A building firm has been fined for a catalogue of health and safety failings that included two builders being lifted into the air by a raised excavator bucket. A photograph caught the moment a pair of workers stood in the bucket of a digger to fit a stone into the top of a new home in […]
Month: January 2023
Company fined after worker breaks rib falling into pit
A company has been fined after a worker fell into a moulding pit and suffered a broken rib. The Peel Jones Copper Products Limited employee had opened up the company’s site at Maynard Foundry, Kilton Lane, Saltburn on 27 August 2021. The lights inside the company’s casting room were currently off and the worker had […]
Prepare for winter
Although this autumn has been mild, January is here, and the cold weather is never far away. Preparing for winter will mean ensuring workplace safety which will improve cold weather working conditions when the cold season is in full swing. Business owners have a responsibility to keep their premises clear and safe from hazards such as […]
Brexit (Yes, still!)
2023 is slated to be the year we begin to see an overhaul of the UK’s Employment Law following Brexit in 2020. Background The UK’s exit from the EU was made less severe by certain areas of EU Law being retained by the UK, and many of the rights we advise upon daily are derived […]
IOSH Managing Safely course
Our next IOSH Managing Safely course starts next month. Have you secured your space? The tutor-led course begins on 20th February 2023 and is delivered remotely via zoom so that you can join from your home or office. The three-day course is designed for individuals across numerous sectors responsible for managing their organisation’s health and safety risks, […]