A company in Peterborough has been fined £67,000 after a young employee lost his life. George Setchfield was found unconscious over the side of a large container while working for Electrostatic Magic Limited at the firm’s site in Peterborough. George’s mum says his passing has affected “every aspect” of her life. The 21-year-old had entered … read more
A company director has been fined £5,000 after he falsified asbestos removal documents while his firm worked on a block of flats in Brighton. Reliable Insulations and Fibre Control Ltd had been hired to remove asbestos at Abbotts Apartments, on King Street, when the company’s director, James Pett, created a fraudulent document claiming a 4-Stage … read more
A company director has been fined £5,000 after he falsified asbestos removal documents while his firm worked on a block of flats in Brighton. Reliable Insulations and Fibre Control Ltd had been hired to remove asbestos at Abbotts Apartments, on King Street, when the company’s director, James Pett, created a fraudulent document claiming a 4-Stage … read more
A West Yorkshire cosmetic manufacturing company has been fined after a worker lost part of a finger while cleaning a machine. On 8 October 2021, the man was working on a tube filling machine at Orean Personal Care Limited at its base in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. He was supervising five members of staff who were … read more
New online quiz launched to help plug knowledge gaps Back in September last year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced it was carrying out inspections. Since then more than half of those checks have identified failings. This is a highly technical, specialist field applying precision engineering – but it can also cause harm to the … read more