Safety is not a political football – so please don’t kick it!
Safety is in the news again and, unfortunately, not always for the right reasons.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 05 July 2022
Workplace transport
E-scooter deliveries – advice to takeaway
E-scooters have become a common sight on UK roads over recent years. Not only are they used by individuals for short journeys or daily commutes, they are also now being ridden by takeaway drivers.
By Ben Bepper, Bolt Burdon Kemp on 25 November 2021
£6.5m fine for child’s railway death: the sentencing factors
Why rail freight operator, WH Malcolm Ltd Harrison was fined a record £6.5m after a young boy was electrocuted by one of its overhead power lines.
By Laura White, Pinsent Masons LLP on 25 November 2021
Let’s examine this
Under Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidelines employers must ensure that lifting equipment – such as forklifts, telehandlers and reach trucks – can be used safely and without risk of injury.
By Geoff Martin, CFTS on 01 November 2021
Caught on camera
The latest road-facing cameras and in-cab monitors for lorries can detect hazards such as a sudden lane departure or driver tiredness – and immediately warn the driver.
By Richard Lane, VisionTrack on 01 November 2021
Rail co. fined £6.5m after boy killed by overhead power line
WH Malcolm Limited, operators of Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal near Rugby, has been fined £6.5m after an 11-year-old boy was killed by electric shock.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 August 2021
BA fined £1.8 million for ‘accident waiting to happen’
British Airways (BA) has been fined £1.8 million after an employee was seriously injured in an incident in the baggage hall at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 July 2021
Oakland fined after conveyor belt collapses on worker
A storage and logistics business has been fined £300,000 in a prosecution brought by Worcestershire Regulatory Services after a worker was seriously injured in an unsafe lifting operation.
By Belinda Liversedge on 18 June 2021
BAM Nuttall fined £700,000 after worker run over by dumper truck
Construction company, BAM Nuttall has been fined £700,000 after an employee was run over by a dumper vehicle.
By Belinda Liversedge on 14 June 2021
Metro operator fined £1.5m after worker electrocuted by live wire
A worker who died at a Metro train depot in South Gosforth had been previously seriously injured while working for the same firm, a court heard.
By Belinda Liversedge on 07 May 2021
