Health and Safety Executive press releases 2009

July

• 03/07/09: Safety advisers need accreditation, HSE chair says
• 02/07/09: Owners of Ayrshire meat processing plant fined £30,000 after worker loses three fingers in machinery
• 01/07/09: New summer safety warning to children in Scotland about construction sites dangers

June

• 30/06/09: Timetable agreed for LPG pipework replacement programme
• 30/06/09: Health and Safety Executive warns of dangers in failing to maintain plant equipment after driver’s death
• 26/06/09: Landlords reminded to check gas appliances regularly following HSE prosecution
• 25/06/09: Owners of a Brechin rendering plant fined £12,000 after workers overcome by toxic fumes
• 25/06/09: Bus company and its director prosecuted after man is crushed to death at work
• 25/06/09: Companies warned to follow correct safety procedures when operating machinery and drills
• 24/06/09: Avoidable workplace accidents claim 26 lives in Scotland
• 24/06/09: Avoidable workplace accidents claim nine lives in North East
• 24/06/09: Factories urged to put safety first after greater Manchester company ignores rules for eight years
• 24/06/09: Fatal injuries to workers in britain at record low
• 22/06/09: Pet bedding company fined after migrant worker injured in shredder
• 19/06/09: Statement on health and safety in schools
• 15/06/09: LPG pipework replacement programme gets under way
• 12/06/09: Crown censure of HM prison service
• 11/06/09: Northamptonshire animal feed company fined after worker falls from height
• 10/06/09: HSE warning on gas safety following prosecution
• 09/06/09: Food packaging manufacturer fined £3,500 after worker’s finger is amputated
• 08/06/09: Company fined after worker dies on Barking building site
• 08/06/09: Construction company fined after worker dies in Dundee
• 08/06/09: HSE warns employers to safeguard employees after worker suffers double-fracture to finger
• 08/06/09: Borders farm fined £6,650 after employee died in quad bike crash
• 05/06/09: Heathrow Airport Ltd fined after worker fell off terminal roof
• 04/06/09: HSE warns employers to safeguard employees after worker’s hand is fractured
• 03/06/09: Construction company is fined after fall from height
• 03/06/09: New research shows surprising attitudes towards health and safety
• 02/06/09: HSE warns employers to ensure they effectively manage all traffic movement on site
• 01/06/09: Take care to protect workers warns HSE after quarry worker trapped in machinery

May

• 29/05/09: Coventry company prosecuted for third time over unguarded machinery
• 28/05/09: Automotive manufacturer fined £3,200 following serious workplace incident
• 27/05/09: Spotlight on health and safety in the region’s care homes
• 26/05/09: HSE warns about dangers of working close to overhead power lines
• 22/05/09: HSE encourages tyre industry to tread carefully to cut number of injuries
• 22/05/09: Company fined after employee is injured in dumper incident at work
• 22/05/09: Employer safety warning from HSE after child falls from raised vehicle ramp
• 22/05/09: Prosecution of Sellafield Ltd following contractors’ exposure to radioactive contamination
• 20/05/09: Local authority fined after employee suffers electric shock at work
• 19/05/09: HSE warns employers about the safety of equipment after worker’s hand is damaged by rotating blades
• 15/05/09: HSE says: safety checks on inflatables must be carried out properly
• 15/05/09: Be safe on site, be safe on the road’, HSE urges
• 15/05/09: HSE announces appointment of new Chief Statistician
• 14/05/09: HSE warns companies to assess safety risks after a man's leg had to be amputated
• 13/05/09: HSE warns employers to safeguard employees working at height
• 13/05/09: New strategy to be launched 3 June 2009
• 12/05/09: One in five construction sites fail health and safety checks
• 08/05/09: Construction expert reappointed to HSE board
• 08/05/09: Yorkshire businesswoman's 10 years in top health and safety role
• 08/05/09: Local government expert reappointed to HSE board
• 08/05/09: HSE announces reappointment of three board members
• 07/05/09: Hairdressers wave goodbye to bad hand days
• 06/05/09: Wolverhampton company fined £8,000 after employee falls from height
• 05/05/09: HSE aims to cut accidents and injuries in the North East forestry industry
• 05/05/09: Company fined £135,000 following death at Isle of Dogs construction site
• 05/05/09: Asthma risk in British bakeries
• 01/05/09: Revised guidance for tanning salons and their customers

April

• 30/04/09: HSE warns employers to safeguard employees after worker’s little finger is amputated
• 28/04/09: Spot-checks highlight danger of unrestrained vehicle loads
• 27/04/09: Construction employers and developers warned to control risks and protect workers and the public at refurbishment sites
• 27/04/09: Changes to the regulation of underground gas storage
• 24/04/09: HSE warns employers about maintaining equipment after worker's face and arms are burned
• 24/04/09: Take care to protect workers at height warns HSE as construction worker falls from roof
• 15/04/09: HSE warns companies to assess risk after worker injured by toppled crusher
• 15/04/09: Council fined following death of waste collector
• 15/04/09: Shaft fall highlights height hazards at Lincolnshire school - Northampton company fined
• 08/04/09: Nottinghamshire company fined after two workers are injured
• 08/04/09: Waste and recycling industry injury rates improve - but best yet to come
• 07/04/09: Operational Note - HSE announces change in policy
• 06/04/09: Moves to simplify health and safety take effect
• 06/04/09: HSE to prosecute Thames Valley police and PC David Micklethwaite over shooting incident

March

• 31/03/09: HSE warns of the need to safeguard employees after worker is injured in potato processor
• 30/03/09: HSE announces Chemicals Regulation Directorate
• 30/03/09: Landlord put on notice to ensure gas appliances are maintained
• 30/03/09: HSE safety warning on gas safety following prosecution
• 27/03/09: HSE issues warning about working in confined spaces after Norfolk welder electrocuted in ship’s hold
• 25/03/09: Falls from height shatter lives: Bridgend company fined after worker seriously injured
• 25/03/09: Catering for the future: College puts health and safety on the menu
• 25/03/09: Museum staff watch their step whilst preparing to open to public
• 24/03/09: HSE warns Cambridge firms after visiting 18 construction sites during March
• 24/03/09: HSE prosecutes scaffolders for injury to a pedestrian from a metal pole that fell
• 24/03/09: Employer fined after worker was injured in fall
• 23/03/09: HSE praises health and safety in Norfolk and Suffolk
• 23/03/09: Company fined after inaccurate asbestos survey leads to exposure
• 23/03/09: Newham haulier fined for fatal HGV incident
• 23/03/09: No harm down on the farm: Family run farm shop backs HSE campaign to keep staff safe
• 20/03/09: Taking care of the carers: Norfolk and Norwich Hospital backs HSE campaign to keep staff safe
• 19/03/09: Company fined after serious accident at work
• 19/03/09: King’s Lynn company and director prosecuted for failing to protect employee
• 19/03/09: HSE tells Directors “to lead by actions, not words”
• 18/03/09: Aberystwyth scaffolding collapse highlights construction dangers
• 17/03/09: Latest figures on pesticide residues released
• 16/03/09: HSE teams up with Barnfield College to say: “Slips, trips and falls are no joke!”
• 16/03/09: Liverpool hosts prestigious health and safety event
• 13/03/09: A scaffolding collapse in a pedestrian walkway “could have been so much worse”, warns HSE
• 12/03/09: “Serious and deliberate deficiencies” lead to the death of a factory worker cautions the HSE
• 12/03/09: HSE warns of dangers of slips, trips and falls after Derbyshire chocolate maker is fined
• 09/03/09: Construction companies fined after serious accident on building site
• 05/03/09: Loughborough property developer supports new safety campaign
• 05/03/09: Sleaford garage prosecuted after work experience student suffers burns
• 04/03/09: Farmers brush up on health and safety at free HSE event
• 03/03/09: 'Baby boom' carpenters at greatest risk of developing asbestos related cancer
• 02/03/09: HSE warns of the dangers of poor safety precautions after worker falls into pit
• 02/03/09: Company directors warned of their duty to protect staff following the death of a joinery apprentice
• 02/03/09: 1500 Refurbishment sites targeted

February

• 26/02/09: Chipboard manufacturer fined £25,000 following serious workplace accidents
• 25/02/09: Uxbridge construction company fined £15,000 for unlicensed removal of asbestos at Hackney site
• 25/02/09: HSE launches new website to prevent work-related stress
• 25/02/09: St Helens company prosecuted after ignoring improvement notice to repair hole in workshop roof
• 24/02/09: HSE tosses health and safety myths
• 23/02/09: HSE asks: Are you developing property?
• 20/2/09: HSE gas safety warning as Staffordshire landlord is prosecuted following death of a tenant
• 20/02/09: Record number of farmers respond to campaign to reduce deaths
• 13/02/09: Diary note for 23 Feb - HSE to launch new campaign
• 13/02/09: Approved code of practice (ACOP) on confined spaces
• 11/02/09: Slips, trips and falls can be costly – as firm discovers
• 09/02/09: Slips, trips and falls are no joke

January

• 29/01/09: HSE warns companies to follow correct asbestos handling procedures
• 29/01/09: HSE demands firms take safety seriously after teenager injured
• 29/01/09: HSE demands that loads are safely secured after driver dies
• 29/01/09: HSE launches prevent falls from vehicles campaign
• 29/01/09: Polish construction workers encouraged to report poor working conditions to HSE
• 27/01/09: Flash-bang science back in the classroom
• 27/01/09: HSE warn of dangers of using concrete diggers after man suffers burns
• 27/01/09: Swansea man fined £10,000 after worker injured in fall
• 26/01/09: HSE warns of the need for adequate supervision and planning on trips after a four year old boy is seriously injured
• 23/01/09: East Sussex company and director found guilty of manslaughter
• 22/01/09: Warning to companies as firm fined after man badly burned
• 22/01/09: HSE warn of dangers of using fork lift trucks after man is crushed to death
• 19/01/09: HSE warns exposing untrained workers to asbestos will be penalised
• 15/01/09: The Health and Safety Offences Act 2008: HSE Chair Judith Hackitt welcomes tougher penalties
• 14/01/09: HSE calls for safer working for removal and haulage firms
• 14/01/09: Leading waste management organisations pledge to reduce accidents by 10%
• 13/01/09: HSE invites water management specialists plus suppliers and users of surface treatment equipment to a Legionella Awareness seminar, Birmingham, 27 March 2009
• 13/01/09: Employment agency bosses invited to wake up to free breakfast and money saving advice
• 08/01/09: Council fined after a man suffers severe burns
• 06/01/09: HSE warns landlords to ensure gas appliances are maintained
• 06/01/09: Construction company fined by court and warned by HSE
• 06/01/09: Time to clear the air - paving the way for healthier work
• 05/01/09: Risks to airport workers from loading baggage announced
• 02/01/09: Farming campaign tackles one of Britain’s deadliest industries