The worker sustained crushing injuries to his leg, resulting in a broken foot and ankle.
The incident occurred when he had been reversing the one-tonne truck when it entered an unprotected excavation and overturned. He was thrown from the vehicle as he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time.
HSE's investigation found that:
- the company had instructed workers not to wear seat belts while operating one-tonne dumper trucks
- open excavations on the site were not adequately protected to prevent vehicles from entering them
The groundworks company was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £4,824 in costs.
Read more about the incident in our press release: Groundworks company fined after worker seriously injured when dumper truck overturned.
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HSE has taken its first enforcement action as part of the nationwide inspection programme to protect workers from silica dust.
Following visits by HSE inspectors, a number of companies were found to have serious failures in the control measures needed to protect workers from respirable crystalline silica (RCS).
Several businesses have received prohibition notices requiring them to stop work immediately and take steps to improve safety. Failures identified included:
- dry cutting still taking place and lack of on-tool water suppression
- insufficient mist control
- inadequate or absent respiratory protective equipment (RPE)
- failures in health surveillance
- machinery guarding issues
Inspections are continuing across Great Britain. The guidance for engineered stone is clear:
Our entertainment and leisure industry guidance has been refreshed to make it easier to protect people and places in this sector.
The guidance has been reorganised and grouped together to make it easier to protect workers and members of the public in:
- organising fairgrounds and buying, examining, operating and using fairground rides safely
- safely managing and operating leisure activities like swimming pools and sports clubs
- meeting your duties whether you are an employer, self-employed or a freelancer in film, theatre and broadcasting
- complying with construction regulations
- buying, hiring or safely operating bouncy castles and other inflatables
- striking a balance in safe children's play and leisure
To find out how our guidance can help you keep your business or organisation safe and comply with the law, visit our entertainment and leisure industry webpages.
We monitor and enforce legal requirements on the safety of most products used in the workplace, including any risks to health.
We have a duty to notify the Secretary of State about:
- unsafe or non-compliant products
- the measures taken and communicated by an economic operator
Products recalled or notified to HSE's Product Safety and Market Surveillance Unit, with a serious or high risk to the users, are published on GOV.UK's product recalls and alerts webpage.
A recent product notified is: Eisenkolb b.V. / Automatic Roman Blinds Pocket Tape Stitching Machine.
Find out more on HSE's role as a market surveillance authority.
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