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TEEN WORKER’S DEATH CAUSED BY LACK OF VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN SEGREGATION

Case Study, Construction, Health & Safety, Management /
On 12 April 2021, Ben Spencer was only two weeks into his job at Sunrise Poultry Farms – his first proper job since leaving school – when he was fatally crushed between an HGV and a wall. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Inspector Alex Nayar, who investigated this extremely sad case, explained how such a tragedy could occur.…

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HSE has been made aware of a potential issue regarding the testing of boots to an American Standard; ASTM F2412-18A.  

Case Study, Construction, Health & Safety, Management /
The ASTM Standard contains a single test procedure representative of a very restricted working environment. In many cases, these limitations have not been made clear on the packaging or the product instructions.

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Investigating the impact of behaviour change techniques on break taking at work

Case Study, Construction, Health & Safety, Retail /
IntroductionMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) remain a major health problem, with insufficientpostural change at work implicated in their prevalence. Self-report data suggest thatoffice workers sit for long periods without getting up1.The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) outlines a number of factors thought toimpact on intention to behave in a certain way, highlighting (though not addressing) agap between intention and behaviour.…

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Sole trader jailed after man crushed under van at Bootle garage

Case Study, Health & Safety, Manufacturing and Engineering /
4th August 2023 The partner of a man who got stuck and crushed under a vehicle at a motor repair company and later died has spoken of her struggles coping with her loss. Kenneth (Kenny) McCord, 56, died following an incident on 16 July 2020 at JJ Tyres & Recovery based in Bootle, Merseyside.…

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School fined £35,000 after child severely burned at carol concert

Case Study, Education, Fire, Retail, Uncategorized /
A London primary school has been fined £35,000 after a child received 45 per cent burns to their body at a carol concert. The school was found guilty after a trial following an incident at a church on 11 December 2019. During the carol concert, 60 Year 3 children from the school were waiting in costume, in a narrow corridor, holding 10-inch lit taper candles.…

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