Siemens fined £1.4m after ORR prosecution following death of contractor
Siemens PLC has been fined £1.4m after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, which followed an...
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Director convicted following work from height death
(Scotland) Kevin Bowie, sole director of Denny based Precision Decorating Services (Scotland) Ltd, has been given a Community Payback...
Moving Gas Cylinders and Bundles Within the Workplace
The user is responsible for the safe handling and use of a gas cylinder and its contents. A risk assessment should be carried out prior...
COVID-19: managing workplace safety
This guidance from the CIPD has been updated to reflect the recent changes to COVID-19 restrictions in England. In England the UK...
Plastics manufacturer fined after employee’s arm was pulled into rollers of slitter machine
A company, which manufactures self-adhesive vinyl and other coated plastic films has been fined after an employee’s hand became caught...
Office Safety - Support for Managers & Employee
STN has pulled together a number of documents to assist businesses in supporting SME's with their office working risks. Topics cover...
Risk Assessment during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
As an employer, you must protect people from harm. This includes doing a risk assessment to decide what reasonable steps you need to take...
Worker loses hand after cloth entangled in machinery
A UK manufacturer of brick products, Ibstock Brick Ltd, has been fined for safety breaches after a worker’s hand was entangled and...
Skip Lorry Safety
(Ireland) The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has published an information sheet presenting guidance aimed at helping improve knowledge...
Winter Safety from Head to Toe
Santa Claus is the ultimate winter warrior. He comes like clockwork, every year, working a grueling 24-hour shift so that all the little...
Suicide Prevention
Published by the HSE, this document points out that employers have a duty of care to workers and to ensuring their health, safety and...
Managing Home Workers' Health and Safety
Employers have the same health and safety responsibilities for people working at home as for any other worker, according to guidance from...
Construction company fined after injured worker loses sight
A Bradford-based construction company has been fined after an employee was injured at work leading to significant sight loss in his right...
New and Expectant Mothers
STN has created 4 new documents to support your business with regards to the risk around New and Expectant Mothers There are 4 topics...
Construction employee sustains multiple fractures after fall from height
Trevor Cook Construction Ltd has been fined after a roof worker fell six metres through a fragile roof sheet whilst working on a barn at...
Company prosecuted for failing to control risks to employees using vibrating tools
A company that manufactures and sells medical devices for the healthcare industry has been fined for failing to adequately control the...
Concrete supplier fined after tyre explosion fatality
A concrete supplier has been fined after an agency worker contracted to work at its site suffered fatal injuries following a tyre...
Company fined after employee sustains serious burn injuries
A company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries following an explosion at their factory. The incident happened on the...
Risk assessing products that contain small high-powered magnets
This guidance expands on a safety alert issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) in May 2021 about products that...
Wheeled Loading Shovels in Waste and Recycling
The HSE has issued this safety notice to remind dutyholders who use wheeled loading shovels of the need to fully assess and actively...
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