Swinton Commercial News Feed http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:08:03 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:08:03 +0000 1800 Road safety charity Brake is celebrating the achievements of fleet operators following the Fleet Safety Conference and Awards. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/brake-honours-the-uks-safest-fleet-operators 801600186 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:27 +0000 A bedding manufacturer from Rochdale has been fined £50,000 for multiple safety failings. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/safety-failings-land-bedding-manufacturer-50k-fine 801599565 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:51:35 +0000 A south Wales engineering firm has been fined after a worker fell six metres from a scissor lift. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/firm-fined-for-workers-fall-from-scissor-lift 801598953 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:49:13 +0000 The RHA Compliance Conference 2013 will take place at the University of Warwick on September 18th. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/rha-announces-compliance-conference-2013 801598314 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:47:32 +0000 A Tyne and Wear manufacturer has been fined after a worker was blinded in the right eye by a compressed air hose. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/firm-fined-20k-for-employees-eye-injury 801597748 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:02:26 +0000 A Bury roofer has been taken to court for unsafe work, despite having been prosecuted previously for an employee's life-threatening fall. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/roofer-prosecuted-for-putting-workers-at-risk 801597139 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:57:37 +0000 Two firms have been fined after a man severed his finger while using unguarded machinery. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/workers-finger-injury-results-in-fines-for-two-firms 801596558 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:55:03 +0000 A Wolverhampton building firm has been fined after residential work caused a neighbouring house to collapse. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/house-collapse-leads-to-fine-for-building-firm 801595912 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:58:19 +0000 A Wigan roofing firm has been fined after an employee fell ten metres through a sports hall roof. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/roofing-firm-fined-for-workers-fall 801595276 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:53:35 +0000 The FTA's 2013 Safety in Logistics conference takes place in Birmingham next week. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/fta-safety-in-logistics-conference-takes-place-next-week 801594608 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:51:36 +0000 A Derbyshire marquee manufacturer has been heavily fined after an employee severed his finger using an unguarded drill. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/workers-severed-finger-lands-derbyshire-firm-10k-fine 801593935 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:59:24 +0000 A Staffordshire contractor has been heavily fined after a road worker under his supervision lost a leg. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/06/road-workers-leg-injury-costs-contractor-nearly-15k 801593277 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:55:31 +0000 A County Durham farmer has been fined £3,000 after a friend broke his back while helping to remove sheets from a barn roof. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/05/farmer-fined-3000-for-friends-fall 801591863 Thu, 30 May 2013 07:50:45 +0000 A company that manages homes in Lewisham has been fined after a meter reader broke her jaw falling into a cellar. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/05/womans-broken-jaw-lands-housing-firm-20k-fine 801591199 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:01:17 +0000 A joinery firm has been sentenced after an employee severed his finger on a cutting block. http://swintoncommercial.co.uk/news/2013/05/firm-prosecuted-for-employees-cutting-block-injury 801590527 Tue, 28 May 2013 07:54:48 +0000