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04/02/2014 Emerson and Rttech agree to improve energy management data Emerson Process Management is to work with Canadian software firm RtTech Software to develop an energy management information system capable of delivering real-time monitoring, analysis and detection of plant excesses. » Read More

04/02/2014 Packaging specialist fined for guarding failings Gosport-based food and drink packaging firm Huhtamaki UK has been fined £7,000 plus £3,088 costs after safety failings led to a long-serving worker losing a finger in an unguarded machine chain. » Read More

03/02/2014 National Apprenticeship Awards 2014 open for entries The search is now on to find the UK's top apprentices and apprentice employers, with the National Apprenticeship Service now accepting entries for the annual awards. » Read More

03/02/2014 Engineering skills shortages getting worse: new survey Vacancies in engineering and skilled trades are the most difficult to fill, due to skills deficiencies in the labour market. » Read More

31/01/2014 Tata Steel sees throughput improvements in the pipeline Tata Steel's pipe mill, in Hartlepool, is reporting throughput improvement following installation of a new internal diameter welder line by engineering specialist Cordell Group working with Siemens Industry. » Read More

31/01/2014 Worker loses finger in unguarded machine A Birmingham company that manufactures components for the roofing and cladding industry has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £775 in costs after an employee had to have part of his finger amputated when it was crushed in an unguarded ... » Read More

30/01/2014 Boiler water treatment claims exaggerated: warning Exaggerated claims are being made for the energy saving benefits of boiler water treatment. That's the warning from independent energy consultant Vilnis Vesma, of Vesma.com. » Read More

29/01/2014 IoSH backs work at height regs revamp The overhaul of guidance on working at height has been welcomed by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IoSH). » Read More

29/01/2014 Working at height guidance overhauled An overhaul of guidance on working at height has been launched as part of the government's long-term plan to abolish or improve outdated, burdensome or over-complicated regulations. » Read More

28/01/2014 BSIF Safety Awards call for entries Submissions are now open for this year's British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) Safety Awards which will take place at Safety & Health Expo at the London Excel in June. You don't have to be a member of the BSIF to enter the awards; they ... » Read More

28/01/2014 Teams selected for Siemens Roller-Coaster Challenge Eaton Bank Academy, in Congleton, Cheshire, has completed knockout round to select two top teams to go forward for the Siemens Roller-Coaster Challenge final, taking place on the 12 February 2014. » Read More

28/01/2014 Machine guard failings lead to serious hand injury Chevler was fined £8,000 and plus £5,843 costs yesterday (27 January 2014), following an accident in which an employee's hand was drawn into a two centimetre gap between two counter-rotating drive rollers on a printing machine. » Read More

27/01/2014 BSIF names new boss The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has appointed Alan Murray (pictured) as its new chief executive officer to succeed David Lummis who will retire in March 2014. » Read More

27/01/2014 BAE apprentice awards announced An apprentice from the Military Air and Information site at Warton in Lancashire has been named 'BAE Systems Apprentice of the Year' at the company's Apprenticeship Awards in Manchester. » Read More

27/01/2014 Revolutionary excavation grabs first Merseyside Innovation Award Osiris Subsurface Detection Systems has been named January's winner of the 2014 Merseyside Innovation Awards for its revolutionary new vehicle, which slashes the cost of digging up roads to repair cables and pipework. » Read More

27/01/2014 Cheshire cheese firm fined after worker falls from forklift A Cheshire cheese manufacturer was fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £709.15 in prosecution costs for safety failings after a worker injured his leg and ankle when he fell from the forks of a forklift truck during an unsafe loading operation. » Read More

27/01/2014 Leeds firm in court after trainee’s electric shock A Leeds firm has been fined £6,500, with £647 in costs for safety failings after a trainee technician needed skin grafts after receiving an electric shock while using unsafe testing equipment. » Read More

24/01/2014 Vadxx Energy turns to Rockwell for process control A commercial-scale, plastic waste-to-synthetic crude energy plant, in Akron, Ohio, that will convert recyclable and non-recyclable plastic into higher-value energy products, is to get process controls from Rockwell Automation. » Read More

24/01/2014 Apprentice reveals health and safety skills The British Safety Council has released a short film featuring a construction apprentice talking about the importance of formal health and safety training. » Read More

23/01/2014 ABB launches technical network for drives and motors ABB has amalgamated its UK variable speed drives (VSD) and electric motors channel partner groups into a single network, creating what it describes as a new benchmark for technical advice, delivery, life cycle services and overall customer ... » Read More

23/01/2014 First two achieve ISO 55001 asset management certification Babcock and Scottish Water are the first two companies to be independently certified by BSI to the new asset management systems standard ISO 55001. » Read More

23/01/2014 Morganite Electrical Carbon fined for driver death Morganite Electrical Carbon has been fined £120,000 plus £16,021 costs, after a truck driver was crushed and killed at its site when unloading heavy graphite parts in a dangerous manner. » Read More

22/01/2014 Plaxica selects Siemens PCS 7 for biopolymer pilot plant Process engineering specialist Plaxica, which designs production systems for the stereocomplex PLA (polylactic acid) biopolymer, has built a scalable pilot plant to showcase its Optipure technology. » Read More

22/01/2014 Devon recycling firm fined following telehandler injury Leases Limited has been fined £33,000 plus £13,389 costs after a man was seriously injured by a reversing vehicle at its recycling centre in Exeter. » Read More

21/01/2014 Manufacturers’ pay decline slows The rate of decline in annual real take home pay in the manufacturing sector slowed to -1.1% in the three months to December 2013, according to VocaLink, which designs, builds and operates payment systems and ATM switching platforms. » Read More