Health and Safety News

The authorities of the Scottish Railway were in for a shock recently when two workers succumbed to the injuries sustained due to a fall from a height. These workers were engaged in painting and blasting work on rail bridges when this tragic incident happened.
One accident was on the Forth Bridge where painter Robert McDonald fell [...]

An accident involving an employee working at height prompted a cautionary notice by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to employers to ensure that adequate safety measures are provided to all those working at heights.
The accident was said to have occurred due to the lack of barriers to break the employee’s fall. The worker suffered [...]

The Health and Safety Executive is urging employers using ride-on mowers to be more cautious after the successful prosecution of an employer following an accident involving use of a ride-on mower in a park.
An employee of Cheltenham Borough Council fell down from the ride-on mower in a park in 2008, suffering lung injuries in addition [...]

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned scaffolding companies to ensure their machinery and equipment are safe for the employees. The warning followed prosecution of Linmar Scaffolding Ltd for breach of regulation 8 (b) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, after a scaffolding raised by the company collapsed at an industrial unit in [...]

Michael Leggett a 58-year-old Harbour Master was unfortunately forced to take unwanted early retirement from his work. At the time of the accident he was working at his usual duties around the facility and dealing with the incoming and outgoing ships.
During this work he went down a set of stairs that he was familiar with. [...]