A council has been fined after two employees were injured when their all-terrain vehicle (ATV) overturned on a golf course. What went wrong and could the accident have been avoided?
Published 18.05.2020
A tragic case involving the death of a worker using a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) serves as a reminder to businesses to have rescue arrangements in place for this equipment. What happened?
Published 25.08.2017
When a cherry picker overturned, the operator suffered serious injuries. The HSE investigated and his employer was prosecuted and fined. How did the accident happen and how can you avoid a similar
fate?
Published 23.04.2010
A recent research report has found that the design of many mobile elevating work platforms puts operators at risk of becoming trapped against fixed objects. What action can you take to reduce the
risks?
Published 16.05.2013
To reduce your ladder use, staff working at height generally do so from a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP). However, you’ve heard that to use it training must be given, not just a briefing from
the hire company. Is this true?
Published 20.11.2009
If your staff work from a scissor lift then why not use our new sample risk assessment - use of a scissor lift document, to identify the safe systems of work that should be followed?
Published 19.03.2012
In 2013 the HSE published research into the risk of entrapment for those using mobile elevating work platforms. The regulator now advises caution before installing additional guarding on machines.
What’s the story?
Published 08.07.2014
In December 2014 Thames Water was heavily fined after an accident in which an employee was killed by an excavator. What lessons does the case highlight for those operating mobile plant?
Published 15.01.2015
A manufacturing company has been fined after a blade caused serious injuries to an agency worker’s hand. What caused the accident and how should the firm have managed its agency staff differently?
Published 27.02.2020
Mobile elevating work platforms generally make it safer to work at height. However, a moment of inattention can result in the operator trapping themselves between the machine and a fixed structure.
What’s the latest thinking?
Published 23.03.2023