Health and Safety Executive press releases 2010

March

• 19/03/10: New tool launched online to help prevent musculoskeletal disorders
• 19/03/10: Dewsbury landlord prosecuted for exposing tenant to gas dangers
• 18/03/10: Fine after worker has finger crushed by 40 tonne press
• 18/03/10: Suffolk company fined after worker suffered serious injury
• 17/03/10: Flood-hit town gets safety support
• 17/03/10: Fines after worker left brain damaged by fall
• 17/03/10: Aberdeenshire company fined after apprentice joiner injured in fall
• 16/03/10: Construction company fined £10,000 after workers taken to hospital with lead poisoning
• 16/03/10: Newquay hotel fined for safety concerns at building site
• 15/03/10: Roadshows held to encourage cleaner air in workplaces
• 15/03/10: Safety first ensures A40 in Pembrokeshire doesn't turn into a slip road
• 15/03/10: A quarter of Greater Manchester construction sites fail safety inspections
• 12/03/10: Corus fined after mobile crane overturns
• 12/03/10: Fire leaders back plan to strike the right balance on health and safety
• 11/03/10: 'Do your bit' to reduce death and injury in the workplace
• 11/03/10: Ladder exchange success is a step in the right direction
• 11/03/10: Third set of 2009 pesticide residue figures released
• 11/03/10: Solihull hammer firm hit with fine after worker injures hand
• 10/03/10: Royal Mail fined over employee death
• 10/03/10: Building company fined for putting workers at risk
• 10/03/10: Event aims to keep London's stonemasons safe
• 09/03/10: Safety first for builders at the BBC's new Salford HQ
• 09/03/10: Initiative launched to encourage quieter workplaces
• 09/03/10: Merseyside builder fined after putting lives at risk
• 09/03/10: Falkirk Wheel turns in support of national safety campaign
• 08/03/10: Prestigious award for HSE employee
• 08/03/10: Firm fined after worker trapped for more than two hours in trench collapse
• 05/03/10: The true cost to Glasgow businesses of slips, trips and falls in the workplace
• 05/03/10: The true cost to Aberdeen businesses of slips, trips and falls in the workplace
• 05/03/10: The true cost to Edinburgh businesses of slips, trips and falls in the workplace
• 05/03/10: The true cost to Dundee businesses of slips, trips and falls in the workplace
• 05/03/10: All sectors of industry called to action on safety alerts
• 05/03/10: Trafford lorry builder fined after worker crushed
• 05/03/10: Inspections aim to improve safety on Hartlepool industrial estates
• 05/03/10: Next generation of builders given advice to prevent shattered lives
• 05/03/10: Washington firm fined £2,000 after factory worker injured
• 04/03/10: Cambridge contractor fined after worker is buried by rubble
• 04/03/10: Cannock firm fined after worker's arm damaged by drill
• 04/03/10: Contractor fined for failing to provide toilets for workers
• 03/03/10: Zookeepers back national safety campaign
• 01/03/10: Steel firm fined after worker severely injures leg
• 01/03/10: HSE launches crackdown on dangerous construction sites
• 01/03/10: Lesson in safety for Darlington college staff and students

February

• 26/02/10: Water firm fined after man put in intensive care
• 26/02/10: Illegal gas fitter fined for putting residents at risk
• 26/02/10: Rogue trader prosecuted for gas safety crimes
• 26/02/10: Rotherham council and contractor fined after employee killed by reversing truck
• 25/02/10: Suffolk company fined after worker fell through roof
• 25/02/10: Firm fined £80,000 over death of nine-year-old boy
• 25/02/10: Blackpool's highest window cleaner backs national safety campaign
• 24/02/10: Shropshire firm fined for near-miss hand injury
• 24/02/10: Warburtons staff use their loaf when it comes to workplace safety
• 24/02/10: Leicester man fined for unsafe work at height
• 23/02/10: Bradford property developer fined for failings at hull site
• 23/02/10: North east forestry workers urged to sign up for safety event
• 22/02/10: HSE announces appointment of new legal adviser
• 22/02/10: Repeat prosecution for illegal gas fitter
• 22/02/10: Penrith farm safety event follows deaths and injuries
• 22/02/10: Salford construction students warned following deaths
• 19/02/10: Warning to construction sites after high voltage incident
• 19/02/10: Fear for Merseyside roofers after formal warnings double
• 18/02/10: Food giant prosecuted after employee's hand is crushed
• 18/02/10: Farm worker fined for running over his employer
• 16/02/10: Safety event for south east farmers to help reduce death and injury
• 15/02/10: Liverpool construction workers warned over killer dust
• 15/02/10: "Be afraid..." - HSE Chair warns the energy industry
• 15/02/10: Company fined after worker's four-foot fall
• 15/02/10: HSE helps to prevent accidents on Western Isles fish farms
• 12/02/10: Two demolition companies fined after man dies in demolition incident
• 12/02/10: Major company fined £185,000 after truck runs over worker
• 12/02/10: Bin man's death leads to £130,000 fine for company
• 11/02/10: Finger amputation at work leads to £10,000 fine
• 11/02/10: HSE guidance to baggage handling industry
• 10/02/10: Beware of illegal gas fitters warns HSE
• 09/02/10: Stockport company fined after worker's legs set alight
• 09/02/10: Buckinghamshire company pleads guilty following death
• 09/02/10: Keeping Alive - Borders church minister backs safety message for Scotland's farmers
• 08/02/10: Illegal gas fitter fined for putting Reading residents at risk
• 08/02/10: HSE calls for careful driving in depots
• 08/02/10: Prosecution follows worker's life-changing injuries
• 08/02/10: Crane manufacturer fined following near-miss in Sheffield
• 05/02/10: Surrey company convicted after worker severely injured by falling MDF
• 05/02/10: Stonemasons fined after workers suffer long-term lung damage
• 05/02/10: Company and director prosecuted for mercury exposure
• 05/02/10: HSE welcomes IAEA report
• 04/02/10: Director fined for neglecting legionella risk
• 03/02/10: Construction firm fined after worker injures skull
• 03/02/10: Bottle company fined over worker plunge
• 02/02/10: Firm fined £2400 after factory worker injured
• 02/02/10: Joint marine industry inspections mark new partnership
• 01/02/10: Advice to pregnant women during the lambing season
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls cost the UK around £800M per year
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls caused 1,400 major injuries to workers in the West Midlands
• 01/02/10: Mental health charity fined after death of support worker
• 01/02/10: Unregistered gas fitter fined after 700 lives put at risk
• 01/02/10: Didcot landlord fined for ignoring gas safety
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls cost three London workers their lives
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls caused more than 350 major injuries to workers in Sussex
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls cause 251 major injuries to workers in Surrey
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls cause 453 major injuries to workers in Kent
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls caused 457 major injuries to workers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls caused over 175 major injuries to workers in Buckinghamshire
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls caused over 180 major injuries to workers in Berkshire
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls leaves 180 Oxfordshire workers with major injuries
• 01/02/10: Southport farm safety event follows death and injuries
• 01/02/10: Preston farm safety event follows deaths and injuries
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls cost two East of England workers their lives
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls cost three North West workers their lives
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls cost two South West workers their lives
• 01/02/10: Slips, trips & falls caused 1,117 injuries to workers in the East Midlands

January

• 29/01/10: Updated guidance on managing asbestos risks
• 29/01/10: Injured Lancashire farmer backs safety campaign
• 29/01/10: Bolton company fined after builder falls to death
• 27/01/10: Bristol landlord fined for asbestos exposure
• 26/01/10: Carbon monoxide - will you wake up?
• 26/01/10: Company fined £90,000 after man dies at Heathrow airport
• 25/01/10: Edinburgh construction firm fined
• 25/01/10: Keeping alive - a new year's resolution for farmers in Wales
• 22/01/10: £100,000 fine after disabled teenager fatally scalded
• 20/01/10: Aviation company fined £2,400 after painter fall
• 19/01/10: New guidance for local authorities to help improve health and safety in the waste and recycling sector
• 19/01/10: Vehicle spot checks drive new load safety campaign
• 18/01/10: Plough Sunday worshippers make the promise
• 18/01/10: Caravan safety awareness days for SW tourist industry
• 15/01/10: Keeping alive − a new year's resolution for farmers in the East of England
• 15/01/10: £80,000 fine following young man's crush death
• 14/01/10: BAE systems fined after explosion kills Lancashire worker
• 12/01/10: Prosecution launched against a high street retailer and four contractors for exposing people to asbestos during refurbishment
• 12/01/10: Collapse of East London building leads to £10,000 fine
• 11/01/10: Leicester company fined for huge fire risk
• 11/01/10: Plastics firm fined after Liverpool worker loses four fingers
• 11/01/10: Keeping alive - a new year's resolution for farmers
• 07/01/10: Company fined £4,500 after telehandler overturns injuring worker
• 07/01/10: New health and safety boss for Cumbria
• 07/01/10: Builder fined for using dangerous scaffolding
• 06/01/10: Firm fined £16,000 after worker's 5-metre plunge
• 04/01/10: £280k fine after Cheshire oil worker is paralysed