Breedon Trading Ltd has been fined for safety breaches after a fly rock projection event occurred during the use of explosives. Llandudno Magistrates’ Court heard that, a blast at Cwt-y-Bugail Quarry in Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, resulted in rocks being ejected outside of the danger zone. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive […]
Month: November 2021
How do you do yours?
We all know how important it is that all significant risks have been assessed in the workplace but how do you ACTUALLY do yours? There are three common methods: The Ivory Tower Assessment – we have all seen them, A N Other sat behind a desk writing the risk assessment without even stepping out of their office. […]
’Tis the season to be jolly… and “reasonable”!
The festive season will soon be upon us, and we will no doubt be setting out to celebrate with colleagues. Of course, after another challenging year, many will be looking forward to making up for the previous years’ celebrations we lost to COVID. Whilst we may want to encourage everyone to ‘let their hair down’, […]
Instrument and Equipment Calibration
First off, let’s start with ‘what is Calibration’ – well, the short answer is that it’s a comparison of the instrument being tested to a reference standard. That standard is set by a ‘calibrator’ itself which is an instrument with a much higher accuracy. That calibrator must also be calibrated… should we go on? And […]
Trailer manufacturing company fined after worker fell from height
Montracon Limited has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered head injuries after falling from a stepladder. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that the 57-year-old worker was cleaning the cant rail of a curtain side trailer that had just been manufactured. Whilst using stepladders positioned on top of the trailer to reach the work […]