by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Health & Safety
An unregistered gas fitter has been fined £23,000 for misleading customers into believing he was a legally registered gas engineer and then carried out work that put lives at risk. Overview The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reported that Clive Farrant, 57, from...
by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Health & Safety, Health & Safety, Research, Store
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published research on the effectiveness of safety nets. The research evaluated the effectiveness of safety nets, as used in the UK, to identify the risk (if any) of premature failure, in less than ideal conditions that...
by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Health & Safety
A Lincolnshire quarry owner has been fined £7,500 for endangering employees after being found guilty of operating unsafe machinery. Overview: The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reported that Andrew Freeman, who trades under the name Freemac Aggregates at The...
by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Health & Safety
A pipe coupling manufacturer has been fined £10,000 after worker suffered multiple injuries when two quarter tonne steel flange rings fell on him. Overview: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported that a 39-year-old machine operative from Hitchin,...
by theEHP | May 10, 2011 | Health & Safety
A Hastings scaffolder has today been fined £15,000 for endangering himself and others after working on a four-storey scaffold with no harness. Overview The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reported that Gareth Roser, who was contracting for Battle-based Giant...
