A sawmill company has been prosecuted after an employee was killed whilst carrying out machinery maintenance. What happened and what measures can you adopt to ensure your staff are not put at risk?
Published 04.03.2021
The failure to ensure that a lawnmower was properly maintained led to a gardener almost losing a thumb and severely damaging his fingers. Why did this happen and how can similar accidents be avoided?
Published 24.09.2012
One of our subscribers recently received a visit from an HSE inspector who criticised the firm’s lack of routine checks of machinery guarding. If you were in this position what action would you need
to take?
Published 29.04.2021
A manufacturing business has been fined heavily after two separate accidents in which workers were trapped by moving machinery. What should be done to manage such hazards?
Published 17.09.2020
Knowing an emergency button was broken but still allowing people to enter dangerous machinery has just resulted in a criminal prosecution by the HSE. What should you have in place to ensure this
doesn’t happen to you?
Published 30.08.2005
IKEA has been given a heavy fine after an untrained engineer lost parts of two fingers while trying to repair equipment. How did the accident happen and what were the wider implications for the
company?
Published 20.12.2018
Marks & Spencer has recently been prosecuted following an accident in one of its warehouses. How did it happen and what lessons can be learned from this case in particular?
Published 05.05.2009
When it comes to machinery and items of plant, such as fork lift trucks, it’s clear that reactive maintenance, i.e. “fix it when it breaks”, isn’t the best course of action. What’s to know?
Published 18.02.2013
During a health and safety assessment you were asked about your arrangements for maintaining tools and equipment. All you currently do is repair them if they stop working. Are you legally required to
do more?
Published 31.01.2014
As a case heard in June 2016 shows, you must fully understand and maintain safety-critical features of complex work equipment. What happened and how could the accident have been prevented?
Published 05.07.2016