News archive - December 06

• Death of demolition worker - fines over £144,00 - 22 December 2006
  North West companies are today reminded of the need to ensure proper training and supervision is given to employees following the death of an untrained demolition worker.
• Executive Hire Show - 20 December 2006
  January 31 and February 1 2007 Legends Lounge, Ricoh Arena, Coventry. HSE seminars on Work at Height, Hand/ Arm Vibration and Kerb Handling case study
• Company pays over £15,000 for health and safety offence - 19 December 2006
  A company has today been fined £13,000 and ordered to pay £2,730 full costs after pleading guilty to a criminal charge under Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act at Warrington Magistrates Court.
• Company fined £20,000 over lift fall - 18 December 2006
  A company has been fined £20,000 after an employee nearly lost her leg in a lift shaft accident
• Man dies in roof fall at airport - 18 December 2006
  A man has fallen to his death while working on a roof at Bristol International Airport.
• His death has left a huge void in all our lives - 18 December 2006
  A grieving wife today told how her family is devastated after her husband died when working from a cherry picker.
• Employer prosecuted after worker falls from height - 16 December 2006
  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to ensure that adequate precautions are being taken to prevent injuries due to falling from height - which claimed 46 lives last year.
• Crane man broke leg as machine toppled - 12 December 2006
  The owner of a plant hire company has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,800 after a crane operator broke his leg after falling out of his cab.
• Farmer dies in slurry pit plunge - 7 December 2006
  An 80-year-old farmer who died when he fell into a slurry pit has been named.
• Drain company fined after elderly man falls 5.5m down manhole - 5 December 2006
  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to consider the impact of their work on members of the public following the prosecution of a North Wales company after an elderly man fell down an open manhole in Wrexham.
• HSE warns of risk to construction activities from high winds - 6 th December
  Construction professionals should be well aware that following high winds and heavy rain they should carry out inspections of their activities and relevant equipment that could be adversely affected by the weather. For example; scaffolds, especially those fitted with debris netting or even advertising, ladders, formwork and excavations should be checked out by a competent person to make sure they are safe to use before work starts.
• Man dies in garage roof fall - 6 th December
  A man has died after falling through the roof of a garage in a Powys village.
• Woman rescued after roof fall - 1 st December
  A woman had to be rescued after falling through a warehouse roof.

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