A company that manufactures and repairs rigid-inflatable boats (RIBs) in Hull, Yorkshire, has been sentenced after one of its workers was overcome by solvent fumes and sustained burns when he collapsed in a pool of the substance. The employee of Humber Fabrications (Hull) was using a cloth soaked in dichloromethane …
via MailOnline for iPhone & iPad Husband and wife Jane and Chris Bainbridge were camping in Watermillock, Cumbria, a picturesque area of the Lake District, in 2012 when they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. Read full article
A contractor and scaffolding firm must pay almost £63,000 after a subcontracted worker plunged 5 m through poorly erected scaffolding after the roof’s edge protection gave way. Jhanade Ryan was installing solar panels on the roof of roofing and cladding sheeting manufacturer Firth Steels, when he slipped on the fragile surface …
Yet another successful season and proud continued main sponsorship agreement with Somerset finest girls football team – Team Mendip!
A manufacturer and supplier of body trim parts for the automotive industry has been fined £1.6m after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak and an explosion at its factory in the north east of England left five people seriously ill and a teenager with first degree burns. Both incidents took place at …
Cunningham Safety Consultants proudly sponsors the trophies for Weston S Mare Hockey Club end of season awards evening, held in the Winter Gardens Pavilion , Weston S Mare. A fantastic evening marked the end of a successful season.
As Stress Awareness Month begins, the chief executive of leading EAP provider Health Assured talks about how employers can manage workplace stress. David Price said the first step in managing stress in the workplace is to become more aware of its causes and effects. Stress statistics New figures released by …
Legend has it that Margaret Thatcher used to run the country on just four hours sleep a night. The oft-quoted rumour helped define an era of the 1980s when sleep, along with lunch, apparently was for wimps. But now we live in more enlightened times and organisations are waking up …
Holiday park operator Center Parcs UK has been handed a £250,000 fine after an eight-year-old child fell around 3m from a tree and broke her wrist. The company pleaded guilty to breaching s 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act at Luton Crown Court on 13 March. A …
Cunningham Safety Consultants started their “Safety in Business Campaign” today, in Yeovil. With positive feedback from local businesses within the surrounding area. Over the next few months we will be visiting Plymouth, Taunton, Bridgwater, Bristol, Swindon and Gloucester. We are currently offering businesses a free no obligation HSE compliance health …
