All Safety/HSE
Chemical spray leaves workers ‘severely burned’
Added: 4 Jan 2017
An engineering firm has been fined £150,000 after two of its workers suffered severe burns when the…
Lessons from the fast lane at IChemE’s Hazards 27
IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers) | Added: 3 Jan 2017
Former Grand Prix senior manager and Formula One analyst Mark Gallagher will deliver the third Trev…
CMA upholds £2.6m water tank cartel fine
Added: 21 Dec 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed fines of more than £2.6 million on three bu…
ABB handed Ferrybridge demolition contract
Added: 15 Dec 2016
Energy firm SSE has appointed ABB’s engineering and consultancy division to handle decommissioning …
Viewpoint: picking the right switch for hazardous locations
Added: 12 Dec 2016
A design engineer needs to consider a number of factors when choosing a switch for use in hazardous…
Case study: robots help company get out of safety jam
Added: 5 Dec 2016
Specialist robot technology helps jam manufacturer keep its employees safe, while also increasing p…
Machine safety: why sticking to standards is a step in the right direction
Rob Smith | Added: 4 Dec 2016
Keeping European law at arm’s length may not be a good thing when it comes to following machine saf…
Valmet fined £130,000 over worker’s pulping machine injury
Added: 19 Nov 2016
Valmet, which supplies automation and technology equipment to the pulp, paper and energy industries…
Chemical firm incurs £3m fine following fatal toxic leak
Added: 9 Nov 2016
Cristal Pigment UK has been fined more than £3 million following the release of a toxic vapour clou…
Safety Council supports healthy workplaces campaign
Added: 24 Oct 2016
The British Safety Council has leant its support to the 2016 European Week for Safety and Health at…
BP investigating Shetland oil leak
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Oil and gas firm BP has taken its Clair Platform offline after oil was found to have leaked into th…
Parker Hannifin fined £1m for worker death
Added: 26 Sep 2016
Manufacturing firm Parker Hannifin has been fined £1 million after a worker died at its factory in …
Welsh refinery hit with £400k ‘laceration’ fine
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Valero Energy has been fined £400,000 after a worker suffered fractures and lacerations to both his…
Emerson highlights priorities of latest safety system
Added: 13 Sep 2016
The DeltaV SIS safety system helps users reliably protect their assets and improve process availabi…
Industry hits back after Sellafield safety slam
Added: 8 Sep 2016
An investigation by the BBC’s Panorama team has uncovered a number of safety concerns at Sellafield…
Man ‘engulfed in flames’ at distillery
Added: 25 Aug 2016
Drink manufacturer Alcohols has been fined £270,000 after one of its employees was engulfed in flam…
Yoghurt recall hits UK retailers
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Yeo Valley has recalled a number of chilled yoghurt products over fears that they may contain piece…
Offshore safety shows signs of 'improvement'
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Personal safety performance throughout the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector continued to improve in…
Tata Steel fined £1.9m for double safety failing
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Tata Steel has been fined a total of £1.98 million for safety failings after two if its employees s…
Gas detection focus at WWEM monitoring exhibition
Added: 28 Jun 2016
Following fresh guidance on confined space entry and a new standard for toxic gas detectors, the is…
