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Archive for March, 2010

Construction sites fail safety inspections

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

More than a quarter of the construction sites visited in Cumbria last week failed safety inspections.

Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) carried out checks at 45 construction sites in the county during two days of intensive inspections.

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Landlord prosecuted for exposing tenant to gas dangers

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

A Dewsbury landlord who failed to ensure gas appliances at a property he rented out were safe and fit for purpose is facing 250 hours community service for breaching health and safety laws.

Mahmud Bulbulia, of Thornhill Street, Dewsbury, was also ordered to pay £250 in costs after pleading guilty to two safety breaches of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 and one breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at Batley and Dewsbury Magistrates Court yesterday (19 March).

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COMING SOON – DSE ONLINE!

Friday, March 12th, 2010

 

Priority Safety Systems are curently working alongside Purpose Media (uk) Ltd to develop an online DSE Assessment application.  The facility will be available for all businesses, large and small and aims to provide an effective and user friendly online tool to assist you to meet your DSE assessment needs.

Features will include a training package to ensure that your staff are aware of the ergonomic risks associated with using display screen equipment together with an assessment tool to evaluate your staff and inform you about potential risks to staff and ultimately your organisation.

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Firm fined

Friday, March 12th, 2010

A building firm has been fined £5,000 after a worker was injured and trapped for more than two hours when the trench he was in collapsed.

Vickers Construction Limited, of Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, was today (8 March) also ordered to pay costs of £3,178.10 at Darlington Magistrates’ Court after it pleaded guilty to breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc act 1974.

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Firm fined £2,000

Monday, March 1st, 2010

A Washington firm has been fined £2,000 after a worker lost a finger operating dangerous machinery that the company knew was defective.

Tanfield Metal Spinners Limited, of Parsons Industrial Estate, Washington, was also ordered to pay costs of £1,056 at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court on Friday (26 February) after pleading guilty to breaching the Power and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.

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