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Firm fined after teenage apprentice loses four fingers on machine

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Balfour Beatty prosecuted for safety failings at Plymouth life centre

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A teen ag e appren tice lost four fin g ers on a poorly g uarded tube-expan din g mach in e wh ile h elpin g a worker wh o was n ot train ed or auth orised to use it, a court h eard yesterday (29 October).

Balfour Beatty has been fined for safety failings after an unsupported floor deck collapsed during work at the Plymouth Life Centre.

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Call for asbestos test in schools

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Nursing home fined for Re sco o p elderly man's fatal fall | Health and Safety News
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 Growing concern about asbestos levels in schools leads to calls for routine testing for airborne fibres in classrooms in Wales.

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On 15 October, Truro Crown court h eard th at an elderly man with demen tia was able to wan der in to an oth er residen t's room at h is n ursin g h ome an d fall to h is death from a win dow.

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Fines for leading Hampshire firm and consultant

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A Hampshire company and its safety consultant have both been prosecuted for safety failings after two workers were injured in similar incidents just weeks apart.

Global firm fined over worker's severed fingers

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A multinational company has been sentenced after one of its employees lost three fingers in machinery at a factory in Trafford Park.
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Herts companies fined for dangerous practice

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Two Hertfordshire companies have been prosecuted for blatantly ignoring a safety warning and continuing a dangerous working practice in clear view of a visiting inspector from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Food firm fined for fingers injury

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A North Yorkshire food producer has been fined after an employee trapped and crushed three fingers in dangerous unguarded machinery.

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Building firm fined for worker ladder fall

Fro m www.hse .go v.uk - Octo ber 29 , 1:45 PM

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A Birmingham construction company has been fined for safety failings after a contractor was injured when he fell more than five metres from a ladder.

Ealing company prosecuted for tipper fall failings

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A London waste management company has been prosecuted after a worker on his first day in a new job sustained lifethreatening injuries when he fell from the top of a tipper lorry.
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Somerset firm fined after worker crushed under bales | Health and Safety News
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A worker h ad h is lower body crush ed wh en a stack of bales, each weig h tin g a quarter of a ton n e, collapsed on h im as h e sorted waste in a processin g sh ed in Somerset.

Driver fined after unstable lorry topples over and injures worker | Health and Safety News
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A worker un loadin g scaffold materials from a flatbed lorry was th rown from th e veh icle an d h it by its load of boards an d tubes wh en it overturn ed a court was told (on 12 October).

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Do I have to PAT test? | Health and Safety News

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Do I h ave to PAT test? How often sh ould I PAT test? How do I kn ow th at my portable electrical applian ces are safe? Th ese question s are examples of wh at Im reg ularly asked by man ag ers / busin ess own ers wh o are con cern ed with reg ulatory complian ce or just wan t to be sure th e electrical applian ces on th eir property aren 't g oin g to cause an yon e h arm. Ill try to g ive a clear an swer in th is article an d will start off by makin g a few poin ts clear for readers wh o aren t sure wh at PAT is or wh y it is don e.

Leigh cardboard company in court over crush injuries | Health and Safety News
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A Leig h cardboard box man ufacturer h as appeared in court after on e of its employees almost lost h is rig h t arm wh en it became trapped in a mach in e.

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Safety failings by steel firm led to worker's death | Health and Safety News

Gas leak leads to Re sco o p prosecution | Health and Safety News

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Nation al Grid Gas PLC h as been fin ed after g as leaked in to

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Nation al Grid Gas PLC h as been fin ed after g as leaked in to a Halesowen h ome. En g in eers were replacin g th e g as supply to a property in Bromsg rove Road, Hun n in g ton , wh en th e leak occurred on 20 Aug ust 2010.

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Schools warned of asbestos risk

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A South Yorksh ire firm h as been ordered to pay 142,000 in fin es an d costs for serious safety breach es after a worker died wh en h e was crush ed by a on e an d a h alf

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ASBESTOS campaig n ers are steppin g up an awaren ess drive to protect ch ildren an d teach ers from th e deadly
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drive to protect ch ildren an d teach ers from th e deadly dust in South Tyn eside sch ools. Most sch ools built before 2000 con tain asbestos an d experts say a h ig h proportion of death s from mesoth elioma can be lin ked to th eir premises.

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Yorkshire ice cream maker in court | Health and Safety News

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A North Yorksh ire ice cream man ufacturer h as been sen ten ced after a factory worker h ad h is forearm broken wh en it g ot caug h t in a con veyor belt.

Two men injured in N.L. workplace accident

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In vestig ators say two men workin g on th e site were ch an g in g a tire on a mobile cran e wh en th e tire blew off of a veh icle. Both men were in jured an d were immediately tran sported to th e Carbon ear Hospital.

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Army conducts safety testing on networked vehicles

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The Army has completed safety release testing for a new fleet of networked vehicles, paving the way for Soldiers to begin training on them this

PG&E Should Pay `Significant Fine' for Pipeline Explosion

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PG&E Corp., owner of the states largest utility, should pay a significant fine for a 2010 natural gas pipeline blast that killed eight people, the head of the California Public Utilities Commission said.

Worker's injury casts harsh new light on Foxconn and China

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc's largest contract manufacturer has been pushing for a Chinese worker left brain-damaged in a factory accident to be removed from hospital in a case that throws a harsh...

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Pressure to speed flight tests of a new model of General Dynamics Corp.s Gulfstream business jet so it could win U.S. certification for sale was blamed by a U.S. safety agency for a crash that killed four employees.

Sapper Jordan Penpraze dies after Sydney truck accident: Defence

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A soldier has died from injuries sustained after an army truck rolled at Sydney's Holsworthy Army Base on Monday.

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Re sco o p Death of soldier injured in vehicle accident - Australian Army Fro m www.arm y.go v.au - Octo ber 11, 4:53 AM

It is with deep regret the Australian Defence Force confirms that Sapper Jordan Ronald Penpraze has died from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident on the Holsworthy Range on Monday, 8 October 2012.

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