Mayor’s near miss is third safety incident in a week at Westfield

SHP Article:
A safety pressure group has declared the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in east London a “disaster”, after a third safety incident in a week occurred during the venue’s high-profile opening ceremony earlier.

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Energy minister Charles Hendry vocal on support for EfW

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Energy minister Charles Hendry voiced his support for a greater uptake of energy-from-waste (EfW) technologies in a keynote speech at the RWM/CIWM exhibition, which opened its doors today (September 13) at Birmingham NEC.

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Disregarded safety warnings cost Bolton firm

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The owners of a Bolton packaging manufacturer have been sentenced for deliberately ignoring formal safety warnings for more than three years.

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Factory fined £200k for night-shift worker death

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A Manchester-based factory failed to identify the dangers posed by modifications it made to a machine, which was subsequently involved in a fatality.

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Bankruptcies show increased need for UK solar infrastructure

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The government should do more to promote solar manufacturing infrastructure in Britain, an industry pioneer tells edie energy.

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Changes to HSE incident reporting and information services come into effect

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Businesses are being reminded about new incident reporting arrangements being introduced.

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Supermarket giant failed to address slip risks

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Morrisons Supermarkets has been fined £17,500 after a worker fractured her elbow when she slipped at a store in Ipswich.

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