Archives - June 2016

Hereford based, TRP Polymer Solutions has been fined £40,000 after a worker contracted allergic contact dermatitis Hereford Magistrates’ Court heard how the sensitising ingredients in the rubber components caused the skin disease to occur. TRP Polymer Solutions Ltd. pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and Regulations …

An employee of Interfish Limited was killed after boxes of frozen fish fell on him, resulting in a £500,000 fine for the company. Helping to clear a stack of boxes from the cold store area, Tomas Suchy, 22, was hit by more falling boxes and suffered severe and fatal injuries. After an investigation into the incident …

A zoo in South Cumbria has been fined £255,000 after it pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches after a tiger escaped through an unlocked gate and killed an employee. The 24-year old Sarah McClay was attacked in the keeper’s corridor of the tiger enclosure in May 2013, suffering multiple injuries and was later pronounced …

In recent fire safety news we look in brief at two recent case studies and highlight some key fire safety practices that will help to keep your business safe. On 6 June 2016 a fire broke out at the Rushmore Hotel in Earls Court which resulted in 9 people being rescued by fire fighters and 150 people being evacuated from buildings …

In the first prosecution using the sentencing guidance in Wales, two directors of Severnside Provisions were jailed for 24 weeks and handed a fine of £400,000 collectively. Anthony O’Sullivan, 47, and Martin Lincoln were found guilty of 12 food hygiene offences. At an inspection conducted in 2013, Newport environmental health officers found large quantities of …

The Action For Blind People Charity provides the following advise for producing a risk assessment for someone with monocular vision (sight in one eye). For individuals suffering with monocular vision the key risk factors for the individual and others are: A loss in the field of vision to the side, for example people and objects outside the …

The impact of the Sentencing Guidelines are being felt across the foods industry with astronomical fines now been issued for both food safety and health and safety related offences regardless of whether actual harm has occurred. The Pontypool branch of Kentucky Fried Chicken has been fined £100,000 after being found guilty of operating without hot …

To ensure that perishable and frozen foods are stored at the correct temperatures the use of walk in chiller and freezers are an essential requirement in the food industry. With many employees having to access these units on a daily basis, we look at the potential risks and practical tips to reduce the likelihood of …

Recent news have put eggs in the spotlight with an update from the Government food safety advisors and a recent health and safety prosecution. The Advisory Committee on Microbiological Safety have concluded in a report that British ‘Lion marked’ eggs can safely be eaten runny by vulnerable groups including pregnant women, elderly and babies. Lion …

Beacon Edge Specialist Nursing Home in Penrith, Cumbria, a BUPA Care Home (CFC Homes) has been fined £400 000 after health and safety failings resulting in the death of a resident. The case related to the management of bedrails in relation to a vulnerable resident who died at the home. The company failed to ensure …