http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/b50e9d56425907809945acb3f76cc605/home.htmlHealthandSafetyProfessional.co.ukTue, 26 Aug 2008 12:29:00 +0100Member only contenthttp://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/8b13a7cbf3b3bdbbab99184332a01744/mining-firm-fined-400000-for-double-fatality.htmlThe Scottish Coal Company has been fined £400,000 over the deaths of two workers who were killed when their car was crushed by a 100-tonne dump truck.The incident happened at the Pennyvennie open-cast mine in East Ayrshire in February 2007.The driver of the dump truck couldn't see Colin Ferguson and Brian French's Land Rover because it was in a blindspot. The two men were maintenance staff for Castlebridge Plant, also ...http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/8b13a7cbf3b3bdbbab99184332a01744/mining-firm-fined-400000-for-double-fatality.htmlWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:45:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/89febef5002efe54ba46deac966fe104/director-jailed-for-skylight-death.htmlA construction firm director has been jailed after admitting the manslaughter of a Chinese worker who fell through a skylight at a site in Norfolk.Sharaz Butt, director of Norwich-based Alcon Construction, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment over the death of Chinese national Wu Zhu Weng. The company, which has virtually no money or assets, received a token £10 fine.Wu was killed in January during work to refurbish and extend ...http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/89febef5002efe54ba46deac966fe104/director-jailed-for-skylight-death.htmlTue, 26 Aug 2008 12:34:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/c91f988cd8fc7901e8dcd8b32c19c8b9/nhs-trust-fined-for-glutaraldehyde-exposure.htmlUnited Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been fined for exposing an employee to the hazardous chemical glutaraldehyde.HSE inspectors visiting the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston discovered that the woman had been cleaning an X-ray film processor for several years without proper precautions, exposing her to the substance, which can cause long-term ill health including skin and respiratory problems. Inspectors banned the use of the film processor until the Trust had taken ...http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/c91f988cd8fc7901e8dcd8b32c19c8b9/nhs-trust-fined-for-glutaraldehyde-exposure.htmlTue, 19 Aug 2008 10:19:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/669a5675ac6593b211b036cf901db3fb/retailer-fined-for-obstructed-stairs.htmlHigh street chain Claire's Accessories has been fined for failing to keep stairs clear after an employee fell, suffering serious injuries.Environmental health officers prosecuted the retailer after a member of staff at its Caerphilly store was badly injured after tripping over items stored on the stairs.Claire's Accessories UK admitted breaching the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations by failing to keep the stairway free of obstructions.Abertillery magistrates ordered the company ...http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/669a5675ac6593b211b036cf901db3fb/retailer-fined-for-obstructed-stairs.htmlMon, 18 Aug 2008 08:18:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/c7376f0635433869c7971a8cc3649c09/scaffold-collapse-seriously-injured-three-workers.htmlThree workers who were not properly trained or supervised suffered serious injuries when the scaffolding they were erecting fell into a busy road, Stafford magistrates have heard.The men, who worked for Willenhall-based Pedley Scaffolding, were putting up scaffolding at a site in South Staffordshire in June 2007 when the scaffold collapsed. They fell approximately six metres.One broke his hip, ankle and foot and fractured both knees, one fractured his skull, ...http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/c7376f0635433869c7971a8cc3649c09/scaffold-collapse-seriously-injured-three-workers.htmlFri, 15 Aug 2008 12:54:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/76592d828eb452ec999387b31c914d0b/employee-counselling-increasing-performance.htmlEmployment assistance programmes (EAPs) can reduce an organisation's costs due to employees' work stress and absence and increase workers' efficiency and commitment and overall work performance. Richard Snowdon is the Business Director of RSCPP, a website which offers bespoke EAP solutions. Here he discusses the value that EAPs can bring to both employees and organisations.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/76592d828eb452ec999387b31c914d0b/employee-counselling-increasing-performance.htmlFri, 15 Aug 2008 14:28:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/159cfafab7f346e023ff885013056f47/goodyear-dunlop-fined-over-forklift-incident.htmlTyre giant Goodyear Dunlop has been fined and ordered to pay compensation to an employee who was hit by a falling pallet.The incident happened at the company's Wolverhampton site in June 2007 as the worker was inspecting tyre casings. A pallet toppled from a passing forklift truck and he suffered two fractures to a rib.An HSE investigation revealed the forklift had been loaded with a four-high stack of stillages, which ...http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/159cfafab7f346e023ff885013056f47/goodyear-dunlop-fined-over-forklift-incident.htmlMon, 11 Aug 2008 11:44:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/7fb59a5641e757aa4eabb153d7ee2e40/barringtons-concrete-results.htmlThis year, CEMEX UK's Safety Sword was handed to the Barrington cement plant and quarry. The Cambridgeshire cement plant and quarrying operation has managed eight years with only one lost-time accident. Andrea Oates reports.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/7fb59a5641e757aa4eabb153d7ee2e40/barringtons-concrete-results.htmlFri, 08 Aug 2008 10:48:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/227c571e97cbf76b0733fcde0fa6774a/pillar-to-post-industrial-doors.htmlWhen is a door not a door? When it's a hazard. External industrial doors and their internal counterparts separating areas of warehouses and distribution centres can, if they are mis-specified, misused or neglected, be extremely hazardous, and lead to serious injuries. Mark Baugh of Caljan Rite-Hite discusses the ins and outs of industrial door safety.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/227c571e97cbf76b0733fcde0fa6774a/pillar-to-post-industrial-doors.htmlMon, 11 Aug 2008 08:59:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/c21eb9ae397f59b7e7e5608260112e32/cases-in-point-stress.htmlLawrence Bamber reviews the most important common-law cases which have been brought to court as a result of poor stress risk management, in the latest of his revision guide for students of the NEBOSH National Diploma.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/c21eb9ae397f59b7e7e5608260112e32/cases-in-point-stress.htmlMon, 11 Aug 2008 08:53:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/d03a2d62faba3099d4394943f5f030eb/case-study-barringtons-concrete-results.htmlThis year, CEMEX UK's Safety Sword was handed to the Barrington cement plant and quarry. The Cambridgeshire cement plant and quarrying operation has managed eight years with only one lost-time accident. Andrea Oates reports.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/d03a2d62faba3099d4394943f5f030eb/case-study-barringtons-concrete-results.htmlFri, 08 Aug 2008 10:58:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/0292d8d46d658332cc2c832f6f23b6c3/major-accident-investigations-the-aftermath.htmlPaul Hopkin marks the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster by considering how major incident investigations in the past 30 years have moved from examining plant and equipment failures to consider safety culture and behaviour.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/0292d8d46d658332cc2c832f6f23b6c3/major-accident-investigations-the-aftermath.htmlFri, 08 Aug 2008 10:07:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/53ef097931537f52b844f6def780f7d9/working-with-arthritis.htmlArthritis is the largest single cause of physical disability in the UK. It affects nine million people and - together with other musculoskeletal disorders - is the UK's second most common cause of sickness absence. Becky Allen continues our series on protecting workers with long-term health conditions.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/53ef097931537f52b844f6def780f7d9/working-with-arthritis.htmlThu, 07 Aug 2008 14:34:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/a1e6073eb3bb220ec1978c5cba5e56d6/moving-targets-dynamic-risk-assessment.htmlTraditional risk assessment is about identifying risks in the workplace so that you can implement suitable controls. Lucie Ponting and Jocelyn Dorrell look at how dynamic risk assessment can help employees manage risks as they arise.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/a1e6073eb3bb220ec1978c5cba5e56d6/moving-targets-dynamic-risk-assessment.htmlThu, 07 Aug 2008 15:11:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/3c8d8939ad0e724a4dd8e056f0fcbcee/safety-podcasts---a-word-in-your-ear.htmlIt seems you can barely listen to the radio for 10 minutes these days before you are encouraged to subscribe to a podcast to entertain or educate you. Bridget Leathley reviews some recent audio downloads on topics ranging from directors' duties to gas safety.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/3c8d8939ad0e724a4dd8e056f0fcbcee/safety-podcasts---a-word-in-your-ear.htmlThu, 07 Aug 2008 15:07:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/23fe081282dbab0ff3daac6c0ff7f98f/asbestos-failures-cost-firms-263000.htmlTwo Essex companies are sharing fines and costs of more than £263,000 after exposing employees to asbestos.In August and September 2005, R Maskell of Loughton was carrying out refurbishment work at the 15-storey St Francis Tower in Ipswich town centre. After discovering asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), the company brought in Billericay-based LCH Contracts to remove it.HSE inspectors visited the site on 27 September to inspect the removal and discovered six or ...http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/23fe081282dbab0ff3daac6c0ff7f98f/asbestos-failures-cost-firms-263000.htmlThu, 07 Aug 2008 11:28:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/6b894ff8841da2e6b8b7fd9ed9836495/firm-fined-over-25m-lift-plunge.htmlProcter and Gamble Product Supply has been prosecuted after three maintenance workers fell 25 metres in a warehouse lift after its poorly maintained brakes failed.One of the workers suffered a broken leg in the incident in July 2006, while the others sustained ankle injuries and compression injuries.HSE inspector Richard Clarke said the accident would have been "wholly avoidable" had a proper maintenance regime been in place.Procter and Gamble Product Supply (UK) ...http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/6b894ff8841da2e6b8b7fd9ed9836495/firm-fined-over-25m-lift-plunge.htmlWed, 06 Aug 2008 11:35:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/c077ea89cf2aff77bd858e5b5f70fe27/health-and-safety-pay-survey-2007.htmlThe love of money may be the root of all evil, but in a market economy health and safety professionals cannot be blamed for taking a healthy interest in what price their services command. Louis Wustemann analyses this year's pay survey of 500 health and safety professionals.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/c077ea89cf2aff77bd858e5b5f70fe27/health-and-safety-pay-survey-2007.htmlWed, 13 Aug 2008 10:09:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/8fb280e9443c95221d0b26052b46efba/keeping-lone-workers-safe.htmlDaniel Riley says that lone workers may benefit from communications technology as part of a broader support package.http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/8fb280e9443c95221d0b26052b46efba/keeping-lone-workers-safe.htmlTue, 12 Aug 2008 11:52:00 +0100http://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/57daf503ccd6eca3dcb3826f6a12f138/health-and-safety-pay-survey-2006.htmlHSW and leading recruitment agency Principal People have carried out a major salary survey among 550 health and safety specialists. Louis Wustemann crunches the numbershttp://www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk/file/57daf503ccd6eca3dcb3826f6a12f138/health-and-safety-pay-survey-2006.htmlWed, 13 Aug 2008 10:08:00 +0100