October 16, 2023
E-bulletin updates
Food processing company fined after worker suffers serious injuries 11 October 2023 The fine relates to an incident where a worker’s arm was drawn into machinery and suffered injuries that required surgery. Recycling company fined after worker fatally crushed 9 October 2023 The company has been fined £40,000 after failing to maintain the lifting equipment
October 12, 2023
Callington takeaway fined for fire safety breaches
A company operating a Chinese takeaway with associated staff accommodation in Cornwall has been ordered to pay £37,000 in fines and court costs following serious fire safety breaches. In January 2023, following a tip off, Fire Safety Officers from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service attended Sun Fung House in Callington and identified significant and serious fire
October 5, 2023
Multi hinge-joint ladder report released
Following on from our previous two Telescopic Ladder Market Surveillance Reports, our ‘Step Up to Safe Ladders’ campaign continues with the release of our third report – this time on Multi Hinge-Joint (multipurpose) ladders! Our latest report, ‘Consumer Safety – It all Hinges on Safe Products’, saw us again partner with the Test & Research
September 26, 2023
E bulletin
Motorsport/Leisure Track Safety: trackside vehicle restraint barriers It has been identified that there is a potential lack of awareness and understanding regarding the correct application and use of products as vehicle restraint barriers. Persons with duties to ensure safety at Motorsport/Leisure track/circuit(s) or event(s) must fully understand the significance of selecting and using the correct
September 20, 2023
Risk of damage to grating systems on offshore installations during rig moves
HSE has issued a safety alert warning dutyholders (including operators and owners of offshore installations) undertaking rig moves on the UKCS that the grating-systems (used on walkways and deck areas) on offshore installations can be damaged or dislodged during rig moving operations. The grating systems can be damaged by adverse weather conditions such as wave
September 18, 2023
News update
Company and director fined for putting workers at risk 14 September 2023 An engineering company and its managing director have been fined for failing to protect their workers from welding fume. Construction companies fined after worker suffers injuries 12 September 2023 Two construction companies have been fined a combined total of £120,000 after a groundworker
September 14, 2023
Combustible cladding material ignited during remediation work
Combustible insulation on the external walls of high rise residential premises is being remediated nationwide. In a recent site visit, the reporter identified a render faced wall with an expanded polystyrene (EPS) core attached to a building’s structure. Damage was noticed in the insulation from apparent combustion within the EPS element. Read the full story
September 14, 2023
Eight breaches of Fire Safety Order in County Durham lead to prosecution
THE COUNTY DURHAM and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority has brought a successful prosecution against Tarlochan Singh, director of 5th Capital Limited and the owner of Ridgemount House in Peterlee, County Durham, following several serious fire safety breaches. Read the full story at Fire Safety Matters
September 5, 2023
London Borough of Camden Council deemed to have created actual and potential serious detriment to LB Camden’s tenants.
The issue In May 2023 legal proceedings brought by London Fire Service against LB Camden concluded. The proceedings related to a fire at a large street property conversion in Hampstead in November 2017 where a tenant died. Fire risk assessments in January 2013 and May 2017 identified serious risks in the block, such as combustible
September 4, 2023
Private school fined £80,000 over classroom ceiling collapse
A private school has been fined £80,000 after a classroom ceiling collapsed, injuring 15 children and their teacher. The pupils, who were seven and eight years old, suffered injuries including fractures to their upper limbs, concussion and cuts after tables and chairs stored overhead came crashing down on them. Read the full story at The
August 30, 2023
Wind turbine generator service lifts: risk of serious injury
HSE has issued a safety notice warning users and duty holders of potential problems with wind turbine generator service lifts. HSE’s investigation of an incident at a WTG found that the design of landing gates and guarding did not eliminate or reduce access to dangerous moving parts of the lift car as it operated with
August 7, 2023
Six businesses to be prosecuted over Cheshire retirement village blaze
On August 8, 2019, around 70 firefighters were called in to tackle an inferno at Beechmere Retirement Complex in Crewe. No-one was injured in the blaze – one of the biggest Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has attended – but more than 150 residents were affected, either through the loss of their home or their possessions The fire
