OHSAS training may resolve machinery issues, Sep 16, 2009 00:00:00
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning about the dangers to life and limb of timber machinery.
A reminder was provided by the body after a court case over an incident in 2007, when a man was caught in a timber cutting machine and suffered lacerations plus damage to tendons, bones and muscles in his leg.
He was attempting to repair a fault at the time and the employer, FW mason & Sons from Nottingham, admitted a charge under the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act of not providing a procedure to protect employees when dealing with such incidents.
It was fined £4,000 with £2,497 costs by the city's magistrates court for the breach, something OHSAS training may have helped prevent.
"Today's judgement sends out a firm message to timber companies that correct systems must be in place for when machinery fails," said HSE inspector Francine Clarke.
Another recent HSE warning came after a road worker in Wiltshire was entangled in a top-cutting machine.
He was killed after being caught in the drum of the device, which is used for breaching the surface to permit roadworks, leading to an investigation by the police and HSE.
A reminder was provided by the body after a court case over an incident in 2007, when a man was caught in a timber cutting machine and suffered lacerations plus damage to tendons, bones and muscles in his leg.
He was attempting to repair a fault at the time and the employer, FW mason & Sons from Nottingham, admitted a charge under the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act of not providing a procedure to protect employees when dealing with such incidents.
It was fined £4,000 with £2,497 costs by the city's magistrates court for the breach, something OHSAS training may have helped prevent.
"Today's judgement sends out a firm message to timber companies that correct systems must be in place for when machinery fails," said HSE inspector Francine Clarke.
Another recent HSE warning came after a road worker in Wiltshire was entangled in a top-cutting machine.
He was killed after being caught in the drum of the device, which is used for breaching the surface to permit roadworks, leading to an investigation by the police and HSE.
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