Paul Barks

Health & Safety Professional. Follow me for serious and not so serious retweets about health and safety.

[SHP - Safety and Health Practitioner @SHPOnline]

Tata Steel UK safety breaches: £450k fine after worker falls. HSE said a risk assessment, completed 16 months before the incident, had identified the need to provide a barrier round the pit. A barrier was not provided until after the incident. Full story: https://t.co/tfUIKEzGoF

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

Ever thought about running your own food business? Here's what you need to do to get started: https://t.co/8OKY2ltj2P #ThursdayThoughts

[SHP - Safety and Health Practitioner @SHPOnline]

£200k fine after worker loses arm.

A Yorkshire transportation and storage company has been sentenced for safety breaches.

More here: https://t.co/VyIxMNEnTA

[Stop the Texts @StoptheTexts]

Texting and driving is no laughing matter. This dangerous, deadly behavior could lead to destruction of property, or worse, death. #StopTexts
https://t.co/ZREMpqgIKn

[FORS @FORS_online]

Want to know more about #FORS? The #IntroductiontoFORSwebinar may be for you! The monthly live #webinar goes over the basics of FORS and how the #scheme works. The next one will be taking place 8 August 1:00 PM - 2:00pm, book your place now: https://t.co/YPXJqu2JQQ #FORS10

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

A Peterborough company has just been fined £15,000 after failing to undertake an #asbestos assessment. Read more on this prosecution here: https://t.co/B14J8hLAj4

[SHP - Safety and Health Practitioner @SHPOnline]

Massive fine after window worker falls 3m and smashes knee cap https://t.co/5fCR18K4qW

[Punchline-Gloucester.com @PunchlineGlos]

A #Gloucester #engineering firm has been #fined £10,000 after a worker's hand was #severed. #injury #Glosbiz @H_S_E
Read more: https://t.co/DsUutzU0nK

[Paul Barks @Paul_Barks]

Remember that a Fire Risk Assessment by @NatWestMentor could help Landlords avoid such fines. https://t.co/eVbLtGMp6j

[FIA @FireIndustry]

Rogue Birmingham landlord slapped with £25k fine https://t.co/ninkIpC02a

[Stop the Texts @StoptheTexts]

A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver. Why would you take the risk? #StopTexts

[FIA @FireIndustry]

Hospice handed huge £250k fine for fire safety breaches https://t.co/mv76GbTFlP

[IOSH @IOSH_tweets]

Global Asbestos Awareness Week (1-7 April) begins today. Help raise awareness of the biggest cause of occupational cancer. #GAAW #NTTLasbestos https://t.co/yxSPYrBUwY

[Paul Barks @Paul_Barks]

If you have shop with a flat above, there are specific fire safety requirements. A fire risk assessment by @NatWestMentor will tell you what you need to do to avoid fines like this. https://t.co/0razKjkKOR

[FIA @FireIndustry]

Shop owner ordered to pay £6k fine over fire safety failings https://t.co/RSxdsGAXZz

[SHP - Safety and Health Practitioner @SHPOnline]

McDonald’s fined £200k after admitting two breaches of health and safety at Basildon Crown Court. Full story here https://t.co/No7RAtiwL5 #healthandsafety #mcdonalds

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

Is cleaning out the fridge and cupboards on your #springclean checklist? Remember that any food past its use-by date is not safe to eat, but you can still use products beyond best before dates – so no need to chuck out all those old tubs of spice! More: https://t.co/ANedwZQebB

[Paul Barks @Paul_Barks]

Congratulations from @NatWestMentor. https://t.co/1udJISB8BS

[Cotswolds Distillery @Cotswoldistill]

We are delighted to share that we have been named Craft Producer of the Year in the Icons of Whisky awards hosted by @Whisky_Magazine as well as Best English Single Malt in the #worldwhiskyawards! We'll be celebrating with a couple of drams tonight🥃🎊

[Slough Borough Council @SloughCouncil]

A landlord of an HMO, where tenants were living in conditions so bad we had to condemn the electrics and prohibit anyone from living there, has been fined £12k. https://t.co/Yd6xNh0Y0p

[Paul Barks @Paul_Barks]

Getting a fire risk assessment carried out by @NatWestMentor is much cheaper than the £16,000 this shop was fined for not having done one in 20 years. https://t.co/PAmU4Y1P6W

[FIA @FireIndustry]

Tackle shop fined £16,000 for fire safety breaches https://t.co/QB7158qYpb

[The FLTA @theflta]

75% of our Silent Danger study respondents reported seeing lift truck colleagues taking unsafe shortcuts... but just 42% actually spoke up and shared them. Find out more about the 5 crucial conversations that drive forklift safety: https://t.co/AgZ9SuHXI8

[SHP - Safety and Health Practitioner @SHPOnline]

Toft Construction has been fined £20k after failing to provide toilet or washing facilities for workers at site in Salford. The firm also failed to safeguard the public & workers from an unsafe excavation and lifting operation. Full story https://t.co/PF44cJYenV #healthandsafety