The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers about working with dangerous substances without a proper health and safety assessment following the prosecution of the world’s largest clay brick and tile manufacturer.
Wienerberger Ltd, based in Cheshire, pleaded guilty to two breaches of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 following an [...]
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NORTH Wales Police has come under fire from its own officers for not putting enough bobbies on to cover at times when trouble could be expected.
Cops’ representatives raised fears for officers’ safety on nights when drink-fuelled revellers were likely to pose a risk.
The Police Federation also claimed staffing was cut on bank holidays in coastal [...]
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have warned of the need to manage the risk from live electricity cables on construction sites after two workmen suffered serious burns after a cable explosion.
The warning follows the prosecution of SP Power Systems Ltd of Glasgow after Peter Mason was engulfed in flames and his colleague, Kieran [...]
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Investigation under way into death during nighttime maintenance work for Vesuvius UK
A bricklayer was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning while working at the Corus steel factory on Teesside.
Kristian Norris, 29, was a refractory bricklayer employed by Vesuvius UK to carry out maintenance work at the Lackenby plant.
The father of two died [...]
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A FATHER-OF-TWO has been killed in an industrial accident at a steelworks.
Kristian Norris, 29, was carrying out maintenance work at the Corus Lackenby site in Teesside when he suffered fatal injuries.
The incident is being investigated by police.
A spokeswoman for Corus said: “Corus can confirm that there has been fatality on the Teesside [...]
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