by Goldcross | Dec 4, 2022 | Accidents, General
The wife of a man left severely disabled by a workplace accident says he is a “stranger in her husband’s body”. Sue McFarlane’s partner John suffered life-changing brain injuries falling 2.5 metres from a delivery vehicle to a concrete floor at the vehicle parts...
by Goldcross | Nov 25, 2022 | General
A Welsh health board has been fined after three employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Powys Teaching Health Board required its employees to routinely operate handheld power tools such as lawn mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters without...
by Goldcross | Nov 23, 2022 | Accidents, General
The estimated number of workers in Great Britain suffering a work-related illness is 1.8 million with stress, depression, and anxiety making up around half of cases, new figures show. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (Wednesday November 23) published...
by Goldcross | Nov 20, 2022 | Accidents, Construction, General
A Wakefield roofing company has been fined and its sole director given a suspended prison sentence after a dad-of-two was killed when he fell 12 metres through a skylight. Jonathan May, 39, from Horbury, Wakefield, who was a subcontractor for Davis Industrial Roofing...
by Goldcross | Nov 1, 2022 | Construction, General, Training
A building contractor has been fined £600,000 and its director has been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and fined £4,200 following serious and repeated failings in managing the risk of fire during work at a construction site. In January 2018 the Health...
by Goldcross | Oct 29, 2022 | General
Sadly every year despite numerous safety warnings, firework celebrations still end very badly for too many people, including very young children. Yet fireworks can be a great way to celebrate for individuals and families no matter the occassion, Guy Fawkes Night,...
