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Incorrectly stacked load falls on port worker

Open-access content Thursday 4th January 2018
From the archive:  Just so you know, this article is more than 3 years old.

The worker sustained multiple fractures, a dislocated ankle and knee, and back injuries when a flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) bag of ammonium nitrate toppled over, Ipswich Magistrates' Court was told. He was off work for 13 weeks.

The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) investigation into the accident, which happened on 16 May 2016, found the company had not followed its own risk assessment covering pallet stacking. The FIBC bags had been stacked directly on top of one another rather than in a pyramid fashion, which the HSE said is the "recognised industry standard".

It also found ABP had failed to review its stacking procedure despite previous bag spills and stack collapses at its Ipswich and King's Lynn docks.

ABP, which owns and operates 21 ports in England, Scotland and Wales, managing around 25% of the UK's sea-borne trade, pleaded guilty to breaching s 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act. It was fined £666,000 and ordered to pay almost £8,690 in costs.

After the hearing HSE inspector Tania van Rixtel said: "The incident could have been avoided if the company had followed their own risk assessments and reviewed their systems following previous bag collapses."

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Thursday 18th January 2018
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 Worker was trapped between shovel loader and her lorry

Wednesday 31st January 2018
The accident happened at Mac Skip Hire’s site in Hinckley, Leicestershire, on 4 November 2015. Leicester Magistrates’ Court was told that the employee was trying to remove overhanging waste from a moving shovel loader when she was crushed between it and her lorry. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) investigation found the company had failed to implement systems and site rules for loading operations. It was served an improvement notice to ensure pedestrians and vehicles could circulate safely. This was complied with in February 2016.
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 Boy almost fell through moving train’s missing floor

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 Newsagent fined after two shoppers trip in as many days

Thursday 4th January 2018
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 HSE inspections to target food makers’ flour dust failings

Friday 5th January 2018
The proactive inspections will review safety and health standards in food manufacturing businesses across the country, focusing on two of the main causes of ill-health in the sector. These are occupational asthma from exposure to flour dust in bakeries, cake and biscuit factories, and grain mills; and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) such as lower back pain and upper limb disorders from manual handling activities and repetitive tasks.
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