by John Buckley | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
A waste management company and two individuals have been fined a total £100,000 for illegally dumping controlled waste. Manns Waste Management Limited, Glenn Tamplin and Ricky Mann all pleaded guilty to their roles in operating an illegal waste facility in Essex. The... by John Buckley | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
A waste and recycling company in Kent, where an employee was buried alive under rubbish, has escaped a £1.3m fine due to the company being in administration. Neville Watson, an employee at New Earth Solution Group Limited, was using a shredding machine, which is... by John Buckley | Jan 4, 2017 | Manual Handling
Firm fined after six workers sustained back injures due to manual handling. A £200,000 fine has been issued to a Northampton engine manufacturer after six members of staff were left with back injuries due to manually lifting engine parts weighing up to 21kg. An... by Jake Gibbs | Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Asbestos and the role of H&S representatives in the workplace In 2016, it is estimated that approximately 5,000 people are likely to die prematurely as a result of asbestos exposure – this is according to a recent TUC report. This figure alone confirms that... by Jake Gibbs | Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Asbestos exposure statistics show need for action The TUC who recently published their guide for union workplace representatives, are now calling for greater action from industry as a new HSE Report notes a continuing increase in deaths from mesothelioma. The TUC have... by Jake Gibbs | Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Global Asbestos Awareness Week is due to commence on the 1 April 2016. Global Asbestos Awareness Week was first championed by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organisation (ADAO) whose global message is that asbestos is a known human carcinogen, there is no safe level... by Jake Gibbs | Feb 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Cambridge Risk Management Ltd launch new range of CDM 2015 Advisor Services Construction Health and Safety experts Cambridge Risk Management have launched a range of CDM2015 Advisor Services to complement the introduction of the new regulations.Designed to guide and... by Jake Gibbs | Feb 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Sentencing Guidelines 2016 for Health and safety, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences came into force on the 1st February 2016 and apply to any case heard since 1st February 2016, irrespective of when the offence was actually committed.... 
by Jake Gibbs | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral with a host of seemingly extraordinary qualities. Strong, durable, with heat resistant and insulating properties, it can be put to a remarkable number of uses. It’s also easy and cheap to produce.Consequently asbestos has been... by Jake Gibbs | Jun 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Workers were found working dangerously at height while demolishing buildings in Lancashire.A property company has been fined. Responding to a complaint, Health and Safety Executive inspectors visited the site – a former aerospace plant in Hargher Street, Burnley – in...
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