If you use machinery you must have safety procedures for the full range of tasks which staff undertake. How has this point been underlined in the case against waste firm Gwynn Davies-McTiffin Ltd and
what should you do differently?
Published 19.10.2015
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
Cemex UK Operations Limited has been handed a £1 million fine after one of its workers suffered a fatal blow to the body from a manufacturing machine. What mistakes were made?
Published 19.12.2019
Ride-on cleaning machines operate at a low speed yet, as shown by a case heard in February 2015, they can still present a risk to both driver and pedestrians. What happened and how could the accident
have been prevented?
Published 27.04.2015
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
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
A court has heard how a cleaner was only discovered to be missing when he didn’t show up for his taxi home. A search of the premises then revealed that he had been killed. What happened?
Published 28.02.2019
You have a duty of care to ensure the safety of your employees, including when they are trying to unblock machinery. However, it seems some businesses aren’t doing enough. How can you avoid the
risks?
Published 24.05.2019
A manufacturer has been fined after a maintenance worker used a spare safety key to access a guarded enclosure and became fatally trapped. What should have been done to prevent this?
Published 21.06.2018
Maintenance and repair work may require the lifting of heavy equipment in order to gain access. Recent case law shows what can happen if this isn’t properly assessed first. What can you learn from
it?
Published 14.02.2005