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Hot works and safety failures blamed for separate fire incidents in Derbyshire
IFSEC Global reports on two separate fire safety failures that have taken place in Derbyshire recently. Hot works blamed for school blaze A fire that completely destroyed a Derbyshire school was most likely caused by hot works taking place during a refurbishment project, prompting calls for thermal imaging and hot work training for construction workers.…
Read MoreEmployee crush injury leads to fine for construction firm
A construction company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured while erecting a timber frame chalet bungalow. A worker was seriously injured when roof trusses toppled over while being moved by a crane at a site in East Mersea, Essex, Chelmsford Crown Court was told. The incident happened in July 2017. The HSE’s…
Read MoreComplacent attitude leads to £367,000 penalty
A textile manufacturer has been convicted of safety failings after a worker was killed when he was dragged into a stretch roller. Javeed Ghaffar was working the night shift at IFG Drake – a worldwide manufacturer of polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide fibre and filament yarn – when the incident happened on 24 March 2017. The 51-year-old was using a…
Read MoreManufacturing firm fined after worker is fatally crushed
IFG Drake Ltd has been fined after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries whilst working on a machine at the site in Huddersfield. Leeds Crown Court heard how, on 24 March 2017, Mr Javeed Ghaffar, was working on the stretch godet section of a synthetic fibre manufacturing machine at Victoria Mills, Victoria Lane, Huddersfield. He…
Read More£1.1m fine after ladder fall
A London-based relocation and refurbishment company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from height. Luton Crown Court heard that on 5 September 2016, an engineer was testing a sprinkler system for leaks at a site in Hemel Hempstead. He climbed onto an internal roof and was inspecting the leak…
Read More£1.2m fine for oil company after workers suffer multiple burns
Oil refinery company, Phillips 66 Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after two workers in North Lincolnshire suffered life-changing injuries from an uncontrolled release of high pressure and high temperature steam. Grimsby Crown Court heard that on 30 October 2013, the two workers – one an employee of Phillips 66 Limited, the other an apprentice…
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