A manufacturing company has been fined after an employee lost parts of two fingers when his hand got caught in a machine producing face masks. The 55-year-old machine operator was working a night shift for Alpha Solway Limited at the company’s Yew Tree Way site in Warrington, on 22 April 2021. After spotting a problem … read more
Millennials, gen Z workers and other younger people who work as plumbers, electricians, and in other trades need to take the risk of asbestos much more seriously. That’s the message from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The workplace regulator has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with the dangerous … read more
A city council has been fined after a school caretaker died following a fall from a ladder. David Mobsby, was working was at Blatchington Mill School, a community school in Hove, and suffered a fatal head injury when he fell from the ladder on 3 August 2018. Mr Mobsby, 71, had been cleaning the roof … read more
Regulator to protect high-rise residents in England from unsafe building practices 12,500 buildings must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator New ‘Be Ready’ campaign calls on industry to prepare for the new safety regime Those responsible for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England have six months from April to register with the … read more
A company has been fined after an employee fractured his back and ribs following a fall from a house in Frodsham, Cheshire. The man was working for Renka Limited after the company had been hired to supply and install windows, doors and frames at the property on Village Lane. Renka Limited workers arrived at the … read more