A fine of €100,000 was imposed on Premier Periclase Ltd on Thursday 4th May by Judge Michael O’Shea, at Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court. At a previous sitting of the court the company (Premier Periclase Ltd) pleaded guilty to a breach of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The case arose after an…
Read articleA fire at an industrial premises on the outskirts of Limerick city has been brought under control. The fire broke out at the ClearCircle Metals plant, formerly Hegarty Metals, which is located on the Ballysimon Road on the eastern side of the city. It is understood the fire started inside a large quantity of scrap…
Read articleFather-of-three ‘received horrific head injuries’ after explosion at his garage A father of three from Co Wexford has died following an explosion in his workplace. Aidan Cummins, who was aged 53 and from Bannow, was carrying out work in his garage early on Saturday morning when an aerosol can exploded leading to his death. Investigating…
Read articleThe Head of Operations of the Irish Coast Guard has said “hopes are fading” of finding three crew members still missing off the west coast of Mayo. One member of the crew of the Rescue 116 Coast Guard helicopter has been located in a critical condition, while the search for the other three members continues.…
Read articleA London construction company has been fined £450,000 after a work platform was overloaded and brought four workers to the ground when it collapsed. Westminster Magistrates Court heard this week how Leyland SDM (LSDM) Limited had been in the process of redeveloping a warehouse in Wembley. However, when four men tried to move a ventilation…
Read articleIrish Coast Guard flies second injured man to hospital after incident involving pontoons The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is investigating the death of a man during work on pontoons in the south Connemara harbour of Ros-a-Mhíl on Sunday evening. The man, who was in his 40s and believed to be from the north west,…
Read articleThe air corps was told three months ago it needs to monitor its workers’ exposure to harmful substances, observe their health for early detection, and give them the equipment to protect themselves against chemical exposure. The five-page report from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) was issued to the air corps last October. Inspections took…
Read articleNew figures show that there were 44 people killed in workplaces in 2016 in Ireland, representing a 21% reduction of the 56 reported in 2015, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has said. The number of deaths on farms remained high, with 21 reported in 2016, compared to 18 in 2015. Construction fatalities were down…
Read articleA manager at a plant hire firm has been jailed for two years over a crane collapse in Glasgow that killed one worker and seriously injured another. Donald Craig, 57, of Craig Services, was found guilty of health and safety breaches over the accident at Buchanan House, Port Dundas, on 20 June…
Read articleAt least one oil worker is dead, with another nine missing early on Thursday (Dec 15th), after an offshore oil rig operated by Azerbaijan’s state-run oil firm SOCAR collapsed, company officials have said. The accident was caused by 90mph winds, causing a 500-foot walkway and a cabin where workers go to rest to break off…
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