Company fined after ā€˜lovingā€™ grandad dies from fall

A grandfather died after falling through a hole in his own bathroom that had been left by workers. Kenneth Armitage landed on the kitchen floor below, in an incident his daughter Suzy said ā€œshould never have happened.ā€ The bathroom in Mr Armitageā€™s house on Whitestone Drive in Huntington, York had been getting converted into a […]

More...

Recognising contributions to reducing musculoskeletalĀ risk

HSE’s annual MSDs Risk-reduction through design awards are now open forĀ nominations. Musculoskeletal injuries and conditions can affect the back, joints and limbs. The most recent statistics show that approximately 6.6 million working days are lost in Great Britain due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. If you are an employer in the UK, and you have made […]

More...

Construction firm fined as worker loses life and another injured

A company has been sentenced after a 62-year-old worker fell 10 metres to the ground and died during the construction of a new university facility. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the fall and subsequently prosecuted Balfour Beatty, with the firm fined Ā£285,000 on Monday 16 September. Igor Malka and a second contractor, Edmund […]

More...