Terminology
Reading through endless acronyms and jargon can be pretty confusing which is why we have tried to keep things as simple as possible and also written this handy blog for you in case you aren't [...]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Operational Procedures Update 25/03/2020
Further to our ongoing review of the Coronavirus situation and the announcement by the Government last night of the new restrictions for movement and gatherings across the UK, with immediate effect we have suspended all [...]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Operational Procedures 18/03/2020
In line with recent developments regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK and current government advice we have reviewed our procedures regarding customer site visits. As a Company we have a duty to not [...]
H&H Safety: Farm Machinery & Vehicles
Farm machinery and vehicles are the most common cause of fatal and serious injuries on farms. Accidents can involve overturning vehicles and machines, collisions with other machinery, buildings or people. The majority of tractor and [...]
New H&H Safety Farm Zone Introduced at Dairy Expo…
Health and Safety is Key Priority for Livestock Event H&H Safety, a health and safety support service for farm and rural businesses, has introduced H&H Safety Farm Zone at Borderway UK Dairy Expo 2020 at the Borderway Exhibition [...]
CSCS card fraudster jailed
An online trader who offered customers fake safety accreditation cards – including cards held by qualified construction operatives, scaffolders, demolition workers and forklift operators – has been jailed for three years and eight months. Andrew [...]
A Devon textile manufacturer that shelved plans to repair a machine’s “light curtain” guarding device has appeared in the dock old worker’s hand was drawn between two rotating rollers.after a 21 year
Heathcoat Fabrics, which makes engineered textiles used in PPE, was fined £300,000 after employee Anthony Seward sustained severe crush injuries as he prepared a stenter – a machine that dries cloth – for the next [...]
Airbnb ‘deathtrap’ lands woman with £6000 fine & suspended sentence
A woman who advertised a ‘deathtrap’ holiday home on Airbnb has been handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months and told to pay nearly £6,000 in fines. The property, belonging to a Jean [...]
Bolton resident dies in lift shaft fall
A property management company has been fined after a resident of Marsden House in Bolton died after falling down a lift shaft. Bolton Crown Court heard how 29 year old Craig Jones and a friend were trapped in a lift and unable [...]
Director caught out by HSE return visit fined £25,000
The Managing Director of a Derbyshire firm was caught using a "dangerous" machine which "could have exploded" just two hours after it had been condemned by the Health and Safety Inspectorate. Matthew Holmes "put his [...]