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Multinational food conglomerate Nestlè has been fined £800,000 after a worker was injured in its Newcastle factory. The company pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court in October this year. Nestlè had previously been prosecuted for a similar incident at its Halifax factory. What happened? The 25-year-old maintenance technician suffered life-changing injuries in late 2020 when his arm was drawn into a roller mechanism on a conveyor machine – part of the Rolo ®…

Technology giant Dyson has been fined £1.2m after a worker was injured when a milling machine fell on him in Dyson’s Wiltshire factory. The company pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety legislation and was fined at Swindon Magistrates’ Court in August this year. What happened? Along with a colleague, the employee was moving the 1.5-tonne CNC milling machine when the incident occurred in August 2019. The machine fell and struck the employee, resulting in injuries to the head and…

We are thrilled to be welcoming applications for a new role! We currently employ 14 full time health and safety advisors and have a large, varied group of clients to whom we have provided our services over many years. The Environmental Consultant role will drive the most ambitious change our company has seen in its highly successful 22 years. We are looking to develop our offer to include environmental services, as part of our commitment to provide practical solutions for…

Making sure you and your team all have the right health and safety knowledge is important in any industry, but it’s even more crucial for high-risk trades. Construction sites are among the most dangerous workplaces for employees. Here are three essential safety training courses for you and your workforce to ensure you stay safe on site. CITB Health & Safety Awareness (Green Card Course) The CITB Health & Safety Awareness course is aimed at operatives from all trades who work…

Two managers have been sentenced to prison time after an 18-year-old construction worker died in 2018. Josh Disdel, employed by P & R Plant Hire (Lincolnshire) Limited, died after being run over by a van on a house-build construction site in Boston, Lincolnshire. On 6 September 2022, a Site Manager for D. Brown (Building Contractors) Limited and a Manager at P & R Plant Hire (Lincolnshire) Limited were sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court to 18 weeks imprisonment suspended for two…