Manufacturing and engineering

As well as best practice, we take a closer look at recent case law for manual handling injury claims.

Renewable energy company Siemens Gamesa has been fined £533,000 for failing to provide fall protection at its Hull factory.

Unions and HSE leaders clashed over the enforcement of COVID guidance at work last week – IOSH magazine was there to report on it.

An international research project which has studied the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among female workers in ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh has found a high MSD burden among those working long hours in non-OSH compliant

A mattress manufacturer has been ordered to pay £70,000 after an employee sustained serious injuries when he was dragged into a machine.

An engineering technician unsuccessfully appealed against an order that rejected his claim for personal injury after he fractured his hand at work.

Malcolm Staves, corporate health and safety director at L’Oréal, on building and maintaining an all-encompassing safety culture across the giant multinational’s sites.

PCR Steel has been convicted of safety failings after a worker was crushed by a balcony frame weighing about 400kg.

Chocolate manufacturing giant Nestlé has been fined £600,000 after an employee was pulled into a production machine.

A total of 111 individuals lost their lives at work in the 12 months ending 31 March 2020, the lowest ever recorded number of workplace fatal accidents.