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HSE is proud to publish this year’s Annual Science Review: ‘COVID-19: Collaboration in a time of crisis’

HSE’s Annual Science Review 2021 has been launched, focusing on ways science and evidence is being used to prevent death, injury and ill-health in Great Britain’s workplaces. The Review illustrates how our robust scientific evidence has been supporting the government’s response to the pandemic. We look at HSE’s contribution to the evolving global evidence base and …

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Woodworking company fined after worker suffered multiple leg injuries

Arnold Laver & Company Ltd have been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was struck by objects falling from an articulated trailer. Bradford Magistrates’ Court heard that on 24 July 2019, the 45-year-old worker had been unloading the bottom deck of the double deck articulated trailer, which was being used for overflow storage at …

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Chemical company fined after worker suffered multiple fractures

Esseco UK Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after an employee fell 2.7 metres onto a concrete floor and suffered a fracture to his skull. Health and safety inspectors have also said it was fortunate nobody was injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in Wakefield in November 2014, for which the company …

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Construction company fined after worker breaks back in fall from height

A construction company has been sentenced for failing to comply with work at height regulations after a worker fell through a fibre cement roof sheet sustaining serious injuries. High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard that on 6 September 2018, Ross Sly was replacing the roof of an agricultural building in Reading when he stepped across a …

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Company fined following fatal gas explosion

An asbestos removal contractor has been fined after a worker was fatally injured and another worker seriously injured in a gas explosion. Hamilton Sheriff’s Court heard how on 5 October 2017, workers were removing a boiler and pipework, and overspraying walls to remove asbestos residue, at the former Pastoral Centre in Bonkle Road, Newmains in …

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