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HSE Media Centre 2023-07-14 14:52:21

A leading workwear company has been fined £400,000 after an employee had the skin ripped off the palm of her left hand. Sharon Chaplin, 51, was working an evening shift for Johnsons Textile Services Limited at the company’s site in Burbage, Hinckley on 16 December 2021. The mother of two, from Barwell in Leicestershire, was … read more

Former shipyard worker’s warning to today’s young tradespeople

A former shipyard worker is warning young tradespeople of the dangers of asbestos after losing around a third of his body weight since being diagnosed with mesothelioma. James Queen, 74, worked as a shipwright in Liverpool and Glasgow where he was exposed to asbestos. Last year he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer … read more