Two companies fined after fatality in Brentford

Two construction companies have been fined a total of £65,000 after a man was killed when a steel beam weighing more than a tonne fell on him while it was being unloaded from a lorry.

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RR906 – Collision and injury criteria when working with collaborative robots

This study explores the safety, reliability and evidence for the force limits defined by the draft TS 15066, and of the methods for testing them. It also addressed whether the proposed approach in the draft TS 15066 is likely to adequately protect people from the risks.

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Vehicles at work – Interactive case studies

HSE has put together some ‘before-and-after’ interactive case studies to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in the workplace. They are all based on events that our inspectors have reported.

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ONR publishes Quarterly News

ONR has published Quarterly News, our third quarterly news update, as part of efforts to carry out our work with greater openness and transparency. It reflects key developments in each of our regulatory programmes and highlights the ongoing corporate changes at ONR as we progress towards becoming an independent statutory corporation.

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Nuclear LLC/SSG Q4 reports – Sellafield-Capenhurst, Urenco-Capenhurst, Springfields, Hunterston ‘B’ and Hartlepool

Quarterly Local Liaison Committee (LLC) / Site Stakeholder Group (SSG) reports for the period 1 October to 31 December 2011 (Q4) for Sellafield – Capenhurst, Urenco – Capenhurst, Hartlepool, Hunterston ‘B’ and Springfields now available.

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