A concrete supplier is fined after and agency worker contracted to work at its site suffered fatal injuries following a Tyre explosion.
The contractor suffered fatal injuries when using an air hose/compressed air to inflate the tyre of an articulated wheel loader.
For further information about health & safety during Tyre inflation read the HSE free (PDF) leaflet.
Work-related stress is now the number one cause of employee sickness absence, with major factors including workload pressures – tight deadlines, too much responsibility and a lack of managerial support.
Working Minds is aimed specifically at supporting small businesses by providing employers and workers with advice that is easy to implement, including simple steps to introduce the principles of the stress management standards.
Find out more about the Working Minds campaign.
HSE issue safety notice following nine fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions in the past four years involving wheeled loading shovels.
Six of the incidents were in the waste and recycling sector while the remainder involved wood chip.
Some were due to poor forward visibility, while others resulted from reversing. Larger capacity buckets had been fitted to some machines, further reducing forward visibility.
Before using wheeled loaders (or making changes to them), you should review your workplace transport risk assessments to ensure they will be safe to use in your environment and in the way that you intend to use them.
View the safety notice for full details.