20 October Health and Safety Failings – Firm fined after death of trainee design engineer Firm fined after death of trainee design engineer Key Facts: A trainee design engineer lost his life after coming into contact with a live electrical system An HSE investigation found an unsafe system of work to have caused the worker’s death The company was fined £300,000 plus costs of £115,000. Read More
9 September Food Company Fined After Worker Electrocuted | Health & Safety Food company fined after worker electrocuted Key Facts: A 21-year-old worker was electrocuted after coming into contact with live cabling in a food company’s loft. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the ambulance crew. The food company was fined £170,000 and ordered to pay costs of £35,403. Read More
12 June Unsafe electricity work fines for two companies | Health & Safety Unsafe electricity work leads to fines for two companies Key Facts: Two men suffered severe burns whilst working on a live electricity distribution board. A capacitor from the distribution board fell onto a live conductor whilst they were working on it, causing an electrical flashover. The employing company and the company in charge of the … Read More
20 December Electrical Safety In this blog article, we look at some of the questions that are concerning employers about electricity in the workplace. Consideration needs to be given to the system that we plug into (the fixed electrical installation) as well as what we plug in (portable electrical equipment). In both cases, testing should be carried out by … Read More
17 September Workplace Fire – in a Thailand Glove Factory A workplace fire broke out at a glove factory in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district in Thailand on a Monday morning at the start of September 2014. There were no reports of injuries, though damage was estimated to be about 3 million bart. The fire spread quickly as gloves and socks in the factory fuelled … Read More
2 May How often should I perform electrical safety tests? The Health & Safety Executive launched a revised guidance on portable appliance testing (PAT) to put to rest a myth that every portable electrical appliance in the workplace must be tested once a year, every year. This is a costly myth which is estimated to cost office-based businesses more than £30 million a year. Misleading … Read More