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Company fined after worker loses parts of fingers

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

Asbestos: Young tradespeople need to know the risk

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

City council fined after school caretaker dies

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