Health and Safety

A Lancashire manufacturer was fined after an employee was pulled into a metalworking lathe whilst applying emery cloth by hand. Sefton Magistrates’ Court heard that on 8 February 2019, Stephen Blackburn, an employee of Blackstar Handling Systems Limited was applying emery cloth by hand to a lathe to smooth down a pre-fabricated shaft, at the …

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A local council, and a bus company were fined after a passenger was killed when run over by a lorry at the bus station. St Albans Crown Court heard how on 13 February 2015, Nicola Berridge stepped off the bus and was run over by a grab lorry as she walked across a pedestrian crossing …

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Two of the biggest health issues facing Wales’ working population – wellbeing and mental health and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) – were being explored at a multi-agency conference in Llandudno today. The Wales Health at Work Summit 2019 was particularly focussed on helping small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to address these issues and attendees heard …

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Two of the biggest health issues facing Wales’ working population – wellbeing and mental health and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) – were being explored at a multi-agency conference in Llandudno today. The Wales Health at Work Summit 2019 was particularly focussed on helping small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to address these issues and attendees heard …

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