Health and Safety Executive press releases 2009

November

• 20/11/09: Farming out the safety message to students
• 20/11/09: Lanarkshire stoneworkers safety event aims to clear the air
• 18/11/09: Carbon monoxide awareness week warning to rogue gas fitters
• 17/11/09: Suspended prison sentence for gas fraud plumber
• 17/11/09: Failings led to drowning of seven-year-old
• 16/11/09: Theme park prosecuted after toddler is injured on ride
• 13/11/09: Employer without compulsory insurance fined
• 13/11/09: Safer movement of heavy goods - HSE drive to lift standards in North East and Highlands
• 13/11/09: Property developer fined for putting workers at risk
• 12/11/09: Company fined after wall collapses on Wigan worker
• 12/11/09: Ship repair company fined £85,000 after crane platform crush fatality
• 11/11/09: HSE warns firms to better protect employees who work at height
• 11/11/09: Director fined for repeated negligent safety practices after worker's arm amputated
• 11/11/09: Worker loses arm despite century-old protective law
• 11/11/09: Edinburgh council fined £14,000 for asbestos failures that put workers at risk
• 11/11/09: Pet food company fined after three injured in explosion
• 10/11/09: HSE warns of dangers of using unregistered gas fitters following prosecution of Lincolnshire plumber
• 10/11/09: Fife farmers urged to sign up for safety event
• 10/11/09: South West Scotland farmers urged to sign up for safety event
• 09/11/09: HSE consults on EU artificial light regulations
• 09/11/09: HSE warns illegal gas fitters will be punished in court
• 06/11/09: Asbestos dangers on timetable for trainee tradesmen in Aberdeen
• 06/11/09: Companies fined after fatal concrete collapse at Heathrow Terminal 5
• 06/11/09: Packaging firm fined £1,000 after worker injured
• 05/11/09: Hidden killer message taken to key trade show
• 05/11/09: Fine after driver's arm amputated during Kent delivery
• 05/11/09: Rice company fined £140,000 after employee is killed by machine
• 05/11/09: Pet food firm fined £100,000 after worker crushed to death
• 04/11/09: Updated chemicals advice praised by small businesses
• 04/11/09: Chemical burns prompt HSE prosecution of Leicestershire firm
• 04/11/09: Food manufacturer ordered to pay almost £95,000 after Norfolk worker's hand crushed
• 02/11/09: Pressure on to tackle stress as business loses out
• 02/11/09: Joint Regulatory Position Statement on the EPR Pressurised Water Reactor
• 02/11/09: Hidden killer warning for tradesmen in Scotland

October

• 30/10/09: New national quarry safety team formed (Scotland Release)
• 30/10/09: Warning on Britain's biggest workplace killer as death toll tops 35,000
• 30/10/09: New national quarry safety team formed
• 30/10/09: Cutting deaths in construction - free Fife event aims to reduce risks
• 29/10/09: Safety guidance offered after tractor deaths
• 29/10/09: Primary care trust fined £10,000 after patient falls 4 metres from window
• 29/10/09: Inspections aim to improve safety on Sunderland industrial estates
• 28/10/09: Landlord fined for failing to protect tenant
• 28/10/09: Companies fined after workers exposed to asbestos
• 28/10/09: Cutting accidents in construction - Thurso event aims to reduce risks
• 28/10/09: New statistics show big improvements in Britain's workplace safety and health record
• 27/10/09: HSE urges employers to keep those working at height safe
• 27/10/09: HSE warning to sole traders after labourer killed by a falling steel joist
• 27/10/09: Lifeguard fined after father-of-three drowns
• 23/10/09: Fraudulent papers and broken back lead to prosecution of 21-year old
• 23/10/09: Explosion death prompts £85,000 fine for father and son engineering firm
• 22/10/09: HSE warns demolition firms after employee breaks his spine in fall
• 22/10/09: Explosives firm fined £10,000 after employee loses fingers
• 22/10/09: Grangemouth company fined after worker gets 3,300-volt electric shock
• 22/10/09: HSE board member honoured with lifetime achievement award
• 21/10/09: New risk assessment tools save businesses time and money
• 20/10/09: Safety and health awareness day in Billericay to help prevent farmyard accidents
• 20/10/09: See Sense - Devon and Cornwall businesses urged to cut deaths and serious injuries caused by lorries
• 16/10/09: HSE warns building firms after worker is seriously injured in fall
• 15/10/09: Safety warning after Lancashire workers get 11,000-volt shock
• 15/10/09: Building firms fined after scaffolder burnt by power cables
• 15/10/09: Warehouse safety event for local businesses
• 15/10/09: Care homes safety event for local businesses
• 15/10/09: Free safety advice for north Wales builders at Anglesey event
• 15/10/09: Safety advice offered in a bid to bring down care home accidents
• 14/10/09: HSE warns employers after two Norfolk teenagers seriously injured by electric shocks
• 14/10/09: Southwark council fined following death
• 13/10/09: Machinery manufacturer fined after worker loses fingers
• 13/10/09: £10,000 fine after worker breaks ribs in 10ft fall
• 13/10/09: Pet food director fined £10,000 after worker crushed to death
• 12/10/09: Cambridgeshire landlord jailed for 16 months for perverting the course of justice and breaking gas safety laws
• 12/10/09: Foundation school body fined after student loses six fingers and both thumbs in art class
• 12/10/09: Hand nailed to pallet prompts prosecution
• 09/10/09: Merseyside motorcyclist's life-threatening injuries prompt farm safety warning
• 09/10/09: Tate and Lyle fined £270,000 for health and safety breach following worker's death
• 09/10/09: Firm fined £20,000 after worker's three-metre fall
• 09/10/09: Scaffolding warning after Liverpool worker injured in fall
• 08/10/09: Liverpool hospital fined over legionella
• 07/10/09: Gateshead manufacturer fined £3000 after workers exposed to hazardous fumes
• 07/10/09: Two Enfield firms fined after unlicenced asbestos removal
• 07/10/09: HSE and police speak with one voice on health and safety
• 06/10/09: Riding instructors saddle up for safety training
• 02/10/09: Food manufacturer fined after worker's fingertips are amputated
• 02/10/09: Warning on machinery guarding after prosecution of north wales company

September

• 30/09/09: Cutting deaths in construction – Glasgow event aims to reduce risks
• 29/09/09: Kent company fined after employee is crushed to death
• 29/09/09: Fragile roofing warning after firm fined for Newcastle worker's seven-metre fall
• 29/09/09: HSE board member advises businesses on back pain
• 29/09/09: Company fined after employee dies from serious head injuries at work
• 29/09/09: HSE marks 35 years
• 28/09/09: HSE prosecution prompts warning to landlords
• 28/09/09: Cheltenham borough council fined £14,000 after ride on mower incident
• 25/09/09: HSE fines laundry company after man is crushed by machine
• 25/09/09: Businesses urged to take proper precautions after worker fractures skull in four-metre fall
• 25/09/09: HSE warns employers to control risks from workplace vehicles
• 25/09/09: Crumlin company fined after worker loses parts of fingers in machinery
• 25/09/09: Firms fined £108,000 after diver fatality in canal lock
• 24/09/09: HSE prosecutes water filtration company after worker is severely injured
• 24/09/09: Pesticide residues committee publish 2008 annual report
• 24/09/09: First 2009 pesticide residue figures released
• 24/09/09: School fruit and vegetables tested for pesticide residues
• 24/09/09: Police force fined after shooting of civilian staff member
• 24/09/09: New Zealand officals share lessons with their HSE counterparts
• 23/09/09: HSE issues warning after NHS trust fails to comply with dermatitis notice
• 23/09/09: HSE issues warning to crane companies after major crane collapse
• 23/09/09: HSE increases flexibility of first aid at work training regime
• 23/09/09: Safety regulator disappointed by 'killer' advert ruling
• 22/09/09: Horticulture company fined after worker dies in Annan
• 21/09/09: Construction company fined after fall from height
• 21/09/09: HSE launches campaign to inform Romanian and other migrant construction workers
• 21/09/09: Death and injuries prompt potato harvest warning
• 21/09/09: Death of worker at height serves as warning to employers
• 21/09/09: HSE prosecutes port company following death of employee
• 18/09/09: HSE warning after incident at road works leaves motorcyclist in intensive care
• 18/09/09: HSE warns of importance of risk assessments when caring for vulnerable people
• 18/09/09: HSE launches campaign to inform Polish and other migrant construction workers
• 17/09/09: Employers fined after worker injured from double risk
• 16/09/09: HSE warns employers to maintain equipment and provide training after forklift injury
• 15/09/09: Free health and safety event at Elgin Community Centre for workers from overseas
• 14/09/09: Campaign puts north west aerial fitters in the picture over safety
• 10/09/09: Companies warned to manage transport safely after employee crushed to death by forklift truck
• 10/09/09: Company fined after exposing employees to risks of developing severe dermatitis
• 10/09/09: Complacency has no place, warns HSE's new head of offshore
• 10/09/09: HSE warns those responsible for people working at height to take precautions to prevent incidents
• 09/09/09: Blind daredevil makes health and safety pledge by plunging off waterfall
• 09/09/09: Electric shock for welder prompts HSE to encourage maintenance
• 08/09/09: Warning to scaffolding companies after firm prosecuted for collapse
• 08/09/09: HSE warns schools after pupil is injured on work experience
• 08/09/09: HSE at TUC conference to get more workers health and safety involved
• 08/09/09: Beware of illegal gas fitters warns HSE
• 08/09/09: Firms warned of electricity risk after Staffordshire worker suffers shock
• 07/09/09: HSE issues farm machinery safety reminder
• 04/09/09: Unlicensed asbestos removal will be penalised warns HSE
• 03/09/09: HSE warns of the dangers of unloading materials after employee's legs are crushed
• 03/09/09: HSE warns carers as BUPA lands fine for training failures
• 01/09/09: Big brother's star builder 'steps up' to promote ladder safety
• 01/09/09: HSE propose changes to Biocidal Products Regulations 2001

August

• 31/08/09: Midlothian roofing contractors fined after worker falls ten metres through factory roof
• 28/08/09: HSE warns of the dangers of misusing fork lifts after worker hit by falling load
• 28/08/09: Firm fined after worker's foot is crushed by heavy machinery
• 28/08/09: New health and safety warning after Greater Manchester dental lab puts workers at risk
• 27/08/09: HSE reiterates warnings about working at height after company fined for fatal fall
• 27/08/09: Do your homework on school tie 'ban', watchdog urges
• 27/08/09: HSE publishes its response to ministers on the explosion at ICL Plastics and launches consultation on LPG regime
• 26/08/09: HSE issues warning to those hiring out inflatable leisure devices
• 25/08/09: Bath and North East Somerset Council signs up to 'sensible risk' policy
• 25/08/09: Free events to help businesses with health and safety issues
• 19/08/09: Safety alert issued on road surface top cutting machines
• 18/08/09: Employers urged to take proper precautions to prevent falls in the workplace
• 18/08/09: Head of HSE's Offshore Division to retire
• 17/08/09: HSE announces new Midlands regional director
• 13/08/09: Liz Snape reappointed to HSE board
• 06/08/09: Asbestos warning after company prosecuted
• 06/08/09: Company fined for inadequate legionella assessments at Welsh care homes
• 05/08/09: HSE say earplug myth is summer madness
• 05/08/09: Offshore safety incidents hit a record low
• 04/08/09: Farmers urged to stop and think as harvest season gets underway
• 03/08/09: HSE warns construction companies after deaths of two workmen

July

• 31/07/09: Employers urged to take action after Chester worker cracks ribs
• 30/07/09: Illegal gas work costs lives warns HSE
• 29/07/09: Biggest workplace killers tackled on Lancashire industrial estate
• 29/07/09: Company fined after worker suffers fatal injuries after being run over at work
• 29/07/09: Companies urged to improve safety after Bury worker loses three fingers
• 29/07/09: Views sought on european regulation on biocides
• 28/07/09: Engineering firm fined £5,000 after worker's finger severed
• 27/07/09: Landlord prosecuted for poorly maintained gas appliance
• 27/07/09: Health warning after Lancashire workers catch legionnaires' disease
• 24/07/09: HSE warns employers about the dangers of confined spaces after deaths of two workers
• 24/07/09: Greater Manchester roofing companies urged to put safety first after worker falls through roof
• 23/07/09: Small companies warned to take health and safety responsibilities seriously after roofer's death
• 22/07/09: Construction firms warned not to put lives in danger after builder is left paralysed
• 22/07/09: Farming families warned of summer risks to children
• 20/07/09: Builder sentenced to three years imprisonment after 15 year old labourer killed by wall
• 16/07/09: HSE warns unregistered gas engineers after Warwickshire prosecution
• 16/07/09: HSE responds to Lord Gill's Inquiry Report into the explosion at ICL Plastics, Glasgow (2004)
• 14/07/09: Follow correct safety procedures when operating machinery and drills - warns HSE
• 14/07/09: Offshore industry making good progress on safety, but sustained effort required
• 13/07/09: New summer safety warning to north east children about construction site dangers
• 10/07/09: Summer's here: HSE won't rain on your parade…or your fete!
• 10/07/09: Firm fined £150,000 after worker's arm crushed in roller
• 10/07/09: Crown Censure of Scottish Prison Service
• 09/07/09: Construction company fined £150,000 after worker dies and another is seriously injured at Wembley stadium
• 09/07/09: Fife Council and contractor fined pound;13,700 for exposing staff and public to asbestos
• 09/07/09: HSE warns Lancashire homeowners not to risk lives with illegal gas fitters following successful prosecution
• 08/07/09: Shetland's fish farmers eager to learn about safe working practices
• 07/07/09: Northumberland malting firm fined pound;10,000 following serious workplace incident
• 06/07/09: HSE warns businesses not to be mislead over new law poster
• 03/07/09: HSE warns of the dangers of working at height after man suffers serious injuries from 10-metre fall
• 03/07/09: Safety advisers need accreditation, HSE chair says
• 02/07/09: Owners of Ayrshire meat processing plant fined pound;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
• 30/06/09: HSE helps to prevent accidents at shetland fish farms
• 26/06/09: HSE and NFUS call on farmers to wise up to safety
• 26/06/09: Landlords reminded to check gas appliances regularly following HSE prosecution
• 25/06/09: Owners of a Brechin rendering plant fined pound;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 pound;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 pound;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: HSE warns companies not to take unnecessary risks while working at height
• 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 pound;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
• 01/05/09: HSE warning to operators of excavators following death

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: 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 pound;25,000 following serious workplace accidents
• 25/02/09: Uxbridge construction company fined pound;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