News Archive: January 2011

• Safety signage helps children spot gas leaks

  South Shields schoolchildren examined safety signage at a gas awareness day.31st January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• 'Offensive' litter warning signs taken down

  Wiltshire Council has voted to remove the signs, which told would-be litter-droppers: "Don't be a tosser."31st January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs, Warning Signs

• New safety stickers help firemen locate vulnerable residents

  Residents will have luminescent fire safety stickers attached to their front doors, so fire crews can locate them in an emergency.28th January 2011 | Door Signs

• Herefordshire farmers invited to safety event

  In 2010, 45 people died because of accidents in the agricultural industry.28th January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• Landlord sentenced after breaching fire regulations

  Laszlo Banky was convicted of eight breaches of fire safety regulations. 27th January 2011 | Fire Signs

• Firms fined after sub-contractor's 'life-changing' roof fall

  Two firms have been fined a total of £26,000 after a sub-contractor suffered serious spinal injuries after a fall from height.27th January 2011 | Construction Signs

• Warning signs 'must accompany' public CCTV filming

  Advisory group Camerawatch has said that CCTV implemented for public filming must be accompanied by warning signs to tell the public the reason they are being filmed.26th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Council fined after woman's fatal fall

  West Lothian Council has been fined £80,000 after an elderly woman fell down an unguarded access hole at her home, suffering fatal injuries.26th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Loved up toad warning signs for Scottish motorists

  Hundreds of common toads cross two roads in Carmarthenshire each Spring - to reach breeding spots.25th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Safety stickers and door signs 'help to fight crime'

  Safety stickers and door signs are part of a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Padiham, Lancashire.25th January 2011 | Door Signs

• 'Home-made warning signs' installed over pothole danger

  A mystery sign writer has installed warning signs on a stretch of the B1249 in East Yorkshire to alert motorists to the presence of potentially dangerous potholes.24th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Devon firm fined after worker's barn fall

  LD Heywood was fined £5,000 after an employee fell through a barn roof he was repairing.24th January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• Grimsby firm fined after fall 'halts worker's career'

  An employee of demolition firm H Cope & Sons fell through an asbestos roof, suffering severe injuries.21st January 2011 | Construction Signs

• 'Bizarre' warning signs theft 'put drivers at risk'

  A dozen warning signs have been stolen from the C42 road in county Durham.21st January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Football club to get warning signs to stop dog mess

  St Edmund's Football Club are having to stop games because of dog mess on the pitch.20th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Steel firm fined after lift plunge leaves man in 'constant pain'

  The employee of BHC was knocked to the ground in the scissor lift he was working in.20th January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• Health and safety regulation 'is about right', UK businesses say

  The majority of employers feel current legislation is doing its job.19th January 2011 | Office Signs, Door Signs

• Disabled group's anger over door signs at Cambridge shopping centre

  The Cambridge Forum of Disabled People is concerned about plans to move disabled toilets at the Red Lion shopping centre.19th January 2011 | Door Signs

• Leicester construction firm ordered to install safety signs to protect public

  Saleh Properties Ltd was fined £4,000.18th January 2011 | Warning Signs, Construction Signs, Health and Safety Signs

• Cumbrian farmers given health and safety advice

  An agricultural worker is killed or seriously injured in Cumbria every five weeks on average, the Health and Safety Executive says.18th January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• Motorists 'moving warning signs' at burst mains spot

  Motorists have been moving the warning signs that inform them of an alternative route while work takes place to replace water mains in Kent.17th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Egg packing firm 'exposed workers to risk of injury'

  Employees at the partnership known as James Gammie were not sufficiently protected from access to the moving parts of a screw conveyor machine, Forfar Sheriff Court heard.17th January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• Property firm fined over asbestos exposure

  MA Estates was fined £30,000.14th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Landlord fined over missing fire signs

  Enus Miah's student property did not have fire safety signs to alert tenants to escape routes in the case of a fire.14th January 2011 | Fire Signs

• Warning signs may have stopped litter picker falling into well

  Mansfield Council has been fined £5,000 after one its workers fell six metres down a dry well while collecting litter.13th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs up for Oz tourists after crocodile sighting

  Tallangatta tourists have been doing double takes at the sight of the (plastic) croc.13th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs up for beaches' 'yellow foam' mystery

  Beaches on Hayling Island will remain closed until further notice.12th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Steel firm fined after three-tonne process tank hits worker

  Wefco Ltd was fined £15,000 after the container fell on an employee, who suffered multiple injuries.12th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Man drives through ford despite warning signs

  The incident follows an elderly woman also trying to drive through Lands End Ford in Charvil.11th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs for Cornwall beach after black oil discovery

  Cornwall Council said there was a "wheelbarrow full".11th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Building firm fined over lack of working at height measures

  Had the Gloucestershire firm undertaken a risk assessment it would have realised using scaffolding to lift a steel structure into place was inadequate, the Health and Safety Executive said.10th January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs call for Burton's rising bollards

  A number of motorists have been caught out by the town's rising bollards, which are designed to allow access only to certain vehicles.10th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• More warning signs needed for Kent road crossing

  Campaigners hope a range of safety measures will soon be implemented at a road crossing in Borough Green.7th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Suffolk firm fined after worker's thumb sawn off

  The employee was using a moulding machine when his hand was drawn into its blades.7th January 2011 | Construction Signs, Warning Signs

• Extra warning signs put up following New Zealand pool death

  60 more signs will be erected at Kuirau Park.6th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Japanese health and safety signage put up at Cotswold rail station

  The directional signage will be installed to cater for the thousands of Japanese visitors Moreton attracts every year.6th January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• American Lung Association calls for appeal over warning signs decision

  The Federal Court ruled New York tobacco retailers do not have to install anti-smoking signage.5th January 2011 | Warning Signs

• Spain's no smoking signs slow off the mark

  Smoking in Spain is now banned in most public places, but the initiative has been poorly implemented in some areas.5th January 2011 | No Smoking Signs

• Make health and safety your new year message, HSE tells employers

  The Health and Safety Executive has warned employers not to let health and safety fall away.4th January 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• Install warning signs instead of railings, historian says

  Railings have been proposed for the parapet of an aqueduct in the town. 4th January 2011 | Warning Signs