newsPM announces new work training schemes for young people and a new era of apprenticeships
David Cameron announced that some of the UK’s leading businesses have signed up to deliver new and improved apprenticeships.
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productWorkplace major injuries hit an all time low
Figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show an 11% drop in workplace major injuries compared to 2011/12.
news20 metre jet of sulphuric acid burns three workers
An international chemical company has been prosecuted after three workers suffered acid burns when pipework at its plant near Southampton ruptured, sending a jet of sulphuric acid 20 metres into the air.
newsInadequate machine guarding to blame as steelworker has fingers amputated
Tata Steel has been fined for safety failings after a worker sustained serious injuries to his hand at the company’s works in Llanelli, South Wales.
productRevised guidance on managing and controlling asbestos
Revised guidance on managing and controlling asbestos…
newsRevised guidance on asbestos
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revised guidance to help businesses understand how to work safely with asbestos.
newsMaintenance worker has foot crushed by large toothed cogs of unguarded machine
An engineering firm has been fined after a worker’s lower leg was badly crushed in an unguarded machine.
newsWorker loses legs in compressed air explosion
The HSE inspector investigating described the injuries as “akin to those sustained on a battlefield”.
newsGet ready now for 3D printing future
World demand for 3D printers and related materials and software is projected to rise 21 per cent per year to $5 billion in 2017.
newsPeg fractures worker’s skull
Stafford Magistrates’ Court heard how a peg was catapulted out of a sling, through the factory roof and back down into the factory some 26 metres away, hitting an employee on the head.
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