Health and Safety
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Marks & Spencer faces big fine over asbestos work
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No CommentsMarks & Spencer and three contractors face heavy fines in a sentencing hearing starting on Monday for failing to protect customers, staff and workers from asbestos during the refurbishment of two stores. via Marks & Spencer faces big fine over asbestos work | Business | guardian.co.uk.
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Changes to HSE incident reporting and information services come into effect
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Reminder; changes to the way accidents are reported through RIDDOR. Also, the HSE telephone helpline ends on 30th September. Changes to HSE incident reporting and information services come into effect.
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Council and contractor land asbestos fines | FM World – the BIFM’s Facilities Management magazine
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A Grantham building contractor and South Kesteven District Council have been fined more than £20,000 after a spread of asbestos during a flat renovation. Council and contractor land asbestos fines | FM World – the BIFM’s Facilities Management magazine.
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Cancer deaths from asbestos at all-time high
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Deaths from a cancer caused by asbestos dust are at an all-time high, research by BBC Look East has revealed. It’s still so important that buildings you manage are effectively inspected for Asbestos and you are aware of where risks lie. Remember as well that there may be asbestos hidden within inaccessible areas and so
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Lowmac Alloys fined £80,000 after skips crush worker
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A recycling firm has been fined £80,000 after admitting health and safety breaches over an incident where a worker was crushed between two skips. via BBC News – Lowmac Alloys fined £80,000 after skips crush worker.
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Up to 30 maintenance staff could have been exposed to asbestos
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Up to 30 maintenance staff could have been exposed to asbestos at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth, say health officials. via BBC News – Asbestos found at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth.
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Fire leaders want new rules to improve safety in pubs
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An adequate fire risk assessment ensures that high risk areas are identified and appropriate measures put in place. A high profile fire at the Balmoral Pub in Edinburgh in 2009, which resulted in the death of a fire fighter, has led to a call for mandatory measures be put in place, i.e. sprinkler systems, due
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Hotel prosecuted for fire safety breaches
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HERTFORD House Hotel in Hertfordshire has been fined in court for breaching fire safety. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service prosecuted the Parliament Square hotel after it ignored prohibition notice banning it from blocking an escape route with rubbish and wheelie bins. The hotel’s director and operations manager Nick Shipton pleaded guilty to breaching a prohibition
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FIA Publications
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Excellent Fire Safety guide from the FIA available here: http://bit.ly/ijcoES
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High street retailer and two contractors found guilty of safety failings
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Marks and Spencer plc and two of its contractors have been convicted for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refurbishment of two stores. High street retailer and two contractors found guilty of safety failings.