Monthly Archives: May 2011

Car park owner jailed for ignoring safety

A landowner has been jailed for ignoring safety issues at a car park at The Burrows in St Ives. Truro Crown Court heard that following a complaint, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited a site owned by … Continue reading

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Stephen Asbury Book signing at the NEC 17/05/2011

Stephen Asbury MD of Corporate Risk Systems was asked to sign a copy of his book by Lee King, European EHS & Facilities Director, Office Products Group during the NEC Safety and Health Expo.

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Work in Progress for NEC – 17th -19th May 2011

Well as you can see work was under progress on the stand in Hall2 P72 yesterday ready for the opening of the NEC on Tuesday, 17th May 2011 – we all at CRS look forward to meeting our existing and … Continue reading

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Revealed: the secret battle for the riches of the Arctic

Leaked cables show how nations are carving up pristine wilderness As the eight Arctic nations met in Greenland yesterday, cables released by WikiLeaks gave insight into the battle for control of the world’s least explored region and the resources that … Continue reading

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Thames Water ordered to pay £345,000 after serious sewage spill

A water company which allowed thousands of liters of raw sewage to discharge into gardens, allotments, homes and streams over a ten-week period has been fined £204,000 for 15 environmental offences by Bromley Magistrates’ Court (on Tuesday, 8 March). In … Continue reading

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Milton Keynes company is unaware of packaging regulations, and fined £15K.

Fitness product importer and supplier, RFE International Ltd, has been fined for failing to comply with packaging regulations in 2007 and 2008. The company was fined a total of £15,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £1,670. Magistrates were … Continue reading

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CRS at the NEC EXPO

Submitted to SHP by Charles Ford

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Situations Vacant – Article published in SHP May 2011

See SHP on-line version here

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Shorts fined £80,000 for failing to manage site traffic movement

One of Northern Ireland’s largest employers, Shorts Brothers Plc, have been fined £80,000 for the death of an employee who was run over and killed by a lorry at a Belfast worksite.  Imposing the fine at Belfast Crown Court, Judge … Continue reading

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Opinion – CRS says review of health and safety legislation is nothing new

Lord Young’s review of health and safety legislation  (published October 2010 – see here ) is not an invention of the current government. Tony Blair kicked this off with a keynote speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research about … Continue reading

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