Two Bromsgrove firms have been fined after an employee had a thumb, index finger and most of his middle finger severed in machinery.

Redditch Magistrates’ Court heard how on 29 October 2008, an employee of Non-Flam (Sawdust) Co Ltd was instructed to work for KSR (UK) Ltd. Both companies manufacture products for absorbing chemical and [...]

A specialist plastering contractor has been fined after two workers were seriously injured during construction of Derby’s Westfield shopping centre.

The workers, who have asked not to be named, fell around seven metres when the scissor lift they were using to transport plasterboards between floor levels overturned. The incident happened on 16 August 2007.A 22-year-old from [...]

A paper firm has been fined after a Derbyshire worker suffered severe and permanent hand injuries.

This incident took place July 2008.
A young construction worker suffered life-changing injuries after falling six metres through the roof of a farm building a court has heard.

We are in the middle of the school summer holidays and the message the HSE are sending out during this time is that ‘Building sites are not adventure playgrounds…’.
The HSE aim to encourage parents to ensure their children know that construction sites are dangerous places and not to play on them due to the [...]

We are holding an Open Day, at our new facilities at Turnberry Park on the 30th July 2010. 
The Open Day is an opportunity for those who wish to attend to view our recently completed office, training and meeting rooms, meet the Aversion team and raise some funds for our chosen charity “Help for Heroes”. 
During the day [...]

From 1st January 2011 the British Standard BS5973: 1993 will no longer be recognised by the HSE as the standard for the design of tube & fitting scaffolds.
So therefore, all scaffolds, from the beginning of next year will have to be designed and and built in accordance with the European Standard BS EN12811-1:2003. The reason [...]

2.2 million people work in Britain’s construction industry, making it the country’s biggest industry. It is also one of the most dangerous. In the last 25 years, over 2,800 people have died from injuries they received as a result of construction work. Many more have been injured or made ill.
HSE Construction Division has created some [...]

On 14th June it was announced by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, that the Government has instructed a review of how Health & Safety Law within the UK operates.  The Rt Hon Lord Young of Graffham has been appointed as the advisor to David Cameron on Health & Safety Law and practice and will chair the review.
The purpose [...]

New regulations giving workers more protection from the dangers of artificial light came into force on Tuesday 27 April.
The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations meet a European Union directive to protect workers from harm arising from exposure to hazardous sources of artificial light. Some such sources, particularly UV radiation and light from [...]