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Supply chain: A safer conversation

A group of experts discuss health and safety across the supply chain in the first of a two-part article. Chaired by Iris Cepero

By Iris Cepero on 09 December 2014

HSE receives 8,666 RIDDOR reports of coronavirus

HSE and local authorities received accounts of 8,666 individual cases of coronavirus in workplaces, according to data it released on 17 August.

By Belinda Liversedge on 27 August 2020

Preventing musculoskeletal disorders in the manufacturing industry

Employers should remind workers of safe manual handling techniques to help prevent musculoskeletal problems such as back pain.

By Mark Fletcher, Physio Med on 02 August 2020

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Judge reduces workplace fatality fine for covid-hit firm

A judge has given a £100k discount off the fine a manufacturer was to pay for the death of one of its workers because of financial losses it would incur due to coronavirus, a court heard.

By Belinda Liversedge on 19 June 2020

Yoghurt firm fined for burns incident

A yogurt manufacturer has been fined £600,000 after an acid spill which caused serious injuries at a factory in Telford.

By Belinda Liversedge on 09 April 2020

2 Sisters fined after finger and thumb severed at poultry factory

Food manufacturer Sisters Food Group Ltd has been fined £274,000 after two workers became trapped in moving machinery in two separate incidents.

By Belinda Liversedge on 08 February 2019

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Bakkavor fined after forklift ‘nudge' leads to worker fatality

The investigating HSE inspector on the Bakkavor Foods case, in which an employee was killed after being knocked off balance by a toppling stack of food trays, said poor segregation had caused the incident.

By Belinda Liversedge on 09 August 2018

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