newsValero Energy UK fined £5 million after fatal oil explosion
Valero Energy UK Ltd and B&A Contracts Ltd have been fined after an explosion killed four workers and seriously injured another at an oil refinery in Pembrokeshire in 2011.
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newsCompany fined after woman crushed to death by roller shutter door
An electrical company has been fined after a woman was fatally crushed by a roller shutter door.
newsMilling company fined after employee loses fingers
A milling company has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries resulting in loss and partial loss of three fingers in his dominant hand.
newsGrain store company fined after worker fatally struck by lorry
A grain store company has been fined following the death of a worker at its site in Linton, Cambridgeshire.
newsWorkplace fatalities rise
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its annual figures for work-related fatal injuries for 2018/19 as well as the number of people known to have died from the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, in 2017.
newsShipping company prosecuted after employee injured during loading operations
A shipping company has been fined after a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) driver was struck by a paper reel that was being loaded on to his trailer.
newsManufacturer fined after worker crushed by roller
Former manufacturing company Betafence Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after worker was crushed by a wire drawing roller.
newsManufacturer fined after worker killed by forklift truck
A Birmingham manufacturer of calcium carbonate products has been sentenced after a worker suffered fatal injuries when struck by a forklift truck.
newsShed manufacturer fined following hand injury
A garden shed manufacturer has been fined after an accident at its site in Gateshead resulted in an employee losing the tip of his right thumb and damaging tendons in his right hand.
newsOperational downtime is the most common impact of IoT-focused cyberattacks
As connectivity in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) promises to transform the manufacturing and production industry, new research by Irdeto underlines the importance of cybersecurity, revealing that 79% of manufacturing and production organizations surveyed have experienced an IoT-focused cyberattack in the past year. This finding demonstrates the importance of cybersecurity as IoT devices proliferate across the critical infrastructure of these organisations, to ensure that the potential business benefits of IoT can be realised safely.
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