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Safe systems of work

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Chemicals manufacturer must pay £560,000 over scalding

2nd March 2021
Changes to cleaning process was not reflected in risk assessments, resulting in severe scalding when boiling water erupted out of a vessel.
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Tesco must pay £300,000 after roll cage crush

Tesco must pay £300,000 after roll cage crush

18th December 2020
Tesco has been fined £300,000 after a man was crushed under a roll cage.
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Arc flash near miss

Nuclear weapons maker’s basic safety failings led to arc flash near-miss

15th December 2020
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has been fined £660,000 after a flashover of electricity from a 415V source narrowly avoided a demolition contractor.
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New webinar: connected tech

Beyond 2020: Innovating towards a connected safety future

15th December 2020
Join IOSH's very own Duncan Spencer, head of policy and advice, along with Aaron Davis from Intelex Technologies ULC to learn more about how continued advancements in connected safety and connected worker technologies are changing how we manage facets of our HSE management programmes.
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Formula Scaffolding fined £160,000 over scaffold collapse

Scaffold collapse lands contractor with £160,000 fine

13th November 2020
High winds and monoflex sheeting caused scaffold to act as a ‘giant sail’ and collapse onto street
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Driver tech: blind spots

12th November 2020
Technology has a vital role to play in driver safety, but it can’t be at the expense of human factors.
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A transport company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured when the pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver fell onto him.

Agency driver was crushed to death by overloaded pallet of tiles

23rd October 2020
A transport company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured when the pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver fell onto him.
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John Murphy & Sons has been fined £150,000 over the incident, which happened while undertaking work to widen the M8 motorway

Damaged pipeline released 271 tonnes of gas into atmosphere

13th August 2020
John Murphy & Sons has been fined £150,000 over the incident, which happened while undertaking work to widen the M8 motorway
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Increase in process safety incidents post-lockdown

Increase in process safety incidents post-lockdown

4th August 2020
Rise in major accidents at industrial facilities globally includes 32 major accidents in India since May, claiming 75 lives.
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The owners of a farm have been fined after an employee lost part of his leg when a wall panel trapped him during the build of a silage pit.

Worker’s leg crushed by tonne of concrete

30th June 2020
The owners of a farm have been fined after an employee lost part of his leg when a wall panel trapped him during the build of a silage pit.
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