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March 1st, 2010: Firm fined £2,000

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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February 22nd, 2010: Fear for Merseyside roofers after formal warnings double

Roofing companies in Merseyside are being urged not put their employees in danger after the number of formal warnings issued last year more than doubled.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) handed out 69 enforcement notices in Merseyside in the first ten months of 2009 covering unsafe work at height, compared to 30 during the same period in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

February 9th, 2010: Prosecution follows worker’s life-changing injuries

A Sheffield painting company has been fined £2,000 after a worker’s seven-metre fall caused life-changing injuries.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (8 February) successfully prosecuted Charles Painting (UK) Ltd of Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, over the incident on the 20 June 2007.

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February 1st, 2010: Carbon Monoxide

Students living in digs are being urged to make sure they aren’t putting their lives in danger by making sure their accommodation has life-saving audible carbon monoxide (CO) alarms fitted.

Every year 15 to 20 people die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the UK and 234 suffered major injuries last year alone. The Health and Safety Executive is launching a new campaign in the South West to make parents, landlords and students aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide. Read the rest of this entry »

January 6th, 2010: Community Punishment – Distinctive Clothing

Distinctive Clothing – Community Punishment

Priority Safety Systems Ltd is currently working with Safety Point (uk) Ltd to provide cost affective, quality high SHVW1visibility garments required by Probation services around the country to ensure high visibility of thier projects.

Prices include high quality vests that meet European standards that are marked with the appropriate logo and text, delivery to individual units and a selection of various sizes.

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November 26th, 2009: Unsafe scaffolding leads to prosecution and fine

Date:
25 November 2009

An eagle-eyed safety inspector was lied to after he stopped to investigate unsafe scaffolding he was driving past, a court heard.

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November 21st, 2009: Human Factor and Ergonomics

Human factors and ergonomics

The HSE’s human factors and ergonomics website has been redesigned and new document and articles added.  The HSE recognises the importance that human factors can play in helping avoid accidents and ill-health at work. In the new designed website we have taken a topic-focused approach to human factors.

Source – www.hse.gov.uk

November 21st, 2009: Display Screen Equipment – Training & Assessment Online

Coming Soon

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 assit you to meet your DSE assessment needs.

Features will include a training package to ensure that your staff are aware of the ergonomic risks assocaited 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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November 21st, 2009: Safety Point (uk) Ltd

www.safety-point.co.uk

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HVLJ1Priority Safety Systems Ltd are working closely with Safety Point (uk) Ltd to provide cost effective personal Protective Equipment solutions for its customers.

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