Decrease in Health and Safety Inspections on Construction Sites
The Health and Safety Executive has drastically reduced on construction sites in Scotland sparking concerns that employees in one of the most dangerous sectors of employment are at risk of obtaining a serious injury. The HSE reduced unannounced inspections by more than 55% in the last year following drastic cuts to the health and safety budget […]
Man Dies Following Sewage Plant Accident
A man has died after he suffered severe burns following an industrial accident at a sewage treatment works. The incident which occurred in Yorkshire highlights the dangers of working in such an environment, with industrial accidents in areas such as waste management and other types of work increasing according to provisional figures from the Health and Safety […]
The consequences of cutting corners
To mark this year’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work the Irish Injuries Board recently published an interesting analysis of the workplace accident claims it received in 2012, and warned businesses of the consequences of cutting corners when it comes to the health and safety of their employees. Safety failings can be costly The Irish […]
Health and safety review risks injury to workers
Workers could be exposed to unnecessary risk of injury if Britain’s health and safety regulations are watered down, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has warned. APIL has spoken out after it responded to the Department for Work and Pensions’ review of health and safety legislation. APIL vice-president Karl Tonks said: “Any assault on […]
HSE consults on cost recovery scheme
Details have been published on the operation of a new system for recovering costs from those who break health and safety laws. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a three-month consultation on how cost recovery for intervention will operate, having already agreed the underlying principle with Government. The new scheme could apply from […]
Stewardess sues BA after injury at work
An air hostess is suing her employer, British Airways, after she was hit on the head by a falling ice canister while at work, reports the London Evening Standard. The 41-year old was fetching a drink for a passenger from the rear galley of the plane when the incident took place in 2008. The injury […]
Firm prosecuted after workers set alight
A global packaging firm has been fined £90,000 after two workers suffered life-threatening injuries when they were engulfed by a fireball at a factory in Cumbria. The two workers were about to clean debris from a damaged fuse box when a ball of fire shot out, setting their clothes alight. The HSE investigation found that […]
Companies fined for double fish farm deaths
Two companies have been fined a total of £640,000 following the death of two fish farm workers on a barge moored at a salmon farm on Loch Creran, Argyll & Bute. Scottish Sea Farms worker, Campbell Files and engineer Arthur Raikes – employed by Logan Inglis Limited, Cumbernauld – were fixing a hydraulic crane on […]
Increase in workplace fatalities
New official statistics have been published showing an increase in the number of workers killed in Britain last year. The Health and Safety Executive has released provisional data for the year April 2010 to March 2011, which shows the number of workers killed was 171, an increase on the previous year when 147 died – […]
Custody officer awarded compensation after bite
A former custody officer at Gatwick airport has been awarded over £100,000 compensation after she was bitten on the face by an HIV infected asylum seeker, reports the BBC. The asylum seeker had carried out a similar attack on another custody officer only days before, however Ms. Ennis had not been made aware of this. […]
