Does a UKCA or CE mark on new machinery mean it’s compliant and ready to go? Your expensive new machinery has arrived at your site, so you check to see if it’s carrying a UKCA or CE mark as promised – it’s there! That’s a relief! This surely means you can switch it on for […]
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A lack of guarding causes 18-year-old employee’s leg injury While loading a bin conveyor, a teenage employee’s foot slipped into the unguarded channel. This caused multiple....
We’ll be back again at the Health & Safety event in Birmingham’s NEC, later this month. This annual gathering is long regarded as the UK’s premier....
Lack of machine guarding leads to fatality and huge fines An employee of a packaging solutions manufacturer died after being trapped in the moving parts of....
A product safety report issued by the UK Government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards has recently been updated following a second recorded fire incident in....
The UK Government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards has recently issued a safety warning for a Chinese-manufactured bottle-producing machine due to its inadequate safety guarding.....
An employee of Osprey Foods Ltd had to have his leg amputated due to a severe workplace injury caused while loading an HGV. The incident has....
Strong recognition for contributions to safety management Brent Hudson, the Technical Director of Machinery Safety & Compliance Services Ltd, has been appointed as a Fellow of....
Tyre maker Pirelli Tyres has been fined more than £500,000 after two employees were injured in separate incidents at its factory in Carlisle, Cumbria.The in-running nip....
Machinery Safety Compliances Services Ltd (MSCS) is set to make an impact at The Health & Safety Event 2024, held at the NEC, from April 30 to....
There are plenty of conditions in which a machine would require to be inspected that are fully covered in PUWER regulation 6 to ensure healthy and safety conditions....
