It was great exhibiting at Hillhead 2018 last week. We thoroughly enjoyed speaking with everyone who approached our stand over the three days. It was our first time attending an event like Hillhead and definitely not the last! Straight away it was evident that the Flex System would be of huge benefit to the Quarry…
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Flex 5.3 – March 2018 (Q1) YOUR SYSTEM IS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON THE 24TH OF MARCH Hi *|FNAME|* All of us at the Flex team wish to thank you for your continued support and custom. We work hard to provide you with the…
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The number of workplace deaths in Northern Ireland has risen by more than 30 per cent in the past year, it has emerged. Investigators at the Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) confirmed that 16 people were killed doing their job during 2016/17 compared with 12 the previous year. Farming related accidents were linked to six…
Read articleThe Health and Safety Authority (The Authority) has been made aware of passenger lifts installed by Ellickson Engineering Ltd (no longer trading; currently in receivership since 2011) that are marked with the following “CE490” as the identification for the notified body involved in the conformity assessment process. The Authority wishes to advise all lift owners…
Read articleA scaffolding company has been up in court after a worker fractured his skull in a fall and lost his sight in one eye. Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of RJ Scaffolding (Bristol) Ltd had to be put into an induced coma for two weeks after falling more than six metres from the…
Read articlePolice have charged a man after a worker died following an incident on a Springfield Lakes construction site earlier this year. A 24-year-old Yarrabilba man, Neil Edward Norris, was on Tuesday charged with one count of manslaughter following Workplace Health and Safety investigations. Just before 2pm on April 10, it will be alleged a man…
Read articleHealth and Safety report shows 45 people died in workplace incidents in 2016 Twenty people were killed in accidents on Irish farms last year, more than double the number of workplace fatalities in any other sector. The number of workplace fatalities in the agricultural sector is up from 18 recorded deaths in 2015, according to…
Read articleA Castlederg Sinn Féin councillor remains in hospital after suffering serious injuries in a workplace accident involving a forklift and metal cage. Kieran McGuire (40) from Aghyaran was transferred to an Intensive Care Unit at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry after undergoing surgery for a broken ankle and fibula last Thursday. His leg was also broken…
Read articleAs we strive to find ways to store vast amounts of data into smaller and smaller spaces, IBM has just managed to put 330TB into the palm of our hand. In collaboration with Sony Storage Media Solutions, IBM has managed to create a tiny storage cartridge with 330TB of capacity. To do so, it used…
Read articleA Galway company has been fined a total of €22,500 after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety regulations, following the death of an employee in 2015. Forde Dismantlers Limited is based in Corrandulla, Co Galway. The charge against the firm was brought after an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority into the…
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