Maintenance contractor fined £155,000 after cooling tower drowning
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A maintenance contractor must pay a total of £155,000 after a man fell into a water filled sump and drowned, at a North Wales power station.
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Fire safety breaches result in fines for night club bosses
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Two nightclub bosses have received fines over breaches of fire safety legislation. Stephen Bailey and Kevin Clarke both appeared before Bury magistrates on Wednesday 7th September 2011 to face charges
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Dangerous asbestos exposure for worker
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Bath firm Formac Electronics Ltd, has received a fine after a builder was exposed to high levels of a type of asbestos linked to mesothelioma, an incurable, malignant cancer.
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Health and safety barriers are often misconceived
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England’s Teachers are often accused of using health and safety as a “convenient excuse” for not organising school trips and practical experiments, but is this the case?
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HSEs web-only approach to minor RIDDOR incidents
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As of 12th September, the HSE’s call centres no longer accept reportable work-related incidents – unless they involve a fatality, or major injury.
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