The Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has paid tribute to fellow Board member George Brechin OBE, who passed away on Saturday 17 October after a short illness. Sarah Newton said: “We all feel great sadness about this news. “In addition to being the senior member of the Board, offering guidance to his …
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read moreSefton Council is one of many local authorities working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) checking on businesses to make sure they are COVID-secure. Sefton is part of the Liverpool City Region that has just been placed in the highest lockdown tier following discussions between central and local government. HSE inspectors and Sefton Council’s …
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read moreA transport company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured when the pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver fell onto him. High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 23 November 2016, an agency driver was carrying out a delivery for Reason Transport UK Limited at Fraser Road, High Wycombe. The …
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read moreUsing coloured spots to highlight frequency touched points and introducing alternatives to staggered start and stop times were some of the examples of good practice carried out by schools in Scotland to ensure they are COVID-secure. These are some of the examples of good practice discovered by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors after carrying …
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read moreA pallet transport company has been fined after a forklift driver was killed when his forklift overturned. Mr Reginald Bacon was working as a forklift driver at Fortec Distribution Network Limited’s pallet hub at Watling Park, Watford Village, Northamptonshire. Northampton Magistrates’ Court heard how on 13 October 2016, Mr Bacon was unloading goods from the …
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