newsPoor segregation to blame as HGV hits forklift killing driver
Sauces manufacturer AAK UK has been fined £140,000 after a forklift truck driver was killed at a factory in Runcorn.
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productMan hit by forklift because walkway was blocked
The Goods Out area of ECO Plastic’s warehouse had a designated pedestrian walkway but that was blocked due to building work and the company had not provided an alternative safe route for pedestrians.
newsAgency worker survives forklift overturning
The 51-year-old was taken on as a cleaner with no requirement for him to operate a forklift truck.
newsHeavy fine after crane operator crushed
A vehicle manufacturer has been told to pay nearly £180,000 in fines and costs for safety failings after a crane operator suffered severe crush injuries in a lifting operation at the company’s press shop in Luton.
newsLoad toppling from pallet truck crushes worker
A Hertfordshire engineering firm has been fined for safety failings after a toppling fan unit crushed a worker as it was being manoeuvred into a ground floor plant room at a Surrey development.
articleManagement needs to be aware of risks
The Fork Lift Truck Association has emphasised that managers need to be aware of forklift-related dangers, in the wake of the prosecution of a company and one of its directors after a forklift accident.
articleCostain hit with £600,000+ fine and costs after telehandler death
Global engineering specialist Costain has been ordered to pay more than £615,000 in fines and costs after a worker was killed when a telehandler overturned during the construction of the Parkway development in Newbury.
articleFood firm switches to pallet trucks after forklift accident
A food packaging company in Buxton has been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries to his leg when he was struck by a forklift truck.
newsForklift death at event build-up
A man has been killed in an incident involving a forklift truck while preparing for a music festival in Gloucestershire.
newsMan jailed after fatal overhead crane accident
A Hampshire businessman, who was disqualified from being a company director, has been jailed for serious fraud and safety offences. A second businessman was given a suspended prison sentence for similar offences.
newsFirm fined for forging forklift safety document
A North London meat wholesalers has been sentenced for operating a fault-ridden forklift truck and trying to deceive safety inspectors by forging a positive examination report on the vehicle.
articleRemarkable progress
Judith Hackitt CBE, chair of the Health and Safety Executive outlines the great leap forward brought by the Health & Safety at Work Act.
newsPoorly stacked pallets to blame for severe leg break
The UK division of a pan-European paper company has been fined for safety failings after a worker broke her leg in three places when poorly stacked pallets of paper collapsed.
newsWorker crushed after crane collision
An Oldham manufacturer has been ordered to pay £125,000 in fines and costs after an employee was killed when he was struck by a three-tonne piece of steel being lifted by an overhead crane.
newsWorker crushed by loaded cage trolley
A Jedburgh firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker was severely injured when he fell down a lift shaft as he was transporting a loaded cage trolley that landed on top of him.
articleLorry driver injured after lifting beam used incorrectly
Two companies have been fined after a lorry driver suffered multiple injuries while loading his lorry.
blogGet a handle on rising energy costs with leased voltage optimisation
Dr Alex Mardapittas, creator of the Powerstar voltage optimisation solution says leasing schemes offer alternative purchasing solutions for companies looking to install voltage optimisation.
articleDriver hit by forklift as segregation ignored
Risk assessment had failed to spot need to segregate pedestrians and forklifts in the Goods In and Out area.
articleAgency worker killed by overturned forklift
Man was on his first day at work and was not wearing a seatbelt. In addition, forklift trucks were unsuitable for the work being carried out.
articleEmployee crushed after firm ignores paper reel loading advice
A Hertfordshire-based company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a 3.2 tonne reel of paper at its premises in Essex.
