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MANCHESTER RRC are looking forward to the Health & Safety North Expo in its new home in EventCity, Manchester. Catherine and Kevin will be on stand N9 to answer any questions you may have on RRC’s HSE training and consultancy services.
Over the two days they will be offering discounted places on our Manchester NEBOSH Certificate, Diploma and IOSH courses or if you
want to travel further afield for your training, the RRC team can do you a deal for our Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham centres.
New at the show this year will be the brand new online courses for the NEBOSH National and International Environmental Diploma’s, and the NEBOSH Process Safety Management Certificate.
If you are looking for ways to train groups of staff that offer you great value for money, talk to the RRC team about our in-company training and
MANCHESTER COMPANY FAILS TO PROVIDE
IN THE COURTS FINES FOR FORK
INSURANCE A Manchester linen manufacturer has been fined for failing to provide Employers Liability Insurance (ELCI).
Following the receipt of an anonymous complaint in April 2017, an inspection was conducted at the site by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court heard that during the inspection it became clear that T & W Linen Co Ltd did not have Employers Liability (Compulsory) Insurance.
T & W Linen Co Ltd of Denton Road, Manchester pleaded guilty to breaching Section 1(1) of the Employers Liability (Compulsory) Insurance Act 1969 and was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay costs of £429.89.
Speaking after the hearing HSE Inspector Jennifer French said: “Every employer needs to ensure that they have Employers Liability (Compulsory) Insurance is in place to insure against liability for injury or disease to their employees arising out of their employment.”
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LIFT FATALITY Lincolnshire-based firm Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Limited has been fined after a worker died when the fork lift truck he was driving overturned at the company base in Grantham.
Lincoln Crown Court heard the worker was transporting tyres on 30th July 2014 when the fork lift ran over a loose tyre in the road. He was crushed between the fork lift truck and the ground and later died from his injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found there was no company policy in place instructing workers to wear seatbelts when operating fork lift trucks. The investigation also found if the tyres had been stored securely this would have prevented them rolling onto the roadway and would have reduced the risk of the fork lift truck overturning.
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Gary Fallaize commented: “It has been quite a few years since there has been a major Safety Conference and Exhibition in Manchester and we are really looking forward to once again visiting this fantastic city”
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Vacu-Lug pleaded guilty to breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and has been fined £300,000 and ordered to pay costs of £25,000.
Speaking after the hearing HSE Principal inspector David Butter said: “This tragic incident could have easily been prevented if the company had enforced and monitored the wearing of seat belts for fork lift truck drivers”.
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PLEADS GUILTY Before Banbury Magistrates’ Court, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974.
This follows the death of 18-year- old Connor Sparrowhawk at the Slade House facility, Oxford on 4th July 2013.
This prosecution has been brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The defendant is due to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on 12th October 2017.
An HSE spokesperson said: “HSE acknowledges the defendant’s guilty plea but will not make a further comment until after sentencing.”
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