News Archive: March 2011

• Safety signs importance highlighted after worker's roof fall

  The importance of safety signs in the workplace has been highlighted after a firm was fined because a worker fell through a roof in Bristol, suffering serious injuries.30th March 2011 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs

• Asbestos exposure case highlights importance of safety signs

  A recent case of asbestos exposure has highlighted the importance of safety signs in the workplace.29th March 2011 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs

• No smoking signs up as Welsh hospitals implement ban

  No smoking signs are set to go up outside hospital entrances in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan when a smoking ban comes into effect in May.29th March 2011 | No Smoking Signs

• Warning signs up following landslide

  Warning signs have been put up at points along a stretch of Scottish coastal path to warn members of the public about a series of landslides.28th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Maintenance firm's safety failings highlight warning signs importance

  Firms have been reminded of the need to have proper systems of work in place – such as health and safety signage – when undertaking work at height.28th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Firms that manage health and safety well 'manage their business well'

  Proper health and safety management – such as the use of warning signs and construction site signage – is an enabler that allows firms to run their businesses effectively, the British Safety Council (BSC) has said.25th March 2011 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs, Construction Signs

• Fire signs importance highlighted

  A Yorkshire firm that owned a Cornwall hotel ravaged by a fire has admitted breaching fire health and safety regulations.24th March 2011 | Health and Safety Signs, Fire Signs

• Asbestos case highlights importance of warning signs

  A construction firm has been fined £13,000 for employing an unqualified contractor to remove asbestos-containing materials at a site it was readying for demolition, exposing its workers to the potentially dangerous mineral.24th March 2011 | Construction Signs, Warning Signs

• Online health and safety directory launched

  Those who might be looking for guidance on where they need to best place health and safety signage in their workplaces and organisations to accord with the law now have access to a new online directory of specialist consultants.23rd March 2011 | Warning Signs, Office Signs, No Smoking Signs, Health and Safety Signs, Fire Signs, Construction Signs

• Importance of warning signs when operating vehicles highlighted

  Firms can use warning signs to help them properly and safely manage the use of vehicles on workshop floors.23rd March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Government health and safety reform unveiled

  Reviewing the use of health and safety signage and warning signs in the workplace could be part of newly-announced government plans to reform health and safety law in the UK.22nd March 2011 | Warning Signs, Office Signs, No Smoking Signs, Health and Safety Signs, Fire Signs, Door Signs, Construction Signs

• Mum's call for warning signs after beach drama

  A mum has called for more warning signs after speaking about the rescue of her ten-year-old son out of waist-deep mud on a Dorset beach.22nd March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Royal wedding revellers alerted over safety signage

  People who want to celebrate the impending royal wedding with a street party have been urged to get in touch with their local authority so that appropriate wayfinder safety signs can be put in place to ensure events run smoothly.21st March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Farmers invited to safety event

  Farmers across Hampshire are being invited to attend a free event in a bid to help them reduce the number of injuries and deaths in what is Britain's most dangerous industry.21st March 2011 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs importance highlighted after scaffolding collapse

  Two firms have been fined after a member of the public was injured when scaffolding collapsed on her during high winds.18th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Construction signs importance highlighted after worker's roof fall

  The importance of construction site signs has been highlighted after a man fell more than five metres through a fragile skylight at a building site in Worcester.18th March 2011 | Construction Signs

• Nearly a third of High Peak construction sites declared unsafe

  The importance of using construction site signs has been highlighted after a Health and Safety Executive investigation found close to a third of construction sites in High Peak, Derbyshire, were so dangerous workers' live were at risk.17th March 2011 | Warning Signs, Construction Signs

• Safety signs importance highlighted after work experience accident

  The importance of construction site signs has been highlighted after a school pupil suffered a fall while undertaking work experience with a building firm.17th March 2011 | Health and Safety Signs, Construction Signs

• Warning signs importance highlighted after theme park worker injures hand on blade

  The importance of warning signs has been highlighted after a theme park worker severely injured his hand when cutting wood on an unguarded rotating saw.16th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Construction site signs put up for 'long-awaited' supermarket development

  Construction safety signs will be put up at a long-awaited £5 million supermarket development in Aberdeen that has finally rolled into action.16th March 2011 | Construction Signs

• Warning signs needed at cliff spot after 70ft fall, dog owner says

  Warning signs are needed at Redcliff Point, near Weymouth, pet owner Paul Hoskins has said.15th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Zombie warning signs surprise US drivers

  Hackers gained passwords for control boxes along Baseline Road in Denver and altered the electronic messaging system.15th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Plastic warning signs in Surrey to deter metal thieves

  Surrey County Council has put up plastic warning signs after several metal ones were stolen for their scrap value.14th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• HSE budget cuts could mean less safety inspections, the BSC says

  The regulator's proposal to reduce its site visits could have a profound effect on its ability to enforce health and safety law, the British Safety Council has said.14th March 2011 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs, Fire Signs, Construction Signs

• Firms are ignoring health and safety, RoSPA says

  Almost every potential hazard is being overlooked, the organisation has said.11th March 2011 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs

• Safety signs importance highlighted after worker hit by fork lift truck

  A Lincolnshire firm has been fined £20,000 after a worker was hit by a fork lift truck.11th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Firms urged to use warning signs

  Signage can be helpful in alerting employees to the dangers of operating machinery with fast-moving parts.10th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Firm's asbestos failings highlight safety signs importance

  A refurbishment company has been fined for exposing members of the public to asbestos in a village in Leicestershire, highlighting the importance of warning signs.10th March 2011 | Health and Safety Signs, Warning Signs

• HSE plans to cut construction site visits by a third

  The Health and Safety Executive is proposing to reduce its inspection visits by a third, in response to a cut in its government funding.9th March 2011 | Construction Signs

• Firms urged to use construction site signs

  The Health and Safety Executive has said close to one in four construction sites in Newcastle are unsafe after completing a safety initiative.8th March 2011 | Construction Signs

• New health and safety signage for writer's favourite park

  Signage is set to be part of a redevelopment of Cwmdonkin Park in Swansea, a major source of inspiration for writer Dylan Thomas.8th March 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• RoSPA: Slip, trip and fall measures are easy and inexpensive

  All organisations should assess their environments for slip, trip and fall risks, with measures to reduce that risk being easy to implement and inexpensive, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has said.7th March 2011 | Health and Safety Signs

• Firm fined after worker's cage fall

  A Yeovil vehicle repair firm has been fined after a worker fell when trying to repair a lorry by standing on a cage balanced on a fork lift truck.7th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs put up for 'precarious' cliff face

  Scottish Borders Council will put up warning signs at Eyemouth Bay in Berwickshire after part of a cliff face gave way.4th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Landlord 'ignored improvement notice'

  A landlord in Doncaster has been fined for failing to issue his tenant with a Gas Safety Record, despite being legally required to do so.4th March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Fire service warns over chimney fires

  Humberside Fire and Rescue Service has attended five chimney fires in the space of three days.3rd March 2011 | Fire Signs

• Building firm fined after steeplejack's 8 metre fall

  A 40-year-old employee of Stoke-on-Trent-based Alliance Technical Services fell while fixing a church roof, spending three weeks in hospital.3rd March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Haulage firm prosecuted over safety failings

  Harpers Transport, based in Stirling, was fined £8,000 after inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive discovered several key safety failings.2nd March 2011 | Warning Signs

• Nearly a fifth of Lancashire construction sites fail safety checks

  Failing construction sites in Lancashire may want to consider using construction site safety signs.1st March 2011 | Construction Signs

• Warning signs 'crucial' to reducing workplace trips and falls

  Firms that don't put up warning signs to alert people a floor is wet are putting themselves at risk of liability, it has been stated.1st March 2011 | Warning Signs