Health and Safety News Roundup

Written By Helen Griffiths | Nov 17th, 2009 | | | Category: Health And Safety News Roundup

A roundup of the latest health and safety news stories around the UK. Please click on the headline for further details.

Pet food company fined after three injured in explosion – 12 November 2009

A pet food manufacturer has been ordered to pay £29,271 after three workers were seriously injured by an offal cooker explosion in Cumbria.

Edinburgh Council fined £14,000 for asbestos failures – 12 November 2009

Edinburgh Council has been fined £14,000 after 14 of its employees, were potentially exposed to asbestos while carrying out refurbishment work.

Worker loses arm despite century-old protective law – 12 November 2009

A court heard how an Inverurie papermill worker lost his arm despite a century-old piece of legislation designed to protect factory workers.

Child death prompts £75,000 fine – 12 November 2009

A house builder has been fined £75,000 after leaving scaffolding in place too long so a seven-year-old could plummet to his death.

Companies fined £105,000 after fatal concrete collapse at Heathrow Terminal 5 – 12 November 2009

Two construction companies have been fined £105,000 after one man died and another was seriously injured when a concrete slab collapsed at Heathrow Airport in 2005, despite an earlier recall of defective equipment.

Packaging firm fined £1000 after worker injured – 6 November 2009

The Health and Safety Executive is highlighting the importance of managing health and safety risks effectively after a worker suffered a fractured wrist at a Gateshead packaging firm.

Pet food firm fined £100,000 after worker crushed to death – 6 November 2009

A pet food manufacturer has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £28,380.91 costs at Northampton Crown Court after one of its workers was crushed to death at its Northamptonshire factory.

Company fined £14,000 after employee is killed by machine – 6 November 2009

A rice manufacturing company has been fined £140,000 for health and safety breaches after one of its employees died when his leg became entangled in a machine.

Fine after drivers arm amputated during Kent delivery – 6 November 2009

A stone company has been fined after a delivery driver had to have his left arm amputated when slabs, weighing 220 kilograms each fell on him.

Food manufacturer fined £65,000 after workers hand is crushed – 5 November 2009

Warwick-based food manufacturing firm Tulip Limited has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after one of its employees had three fingers crushed in a packing machine.

Company fined £125,000 following massive explosion and fire – 4 November 2009

A Kent-based waste oil storage company has been fined £125,000 following a huge explosion and fire. The company’s director was also prosecuted for the incident.