HSE TO INVESTIGATE EVERTON FC DEATH

An investigation into the death of a 26-year-old who died while working on Everton Football Club’s new stadium has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Construction worker Michael was killed on 14 August 2023 at Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool, where the Premier League club’s new ground is …

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AMAZON FRANCE LOGISTIQUE FINED €32M OVER ‘EXCESSIVELY INTRUSIVE’ SYSTEM FOR MONITORING EMPLOYEES

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has fined Amazon France Logistique €32m over its ‘excessively intrusive’ system for monitoring employee activity and performance. According to Euronews,  the fine is the equivalent of about 3% of the company’s annual revenue, which reached €1.1bn in 2021. The watchdog also fined the business, which …

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LORRY LOADERS CRUSH RISK FROM POWERED TILITING STABILISERS

Health and Safety Executive – Safety notice Department name: Engagement and Policy Division (EPD)Bulletin number: EPD04-2023Issue date: 12/23 Target audience: Lorry loader operators, owners and hirers, service and repairers, installers, manufacturers, Appointed Persons and sites receiving lorry loaders.           Issue On some lorry loaders with powered ‘tilting’ (also known as ‘swing-up’ …

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HSE TAKES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST SOLE TRADER AS PART OF ITS ‘DUST KILLS’ CAMPAIGN

Earlier this year, IOSH magazine covered the work of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector Rose Leese-Weller, whose investigations had brought a failing local exhaust ventilation (LEV) inspection company to account. Quite aside from Rose’s investigations, though, as part of its ‘Dust Kills’ campaign HSE has also been undertaking proactive and targeted inspections …

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