A Northumberland-based manufacturer must pay a fine of £200,000 after its failure to enclose a lathe in a fixed perimeter guard and prevent access to the work area led to a trainee’s left arm being pulled into the lathe.
Creagh Concrete Products (CCP), a manufacturer based in Hoveringham, near Southwell, Nottinghamshire, has been fined £1m after a young employee sustained fatal head injuries from a metal grab that was in poor condition and shouldn’t have been in use.
The UK government’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has launched a review of legislation covering Great Britain that provides protection for workers who ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing in the workplace. This includes when the health and safety of employees and the public is endangered.
Singh Will Mix It has been convicted of safety failings after a worker was hit in the head by a concrete pump while being operated by an untrained colleague – the firm has since become insolvent.
In this episode, IOSH Future Leaders Josh Callaway and Megan Coleman discuss the impact of impostor syndrome and the subsequent stress it can evoke on people and workplaces.
Businesses are often reliant on complex supply chains, which can make them vulnerable to crises. Here’s how OSH professionals can support business continuity.