Hotel group and company director ordered to pay £220,000 for fire safety breaches including smoke detection being disabled, fire alarm panel inoperative and without power, leaving the hotel without any functioning fire detection or…https://t.co/jb1NS054z3 https://t.co/YGNFhlIwlH
The parent company of Oak Furnitureland has been ordered to pay £398,000 plus £94,904 in costs after council inspectors discovered uncovered solvent tins, faulty PPE and poor ventilation at its Swindon workshop.
#joinery#healthandsafety#furniture https://t.co/6nLTLdWDhx
If you run a #joinery business or are involved in #carpentry or #woodproducts you need to take note that it's officially here....hardwood dust Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL) is now reduced to 3mg/m3 (8-hr TWA).
The HSE has now updated and released their…https://t.co/8CBieRRpfr
HSE are focusing on companies where welding takes place. If you're unsure of what you need to do there is some excellent guidance on HSE web site.
If you need any help in managing this then send me a message.
#welding#healthandsafety https://t.co/ucc9wP6RzM
Metal fabrication company fined for failing to comply with 3 improvement notices. This relates to testing wood dust and powder coating local exhaust ventilation (LEV) and providing LEV for welding fume extraction https://t.co/BsmiYxaWrG
Wood mill director charged with corporate manslaughter by gross negligence following an explosion in 2015, resulting in four deaths.
#joinery#wood#healthandsafety https://t.co/u8HSCyKFyO
If you own a #joinery or window installation company this could be a good opportunity to expand and grow your business. Contact Bryan Clarke for more information https://t.co/ICSY1p15cw
According to the BBC article "The council said health and safety was a priority and no-one had been injured"!!
Maybe not physically injured, but after an incident like this I bet the mental scarring is severe. https://t.co/6fld5XMsJr