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JUNE 2018 | 21
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BECOME A WINNER
Last November The Glazerite UK Group won the coveted Fabricator of the Year category of the G Awards, the glass and glazing industry’ s most prestigious award event which is presented at a glamorous‘ Oscar’-style ceremony at the prestigious Hilton Hotel in London’ s Park Lane each year. And Glazerite has pledged to offer support to any of
its customers that believe they too deserve to be recognised by writing their entry for them.
Apart from the sheer delight of your company’ s name being called out and making your way through the cheering throng to collect your trophy from a TV celebratory, winning a prestigious award is a powerful tool that really enhances and builds employee and customer confidence in the company. People love winners and carrying the Winner’ s Logo on brochures and websites is a proven sale closer.
Customers should Log into the secure area of the Glazerite website( www. glazeritewindows. co. uk / login) to download a form, or email marketing @ glazerite. net. Entry closes 31st July 2018.
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Company fined after death of worker
A Somerset pre-cast concrete products manufacturing company has been fined after a 43-year-old man was fatally injured when trapped by machinery.
Bath Magistrates’ Court heard how Jeffery Baulf, a maintenance fitter employed by CPM Group Limited, was carrying out maintenance work while the machine was not isolated. A conveyor started moving and Mr Baulf suffered fatal injuries when he got trapped.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive( HSE) into the incident, which occurred on the 3
October 2016, found the company had not implemented procedures to ensure machinery was isolated before starting maintenance work.
The Court heard that the maintenance task was authorised by Mr Baulf’ s supervisor, but the required control measures were not checked before work started as the procedure required.
Access to dangerous moving parts of the machines at the site was generally controlled by enclosures which prevented access to the danger zones. Access into the enclosures was generally controlled by a special key system which should have made sure machinery was isolated and safe to work around when people entered the enclosure.
HSE told the Court that when the site was inspected after the incident a spare key was discovered, which meant that access to machinery in the incident area was possible without turning off and isolating the machine.
CPM Group Limited of Mells Road, Mells, Somerset, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2( 1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and has been fined £ 660,000 and ordered to pay costs of £ 14,563.57.
CONTRACTORS FINED FOR CARRYING OUT UNSAFE ASBESTOS REMOVAL WORK WITHOUT A LICENCE
Two contractors were sentenced after removing asbestos pipe lagging without taking the necessary precautions to reduce exposure to asbestos.
Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard how the two contractors were carrying out refurbishment work at a residential property in Hamsterley, County Durham. Having removed the ceiling in back room on the first floor of the property, the contractors discovered pipework running along the length of the roof space, wrapped in lagging. Samples taken of the lagging confirmed it contained asbestos.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive( HSE) found that, between 10 June 2016 and 12 July 2016, the two contractors removed the lagging, despite knowing it contained asbestos. Neither contractor held a licence to undertake this type of work nor did they have the necessary training. The investigation also found the asbestos removal was carried out without the required measures in place to reduce exposure to asbestos, thereby putting themselves and the house owner at risk of exposure to asbestos fibres.
Brian Michael John Barry, of Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne pleaded guilty to breaching regulations 8( 1) and 11( 1) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and was fined £ 576 and ordered to pay costs of £ 847 costs.
David Jonathan Storey of Prudhoe, Northumberland, pleaded guilty to breaching regulations 8( 1) and 11( 1) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and was fined £ 692 and ordered to pay costs of £ 844.
http:// www. hse. gov. uk / asbestos / licensing / licensed-contractor. htm