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Published on Friday, January 23rd, 2015 by Shirley Cullen

Firm in court after worker loses arm Date: 21 January 2015 A Powys firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a woodworker had his right arm severed while clearing sawdust from underneath a circular saw. Brian Morris, 59, from Llanbadarn Fynnyd, was working at Stagecraft Display Ltd’s factory…

CDM Regulations

Published on Monday, January 19th, 2015 by Shirley Cullen

HSE publishes draft guidance in preparation for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 Date: 9 January 2015 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today published draft guidance on the legal requirements in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015). Subject to parliamentary approval CDM 2015 will come…

Building Company Fined

Published on Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 by Shirley Cullen

Building company fined after employee struck by digger bucket Date: 12 January 2015 A building company has been fined for safety failings after an employee broke his back when he was struck by the bucket on a digger. RMC Building and Civil Engineering Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and…

Happy New Year

Published on Friday, January 2nd, 2015 by Shirley Cullen

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2015 from all at SPA.

Fuel Firm fined

Published on Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

Fuel firm fined after tanker explosion causes horrific burns Date: 15 December 2014 [1] A national oil and environmental services company has been fined £25,000 after two workers were badly burned in a tanker explosion. One of the men suffered life-changing injuries that left him in a critical condition and…

Published on Friday, December 12th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

Engineering firm in court after worker loses tip of finger Date: 11 December 2014 A Moray engineering firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker severed the tip of his finger on a lathe. Darren Wiseman, 31, was working as a machinist at Standfast Precision Engineering Ltd’s Inverfiddich…

Published on Monday, December 8th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

Tameside firm in court over dangerous saws Date: 5 December 2014 A Tameside gate manufacturer has been fined £10,000 after it ignored a formal warning about installing guards on two circular saws. Openshaw Bespoke Timber Gates Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after it continued to…

Published on Monday, December 1st, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

Safety failings land scaffolding firm in court Date: 27 November 2014 A Carmarthenshire scaffolding company has been fined for safety failings that exposed workers to serious risks of injury from a fall. It follows an inspection on 22 May 2014 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at a site…

Published on Friday, November 14th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

Forty per cent of construction sites fail health and safety spot-checks Date: 12 November 2014 HSE is urging the construction industry to ensure basic health and safety measures are in place after a month long inspection initiative found 40 per cent of sites failing to properly protect workers. Unacceptable conditions…

Safety Record

Published on Friday, November 7th, 2014 by Shirley Cullen

South London waste firm’s ‘dismal’ safety record Date: 5 November 2014 A waste firm in south-east London has been prosecuted after repeatedly putting its employees at risk of injury, or even death, from use of heavy machinery that was often left in a dangerous condition. Westminster Magistrates today (5 Nov)…

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