Legal

Food Factory Fined 150K After Machinery Risks Repeatedly Noted

The latest case report from the HSE for you; A North London food manufacturer has been fined £150,000 for failing to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. The failings came to light following a […]

Legal

Motorsport Workshop Kept Acid on Shelves Above Head Height

The latest case from the Health and Safety Executive highlights the many dangers of workshops, or small scale manufacturing locations. The photos are franky scary – especially the acid shelf – who want to work […]

Insurance claims

Bernard Matthews Fined 400K Over Safety Breaches

Latest from the HSE; Bernard Matthew’s Food Ltd has been fined £400,000 following two separate incidents where employees were seriously injured. Colin Frewin was left permanently paralysed and spent six months in hospital following an […]

Insurance claims

Farmer Fined After Machinery Accident

The latest case from the HSE; A farmer has been sentenced after a worker suffered multiple injuries after becoming entangled in the contra-rotating rollers of a potato harvester. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard that on 21 […]

Insurance Brokers

New Equipment Hire Scheme Launched

Hire Association Europe (HAE) and the Event Hire Association (EHA) is launching HireSecure from October 1, 2021, a new and improved Short-Term Hired Insurance product replacing HireGuard. HireSecure will be available to all members to cover accidental loss or damage, […]