As you can imagine, our work can be extremely varied and our advisors find themselves in all types of weird and wonderful locations and situations. Over recent weeks, one of our Senior Health & Safety Advisors, Paul Kent, has had some interesting assignments. First of all, he visited A&M Hawk Ltd, a pest control company that […]
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Fine and sentence for two who made no effort to control Legionella bacteria
Two people have been sentenced after failing to control the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria in the cooling tower at their business premises in Spring Hill, Birmingham. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard that, between June 2017 and February 2018, Kulwant Singh Chatha and partner Satpaul Kaur Chatha of Isher Hangers failed to put suitable measures […]
Dairy farm employee permanently blinded using cleaning chemicals
Beechdean Farm Limited has been fined following an incident in which an employee was permanently blinded by corrosive chemicals used in cleaning. High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard that, an employee was cleaning the walls of the dairy farm at Old House Farm in North Dean, Buckinghamshire, using a corrosive disinfectant DM CiD, which contains potassium […]
£133,000 fine after multiple health and safety failures resulted in worker’s amputations
Leicestershire based aluminium extrusion company has been fined after an employee suffered serious hand and leg injuries. Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Boal UK Limited and four others were carrying out maintenance work to an aluminium extrusion machine. They were placing a new stem in place using a chain mesh sling. The […]
Broadcast October 2019
This month our H&S Advisor, Matt Ellis, talks about how to ensure public firework displays run smoothly by using proper planning. Much of the advice translates to smaller family and friend events too, so it’s well worth a read. Then Darci Vivian, our newest HR Advisor, discusses Brexit and its impact on the workplace. Much […]