Work equipment

Guidance on UKCA marks post-Brexit were recently updated by the Office for Product Safety and Standards for clarity.

A judge disagrees with company’s argument that it did not have control of the workplace, so no duty was owed.

The US Department of Labor has presented an Ohio-based vehicle parts manufacturer on its ‘severe violator enforcement programme’ with a fine of $480,240 (approx. £373,000) after inspectors found it had continually exposed workers to multiple machine hazards

Dyson Technologies has been handed a £1.2 million fine after a worker at its Wiltshire site narrowly escaped being crushed by a 1.5 tonne milling machine.

A new report from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has underlined the need for stronger OSH protections in response to the growing focus on psychosocial work to support wellbeing and productivity, changes to working practices brought about by COVID-19 and technological advances in the economy.

Lorry loaders fitted with hydraulic tilting and deployment stabiliser legs are to be banned from all Skanska UK sites.

How should organisations consider left-handedness in their safety management systems? Four industry leaders offer their thoughts.

The director of a Turkish restaurant in London has been convicted of safety failings after an eight-year-old child sustained life-changing injuries when his hand got trapped in a mincing machine.

The death of an engineer who was fatally crushed when a 20-tonne piston fell on him would not have happened had an adequate risk assessment been carried out beforehand, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector who investigated the case has told IOSH magazine.

Winter storms and slashed budgets combined with a lack of skills and awareness are leading to needless deaths in forestry and arboriculture.