blogWaterworld warehouses
Amazon has done it again. In filing a patent for underwater warehouses, the online retail behemoth has radically shifted our concept of what the warehouse could be.
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productWorker falls 6m from unsecured tote box on forklift
A food manufacturing company has been fined after a worker fell six metres from the back of a fork lift truck.
productTeenager killed when forklift overturned at night
A Derbyshire-based company has been fined after the death of a 19-year-old worker, mother ‘utterly shocked that this can happen even now’.
productCompany fined after worker fatally crushed by fork lift truck
Lincolnshire based firm Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Limited has been fined after a worker died when the fork lift truck he was driving overturned at the company base in Grantham.
productTotal fines of £2.5m after poorly executed heavy lift
The attempt to lift concrete panels weighing 11 tonnes went wrong and the worker was thrown from a MEWP and then crushed by a panel.
newsHSE’s ‘Risk-Reduction through design’ Award – time to enter?
HSE has teamed up with the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) to sponsor an annual MSD ‘risk-reduction through design’ award.
productAutomotive manufacturer employee struck by falling pallet
A Banbury based company has been fined after a 64-year old worker who was struck by a falling pallet had to have part of his leg amputated.
productWorker killed by reversing delivery vehicle
A recycling company has been fined £650,000 following the death of a worker.
articleGo Home Healthy campaign launched
Almost half of Britain’s industry leaders do not feel enough is being done across industry to tackle cases of work-related ill-health, according to research from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
productSite and transport safety training available
Vehicle movements and loading and unloading vehicles can be some of the most dangerous activities carried out on a work site, says the Health & Safety Executive, which is offering a number of one-day courses to tackle the issues.
articleAgency driver killed in yard when overloaded forklift overturns
National kitchen supplier Howdens fined £1.2 million after visiting HGV driver fatally crushed.
productAssociated British Ports fined after 600kg bag falls on employee
The port company was sentenced for safety breaches and fined £666,000.
productClampdown on food manufacturing to focus on manual handling
Companies and people working in food manufacturing are being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage workplace health risks or face serious penalties.
productWorker loses leg after forklift collision
An engineering company has been fined after a worker lost his leg from the knee down when he was hit by a forklift truck.
productMan killed after working platform clipped by LGV
A Suffolk-based trailer service firm has been fined £120,000 after an employee suffered fatal head injuries.
productLogistics firm fined after workers risked asbestos exposure
Quainton Logistics & Storage has been fined after both putting workers at risk and allowing conditions on site to fall well below the expected standard.
productAgency worker crushed when unchaining vehicle ramp from delivery lorry
ERIKS Industrial Services was fined £373,000 after a worker suffered crush injuries while unloading a vehicle from a visiting delivery lorry.
newsWorker crushed between two HGVs
A transport company has been fined £180,000 after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries.
article£730000 fine after sideloader hits two workers
A timber yard has been fined after two workers were seriously injured when they were struck by a sideloader.
newsEmployee killed by toppling food trays
A company which manufactures freshly prepared meals was fined £176,000 when an employee was killed after being struck by empty food trays.
