News Archive: November 2010

• Warning signs put up for Stroud removal project

  Warning signs are alerting members of the public to a metal staircase in the town.30th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs 'visible deterrent' for mobile CCTV

  An enforcement vehicle, fitted with CCTV and warning signs, will be rolled out in Bedford next month.30th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs to help the big chill?

  Firms may find health and safety signage useful during bad weather. 29th November 2010 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs, Door Signs

• Health and safety signage highlighted after print worker's thumb crushed

  An Oxfordshire printing firm has been fined £4,000.29th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Signage part of new London recycling scheme

  The new scheme should divert thousands of tonnes of waste from landfill.26th November 2010 | Door Signs

• Warning signs importance highlighted after college breaches safety laws

  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded educational institutions that it is important to ensure appropriate safety measures are in place to protect people when using machinery.26th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs told abusive man about beach dog ban

  Dogs are banned on South Tyneside beaches between May and September.25th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Construction firm fined after teenage dumper truck injury

  A 14-year-old boy overturned a dumper truck on a construction site in Gloucester. 25th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Door signs spruce up long-awaited village post office

  Residents in Southdown have been waiting two years for a postal service.24th November 2010 | Door Signs

• Crackdown on dangerous scaffolding in Manchester

  The Health and Safety Executive will make unannounced visits to construction sites across the city of Manchester tomorrow.24th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Importance of warning signs highlighted after workers' basement fall

  Two workers fell almost four metres when they were demolishing a staircase.23rd November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety signs could tackle workplace violence

  Shops, clubs and pubs in Powys will receive help managing violence in the workplace.23rd November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Health and safety signage for cliff erosion spot

  Signage will be part of a project to improve defences on a beach in Dundee.22nd November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs to stop BBQ dangers

  The previous deployment of barbecue zones on Southsea Common has been judged ineffective.22nd November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Keep on top of your health and safety signage, firms urged

  A carpet shop in Cumbria has been allowed to relocate to new premises but warned it must keep its signage in order.19th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs could remind people of explosion risks

  Warning signs could help people remember explosion risks.18th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Motorists want warning signs on cycle track

  Warning signs could help prevent people parking on a cycle path.18th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Nottingham shop's warning sign goes Wild West on shoplifters

  A book shop in Nottingham installed a warning sign on its window reading: "Shoplifters will be SHOT!"17th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Electric cabling must be clearly marked, HSE says

  A construction firm has been fined after one of its workers suffered burns when his drill struck underground cabling.17th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Tesco apologises over warning sign

  A Tesco Express in Barry, Wales, installed signage telling schoolchildren they were banned unless with an adult.16th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Signage in the pipeline for Grade I cathedral

  Members of the public have been asked to consult on the development plans.16th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Lake District signage to be improved following floods damage

  Health and safety signage will be improved or replaced as part of the repair project.15th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Signage alerting people to crime-cutting CCTV in Derbyshire

  The CCTV has been in part credited with cutting shoplifting by 46 per cent.15th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Firms fined after worker crushed by timber

  Two Black Country firms have been fined after a man was crushed by falling timber.12th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Health and safety event for Cumbria construction bosses

  Construction bosses across Cumbria have been invited to attend a free health and safety event.11th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• No warning signs were installed at beach erosion spot

  Warning signs were not put up after strong waves eroded part of a coastal pathway in Fife.10th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Take health and safety seriously, bishop says

  The Bishop of Liverpool has urged firms to think about good health and safety.10th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Signage up for new Morrisons store

  Hundreds of jobs have been created by the Tyneside development.9th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs up to protect Northumberland farms

  A new scheme will see warning signs complement a property marking system in Northumberland.9th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Employers have 'just as great' duty of care to visiting employees

  The Health and Safety Executive has warned that firms must employ the same standards to visiting employees as they do to their own.8th November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Asbestos firms must give employees 'adequate information'

  Giving information to employees about asbestos is a legal requirement.8th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs importance underscored after worker injures hand

  Callender Aeropart Ltd was fined £8,000.5th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs ignored by pet goat owner

  A woman who walked her pet goat in Stormont Estate has been informed that warning signs explain dogs are the only pets allowed.4th November 2010 | Warning Signs

• No smoking signs crackdown on Greater Manchester cabbies

  A crackdown on taxi drivers' adherence to legislation has been successful.4th November 2010 | No Smoking Signs

• Warning sign reads: Don't drive off a cliff

  Travellers have submitted their photos of amusing signage to a photography contest.3rd November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs importance highlighted after teenage worker fractures skull

  The importance of warning signs has been highlighted after a 17-year-old apprentice at a tyre firm suffered a fractured skull. 3rd November 2010 | Warning Signs

• Lollipop man's thank you sign makes a welcome return

  Phil Boreham will once again be allowed to use his thank you sign.2nd November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Health and safety event set to benefit Cockermouth farmers

  Farmers in Cockermouth have been urged to attend a free safety day.2nd November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs, Door Signs

• Children design health and safety signage at new Wirral play area

  Parents and children have input in development of Bromborough play area.1st November 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• No smoking signs help Pendle play areas go smoke-free

  The first of 57 Pendle play areas has installed no smoking signs.1st November 2010 | No Smoking Signs