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View ArticlePaper industry commitment pledge
Employers in the paper industries are invited to pledge their commitment to working towards achieving the strategic health and safety targets by sending a written pledge to Paper and Board Industry...
View ArticleHSE announces new operations Director
HSE Chief Executive, Geoffrey Podger, said: “I am delighted that David Ashton is taking up this post”. His initial grounding as an inspector, means that he is well placed to make a successful and...
View ArticleTargeted initiatives within the manufacturing industries
The paper and board – Making a Difference 2008 – 2011 section of this Sector Information Minute (SIM) has been updated. View paper and board – Making a difference 2008 – 2011 details
View ArticleThe health and safety law poster
As from 6 April 2009, HSE is publishing new versions of its approved health and safety poster and leaflet. To avoid an unnecessary burden on business, HSE has set a five year transition period. The...
View ArticleWorker loses arm despite century-old protective law
A court today heard how an Inverurie papermill worker lost his arm despite a century-old piece of legislation designed to protect factory workers. Aberdeen Sheriff Court today (11 November 2009) fined...
View ArticleCrane manufacturer fined following near-miss in Sheffield
A crane manufacturer and supplier was today (8 February) fined £10,000 after an electric overhead moving crane dropped a load, narrowly avoiding the crane operator. Rossendale Group Limited, of...
View ArticlePaper and Board Industry Advisory Committee (PABIAC)
The agenda for the meeting held on 23 February 2010 and the minutes of the meeting held on 11 November 2009 are now available View agenda and minutes of the Paper and Board Industry Advisory Committee...
View ArticleOccupational Health Benchmarking Tool
By 31 March 2011 all employers in the paper industries will be able to demonstrate that they have implemented policies and management systems for assessing and managing the risks to health of employees...
View ArticleWorker paralysed after being crushed by reel of paper
An employee of a major paper producer in North Wales has been left paralysed from the chest down after being crushed by a two tonne reel of paper. Christopher John Shaw, from Wirral, was working as an...
View ArticleMinutes PIAC meeting – 22 July 2010
Minutes for the 22nd July 2010 meeting of the Printing Industry Advisory Committee (PIAC) now available.
View ArticleCompany fined after fatal warehouse roof fall
A Fife papermaking firm has been fined £260,000 after a worker fell almost 50 feet through a fragile roof to his death.
View ArticleTissue firm fined after employee suffers crush injury
A Neath toilet roll manufacturer has been fined after a worker suffered a serious injury while operating machinery at their Baglan Energy Park premises.
View ArticlePaper firm fined after worker suffers severe hand injuries
A paper firm has been fined after a Derbyshire worker suffered severe and permanent hand injuries.
View ArticleSt Helens firm sentenced after worker loses three fingers
A St Helens napkin and tablecloth manufacturer has been fined £30,000 after a worker lost three fingers when her hand was crushed between two printer rollers.
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View ArticleBeing the Difference Together – CPI Biennial Health & Safety Conference,...
The Confederation of Paper Industries Health & Safety Conference features a high-level seminar including sessions dedicated to launching the new Paper and Board Industry Advisory Committee...
View ArticleVehicles at work – Interactive case studies
HSE has put together some ‘before-and-after’ interactive case studies to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in the workplace. They are all based on events that our inspectors have reported.
View ArticleWorker suffers multiple fractures at international paper firm
An international supplier of paper and packaging has been fined after an employee suffered breaks to his arm and ribs in machinery at a Lincolnshire factory.
View ArticleMaking a difference 2008-2011: second phase
The HSE Paper and Board Industry Advisory Committee (PABIAC) has launched the second phase of its strategy to secure further improvements in health and safety performance in the papermaking, corrugated...
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