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Dangers of Metalworking: Understanding Risks and How to Stay Safe

The Dangers of Metalworking is a demanding field. It’s precise, rigorous, and often hazardous. For workers, the risks aren’t just theoretical, they’re real and immediate. Respiratory issues, skin conditions, and even serious injuries are all common dangers, often...

How to Prevent Legionella: Essential Steps for Safe Water Management

Introduction Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal condition that continues to pose a significant threat in both residential and commercial environments. With the Legionella bacteria responsible for this illness thriving in water systems under certain...

Stay Safe and Compliant: Master UK Scaffolding Regulations

Scaffolding plays a critical role in construction, to provide a safe platform for workers to perform tasks at height. However, ensuring the safety of workers and the public requires strict adherence to scaffolding rules and regulations UK. Some of the most relevant...

Director jailed after ignoring several HSE notices

by Thecla Connikie | Dec 20, 2021

This news article featured in issue no. 9 in CHSP’s December 2021 newsletter. Fifteen enforcement notices were issued by the HSE between 2016-2018 to car salvage company Long Life Spares in Caerphilly. The Director Tahir Karim had failed to provide a safe...

Electrical Engineer asphyxiated due to confined space disaster

by Thecla Connikie | Nov 20, 2021

This news article featured in issue no. 8 in CHSP’s November 2021 newsletter. A 56 year old high voltage Electrical Engineer died due to carbon monoxide asphyxiation whilst working for a plant hire company on a faulty industrial transformer on the 19th June...

How a work at height related injury can significantly cost both Client and Contractor

by Thecla Connikie | Oct 17, 2021

This news article featured in issue no. 7 in CHSP’s October 2021 newsletter. A Crane Engineer working for Contractor Technical Cranes was working at Yorkshire Stainless’s site who didn't have suitable equipment for working at height. The engineer decided to get...

Death by Alloy Tower Fall

by Thecla Connikie | Sep 20, 2021

This news article featured in issue no. 6 in CHSP’s September 2021 newsletter. A worker died after falling from an unguarded platform of an alloy access tower that he was dismantling in Worthing, UK. An employee of EDF Energy Contracting Ltd, James Gordon was...

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