal waste on …
The summer season is fast approaching. The nation's sun-seeking employees are already eager to wrap up their tasks and handover over to colleagues for anything up to three weeks.
For those left behind, these departures signal additional workloads. Staff who remain in the office or on site will be acutely conscious that every project and every task will need double the attention and double the effort.
With numerous absences, and temperatures also set …
A Swanley firm has been prosecuted after a worker at its warehouse was injured after being crushed between a forklift truck and a pallet of paper goods.
The Swan Mill Paper Company Ltd. appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court (7 May) and admitted safety failings that led to its employee, a local man, suffering several fractures to his leg and foot.
The incident, on 12 October 2011, was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which pro…
A Bradford man may need to have his foot and lower leg amputated as a result of a crush injury caused by the safety failures of his employers more than a year ago.
The city’s magistrates were told (on 1 May) that 51-year-old David Wain, from Holmewood, suffered serious injuries when a 1.5 tonne pallet of tin plates fell onto his right lower leg and foot when he was employed by Emballator UK Ltd. at their factory in Tyersal, Bradford.
The incident, on…
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