A mechanic and landlord based in Kent have been sentenced after refusing to comply with enforcement notices issued by the HSE and Kent Fire and Rescue Service to protect workers and tenants from injury.
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“It is not good enough for companies to assume they are doing all they can to control the risk just because there have been no previous incidents. Joseph McDonald’s death could have been prevented had Leadec Limited had the necessary control measures and management systems in place to protect its employees.”
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SafeWork NSW has investigated a number of incidents where workers have been crushed by electric sliding gates, the most recent a fatality in June 2020.
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In July 2018 a worker at Champion Flour Milling Limited in Christchurch was paralysed from the waist down when she fell 3.7 metres from the unsafe fixed platform and unsecured ladder she was using to undertake maintenance on a grain conveyor.
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When employing migrant workers it is vital to ensure they clearly understand health and safety risks and the measures in place to control them.
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A London-based relocation and refurbishment company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from height.
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