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Ventilation testing company fined for putting hundreds of employees at risk of serious health

St Helen’s based company Airtec Filtration Ltd, provide testing for extract ventilation systems which reduces exposures to airborne contaminants in a workplace. Following a proactive prosecution case by the Health and Safety…

16 February 2023

Health & Safety News

There’s more to risk assessments than just slips, trips and falls!

Employers are required by law to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all their employees. Risk assessments are just a small part of this process to create a safe working environment….

10 October 2022

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Inadequate night shift supervision led to fatality as employee crushed between shipping containers

A cargo handling company has been fined £200,000 after an employee was fatally crushed between shipping containers while working in a container park in Portsmouth. On 25 August 2017, the employee was…

22 September 2022

Health & Safety News

An important reminder for employers to maintain health and safety standards

A Canadian ferry corporation have been issued with a hefty fine of $674,445 by British Columbian workplace regulator WorkSafeBC, 2 years after the death of one of its workers who drowned after…

2 August 2022

Health & Safety News

Warehouse owner fined after contractor falls 30 feet through skylight

A Blackburn-based warehouse owner has been fined after a roofing contractor fell approximately 30 feet through a glass skylight on a warehouse roof and suffered life-changing injuries. Preston Crown Court heard that…

7 July 2022

Health & Safety News

Food waste recycling company fined £2m and owner jailed after workers drowned in pig feed

On Thursday 16 June, Greenfeeds Ltd (now in liquidation), was found guilty of corporate manslaughter and fined £2 million after Leicester Crown Court found that gross negligence led to the deaths of…

30 June 2022

Health & Safety News

Highway Code updates: Actions for employers

Employers that employ staff in a driving role, or employees who are expected to drive in the course of business, are being advised to take note of recent updates to the Highway…

9 February 2022

Health & Safety News

If working from home is here to stay, what are the risks?

With recent government advice changing (again) to ‘work at home where possible’, it’s not surprising that many companies have decided to implement permanent home working for the foreseeable. However, in terms of…

5 November 2020

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Many of us are drinking more at home, but how is it affecting your workplace?

The number of people drinking at high-risk levels has almost doubled since before lockdown. According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) “An estimated 8.4 million people drinking high-risk amounts of alcohol…

29 October 2020

Health & Safety News

Health and safety consultant fined for providing incompetent advice

A health and safety consultant has been fined for breach of legislation after it was revealed he provided inadequate health and safety advice on technical issues and complex matters while not being…

15 July 2020

Health & Safety News

HSE resumes workplace inspections

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced it is restarting “proactive” inspections, as a large proportion of the country returns to work following the easing of lockdown restrictions. The move follows…

2 July 2020

Health & Safety News

Government relaxes its enforcement of driver hours rules

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that there will be a temporary and limited relaxation of the enforcement of drivers’ hours rules in England, Scotland and Wales. The drivers’ hours and working…

2 April 2020

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Ventilation testing company fined for putting hundreds of employees at risk of serious health

There’s more to risk assessments than just slips, trips and falls!

Inadequate night shift supervision led to fatality as employee crushed between shipping containers

An important reminder for employers to maintain health and safety standards

Warehouse owner fined after contractor falls 30 feet through skylight

Food waste recycling company fined £2m and owner jailed after workers drowned in pig feed

Highway Code updates: Actions for employers

If working from home is here to stay, what are the risks?

Many of us are drinking more at home, but how is it affecting your workplace?

Health and safety consultant fined for providing incompetent advice

HSE resumes workplace inspections

Government relaxes its enforcement of driver hours rules

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