An engineering company has been fined following the death of an employee who was struck on the head by a wooden bearer in the yard of a fabrication workshop. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard how, James Longair, 62 was helping a colleague who was operating a side loader at IODS Pipe Clad Limited in East Kilbride, […]
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£10k fine for company after security guard not in their employment loses fingers
A groundworks company has been fined after a security guard suffered serious hand injuries. Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how at the site on Ableton Lane in Avonmouth, a plant driver employed by APK Earthmoving Limited requested the assistance of a security guard working for a separate company to remove a trailer from a bulldozer whilst […]
Over £9,000 fine after employee seriously injured in fall from lorry
A manufacturer of steel water storage tanks and supporting towers has been fined after a worker suffered multiple fractures following a fall from height. Cwmbran Magistrates Court heard how, a Braithwaite Engineers Limited employee was injured when he fell from a lorry bed whilst unloading the lorry at their site in Risca, resulting in multiple […]
Employee fined after causing apprentice to fall from height
An employee has been fined after an apprentice sustained serious injuries when he fell from a potato box lifted by a forklift truck. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court heard how, Mr Francis Yardy used a forklift truck with an attached potato box to lift an apprentice electrician to a height of four metres to carry out electrical […]
Broadcast August 2019
This month our H&S Advisor, Andrew Mellor, looks at Legionnaires’ Disease – who’s at risk, how to avoid it, what measures you must put in place and how we can help. Then Stefan Atkinson, our HR Advisor, talks about disabilities in the workplace and covers the support available to help you avoid discrimination and conform […]