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Ten Koreans k illed in Phi lippine traffic accident MANILA: Ten South Korean nationals, many of them Baptist pastors,were killed in the northern Philippines when the van in which theywere travelling slammed into a concrete wall at high speed, officialssaid on Thursday.

The accident occurred at midday on Wednesday in the town ofBolinao in Pangasinan province. Six men, three women and a six-year-old girl, all Koreans, were killed.

Wilfredo Castelo, a local official in Bolinao, told Reuters that it wasraining hard at the time of the accident and that witnesses had seenthe van weaving before it hit the wall of a warehouse by the side ofthe road.

All 10 occupants of the vehicle were killed. Five of the victims weretourists, including a couple on their honeymoon, while the other fivewere residing in the Philippines, he said.

The tourists were to fly back home on Thursday after visiting varioustourist spots in the northern Philippines, he said.

Source: In te rna t iona l Hera ld Tr ibune .at 02:46 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , f a t a l i t y , n e w s , Phi l ippines , RT A

Pow er-line work er still critical after accident A Salt Lake City man is still in critical condition Wednesday aftersuffering an electric shock that burned him and killed his co-workerTuesday, a hospital official said.

Meanwhile, power company officials said they are investigating theincident, but they didn't say when results would be available or whythe power lines were live during routine maintenance.

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Fatu Matagi, 28, was working on a power pole near 4100 South and1400 East when an electrical jolt ran through his body.

A second worker, Stephen G. Vlamakis, 26, of Helper, waspronounced dead at the scene.

A third worker, whose name was not released, rigged rescue lines tofree the men dangling from a transformer and power lines 15 to 20feet above ground.

They were working for Mountain Power, a Post Falls, Idaho-based

subcontractor for Rocky Mountain Power. Rocky Mountain Power'sinvestigation will likely take weeks, spokeswoman Margaret Oler said.

"It typically takes quite some time," she said.

At Mountain Power, a woman answering the phone also had nocomment on why power was still flowing through the lines beingworked on or how long their investigation could take.

- Lindsay Whi tehurs t , The Sa l t Lake Tr ibune .at 02:42 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , burns , e l e c t r i c s h o c k , f a t a l i t y , USA

Gas rig burning after explosion RULISON, Colorado An explosion rocked a natural gas drilling rigin western Colorado early Wednesday and there is still a fire burningat the site.

The fire is contained to the wellpad, and there were no injuries in theexplosion, said Mike Morgan, chief for the Rifle Fire ProtectionDistrict. Fire crews from Rifle and the Grand Valley Fire ProtectionDistrict, along with officials from the Garfield County Sheriff s Officeresponded to the explosion, which occurred at about 1:30 a.m.

The wellpad is south of the Colorado River, east of Rulison.

We are still here on site, Morgan said at 10 a.m. We are trying toget things off the wellpad so we can get the well-shut in. WilliamsProduction RMT controls the wellsite, and Halliburton EnergyServices is assisting with fire suppression efforts at the scene,Morgan said.

After the explosion, crews were immediately evacuated, said SusanAlvillar, a spokeswoman for Williams. A Williams emergencyresponse team also responded to the fire, she said.

No structures were damaged other than the drilling rig, Alvillar said. .

They have been letting the fire burn because that is the safest thingto do, Alvillar said. They are working on a plan to get water down thehole and hopefully extinguish the fire. They are in the process ofimplementing that plan now.

The size of the fire still burning at the scene is about 20 percent ofwhat it was when fire officials arrived on scene, Morgan said.

The fire has gotten a lot smaller, he said.

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The flames can be seen from Interstate 70, prompting a number ofmotorists to pull to the shoulder to watch.

The cause of the explosion is under investigation, according to thesheriff s office.

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Source: The Aspen Times.at 02:40 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: exp los ion , f i r e , f i r e f igh te r s , na tu ra l gas , USA

Wednesday, 27 August 2008

16 dead in Chinese chemical plant explosion BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The death toll from an explosion at achemical plant in southern China has reached 16, the state-runXinhua news agency reported Wednesday.

Six people are still missing from the Tuesday morning blast, and 57are injured, Xinhua said.

Most of the dead worked at the plant, located in China's GuangxiZhuang autonomous region.

The fire was put out Tuesday evening but explosions persisted untilthe afternoon, the agency reported.

The Guangxi Guangwei Chemical Company owns the plant. It mainlyproduces chemicals used in adhesives, paints, and coatings, Xinhuasaid.

Environmental experts went to the area along the Longjiang Rivernear the plant to monitor for contamination.

Ge Xianmin, the region's toxic substances emergency center director,told Xinhua that poisonous gases, mainly hydrogen sulfide andcarbon monoxide, were still coming from the site.

About 11,500 people living in a 1.8-mile (3-kilometer) radius of theplant were evacuated.

Source: CNN.com .at 03:41 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , c h e m i c a l s , China , exp los ion , f a t a l i t y ,in jury , n e w s

Company fined over miner deaths Scottish Coal has been fined 400,000 for health and safety breachesover the deaths of two miners in Ayrshire.

It admitted failing to ensure a safe system of working at Pennyvenieopen cast mine near Dalmellington.

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Colin Ferguson, 37, from Prestwick, and Brian French, 48, fromKelloholm, died there last February when their Land Rover wascrushed by a tipper truck.

Scottish Coal issued a statement expressing its "deepest sympathies"for the family and friends of the dead men.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the "entirelypreventable" deaths arose from management failures.

Scottish Coal pled guilty to two breaches of the Health and Safety atWork Act.

The fine was imposed after the case was brought before Ayr SheriffCourt.

Passing sentence, Sheriff John Montgomery said the company hadbeen guilty of two failures over the deaths.

"The first is a failure to provide a safe system of work for themovement of vehicles and plant at the site," he said.

"Relatively small vehicles such as the Land Rover in which the twodeceased were travelling were not prevented from being operated in

close proximity to large vehicles including dump trucks while theywere being operated with reduced visual fields thereby creating a riskof collision.

"The second is a failure to provide the operators of all mobile plantwith suitable means of communication or other equipment to reducethe risk of collision and injury."

The Scottish Coal statement said: "We expect that the wholecircumstances of the tragic accident will now be examined at a fatalaccident inquiry.

"We would welcome such an inquiry and will participate fully as webelieve that it will be the best possible method of determining how the

accident occurred and what lessons can be learned.Preventable deaths

"Scottish Coal is committed to constantly improving its health andsafety standards and will review its procedures and operations in lightof the recommendations of the inquiry."

The ruling prompted the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to warnabout the dangers of poorly managed transport in the workplace.

HSE inspector Norrie Buchanan said: "These two deaths wereentirely preventable and arose from the clear failure of Scottish Coalto provide suitable means of communication between differentvehicles on site in order to reduce the risk of collisions, as well as afailure to manage vehicles on their site.

"Earth-moving vehicles such as dump trucks or bulldozers have poorvisual fields due to their large size.

"It is crucial that additional steps are taken to ensure that the driversof these dump trucks are aware of other smaller vehicles aroundthem.

"Control measures to reduce the risk are easily available at a minimalcost. Installing an additional camera on the side of the dump truck,fitting a raised roof beacon or other means of improving visibility onthe Land Rover could prevent similar incidents in the future."



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The HSE said quarrying remained one of the most dangerousindustries to work in.

Since 2000 more than 2,700 quarry workers across the UK have beeninjured, with 21 fatalities.

Source: BBC New s .at 03:37 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: c rushed , f a t a l i t y , f ine , HSE , quarry , s a f e s y s t e m o f w o r k

Thursday, 21 August 2008

Falk Explosion Trial: Wh o's At Fault for Faulty Pipe? On September 9th, a jury will hear arguments and testimony to helpthem discern what was responsible for the explosion at the FalkCorporation plant in the Menomonee Valley back in December 2006.The explosion killed three people and injured 48 others.

Gas leaked from a pipe that J.M. Brennan installed at the Falk plant.

The key question: did Brennan incorrectly install the pipe, or did Falknot properly keep the pipe in good working order?

The Journal Sentinel says if J.M. Brennan has half or more of theculpability for the explosion, it will have to pay that portion of$72,000,000 in damages.

If Falk has a majority of the responsibility, Brennan doesn't have topay any of it.Workers compensation laws have kept Falk immune from having togive anything to employees or families affected by the explosion.

News article by Jay Sorgi for 620WTMJ .at 07:49 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: exp los ion , f a t a l i t y , gas l eak , n e w s , USA

Truck accident kills 30 Afghans in South I ran TEHRAN -- A truck overturned in Iran's southern province of Farsearly on Thursday, killing at least 30 immigrants from Afghanistanonboard and wounding another 83, the semi-official Fars newsagency reported.

The accident occurred at about 1:10 am local time (2040 GMT) onThursday when the truck was carrying 125 illegal Afghan immigrants,local emergency official Mohammad Ali Ghanaat Pisheh was quotedas saying.

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7/18


(TB) normally found in cattle.

The Health Protection Agency said the risk posed by Bovine TB tohumans was "negligible" and measures were being taken to minimiseany future risk.

In 2006, of nearly 300 cases of TB in the South West, six weretransmitted from cattle to humans. Last year there were two cases.

TB is a bacterium and is treated with a six-month course ofantibiotics.

Many farmers blame badgers for the spread of Bovine TB in cattleherds, but the government has said there will be no large-scale cull ofthe animals.

'Direct contact'

About 4,000 herds were affected by the disease in the UK last year.

Ian Johnson, from the National Farmers' Union, said: "It can bepassed from animals to humans, but it is very rare and usuallyinvolves direct contact."

He told BBC News there was no risk to food or milk products.

"Milk is routinely pasteurised and that will destroy any possibility ofcross infection," he added.

No further information about the veterinary nurse has been released.

Source: BBC New s .at 08:55 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: f a rm , HPA , i l l ness , n e w s , TB

Monday, 18 August 2008

Boat explosion injures w oman A boat explosion at the Horny Toad marina sent a Union, Mo. womanto Lake Regional Hospital with moderate injuries Saturday afternoon.

Michelle and Mike Schroeder had just fueled a 34-foot Sea Ray at12:45 p.m. in Toad Cove and Michelle was untying the boat from thedock when Mike turned the ignition switch, according to the WaterPatrol. An explosion blew Michelle off the boat and onto the dock.

Medical personnel were contacted immediately and MichelleSchroeder was transported to Lake Regional Hospital for treatment.

The Water Patrol assessed the damage at approximately $10,000.

New s Source .at 08:20 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , exp los ion , i n ju ry , n e w s , USA

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Man dies in hot air balloon ex plosion The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a hot air balloon exploded insouth central Missouri, killing one man on board.

The patrol says 49-year-old Bill Blair of Mountain Grove died aftersome of the propane tanks exploded. The tanks started to leak andthe entire balloon became engulfed in flames.

Troopers say Blair jumped out of the balloon but likely died when he

hit the ground.Another person was injured when he tried to pull Blair out of theburning wreckage.

The single person balloon had been tethered to a truck.

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Seagulls force vicar to wear hardhat A Cornish vicar has taken to wearing a hardhat to church to protecthim from an unusual hazard - a pair of dive-bombing seagulls.

According to The Telegraph the seagulls, who are raising a chick inthe graveyard of of St Petroc's in Bodmin, have been swooping onpassers-by to keep them at bay.

Despite complaints about the seagulls' aggressive behaviour, RevCanon Graham Minors says they should not be moved: "It is a case ofmother nature. People are able to walk through the churchyard safelybut if you get too close you might be dive-bombed." Rev Minorsexpects them to calm down once the chick leaves the nest in a fewweeks.

Peter Glaser, a local photographer, said he was attacked just trying toget a picture of the birds: "It gave me shivers and made my hair curlas the seagulls flew towards me. I was terrified and stood with myback against the wall."

Seagulls are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act,making it an offence to kill the birds or interfere with their nests.

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Escalator ban for former olym pic hurdler Peter Hildreth, who represented Britain at three Olympic Games, wasstopped from trying to recreate his old training regime from the 1950s

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at a department store in Surrey.

Mr Hildreth competed in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, the 1956Melbourne Games and then again in 1960 in Rome. His bestachievement was to reach the semi-finals in Helsinki, reports theDaily Telegraph.

The grandfather-of-five managed to run up the moving stairs inElphicks in Farnham but was then told he would be banned from theSurrey department store if he tried it again.

"I started doing it last month because I was turning 80," explained MrElphick. "People did not see me do it to start with, I must have done itthree or four times.

"But at the top of the escalator in Elphicks is the women's underweardepartment and the woman who runs it told me to stop because itwas dangerous."

Store manager Graham Duerden said: "We have people aged 80 whogo the right way up the escalator and fall over so we simply can't havethis man attempting this sort of thing.

"I was aware that he was doing this and we told him that if hecontinues then he will be banned so now he has stopped I believe."

Mr Hildreth continued: "As a young man I used to run up the escalatoron the Underground in London, but that was a long time ago.

"I started off doing it in bits and then did it getting on at the bottom. Iused to do it about once a week as part of my training when I was noton the track or in the gym."

A spokesperson for Elphicks said: "Anyone who tries to do this inElphicks will be banned from entering the store again."

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Friday, 15 August 20 08

Olympics ceremony dancer 'paralysed' A dancer injured in a rehearsal for the Olympics' opening ceremonyhas been left paralysed from the waist down, it has emerged.

Liu Yan, one of China's top solo performers, fell more than 3m (10ft)from a piece of scenery and landed on her head and back.Organisers earlier insisted the 26-year-old had 'only broken her leg',after she had to wait an hour for paramedics because of tight security.

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Man k illed in forklift accident OLATHE, Kan. A construction worker died Friday from injuriessustained when he was crushed between two forklifts.

33-year-old John E. Crowly was flown to an area hospital after theaccident at 147th Street and St. Andrews Avenue.

OSHA is on the scene investigating the cause of the accident, which

authorities say happened around 8 a.m.News source: GotSafe ty B log at 09:04 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , f a t a l i t y , fo rk l i f t , n e w s , OSHA , USA

Tuesday, 12 August 2008

Window cleaner dies after fall By MARTIN NAYLOR

A Window cleaner died after falling 10ft on to a patio.

Bill Wilson suffered head injuries after the fall from the top of a baywindow at a house in Ilkeston.

A neighbour raised the alarm after hearing the 58-year-old calling forhelp. Paramedics took him to the Queen's Medical Centre where hedied during surgery.

Mr Wilson's wife, Terry, says she fears she will never discover exactly

why her husband fell.The 54-year-old said: "He had fallen four times before but it wasnothing serious. He was careful and you could not work on certaindays because of the weather.

"You can get into trouble by over-reaching and UPVC frames can beslippy. I think it was windy that day and that may have had somethingto do with it, but I don't think we will ever know.

"Bill was a lovely man who never had a bad word to say aboutanyone. He loved his family, his DIY and walking. The pair of us oftenwalked in the Peak District and his favourite place was Chatsworth.

"It has been a horrendous week for us, absolutely devastating."

Mr Wilson, who had run a weekly round in Ilkeston since 1991, fell ata house in Audley Close on Tuesday last week.

He was found by Sharon Caulfield, 45, who said: "I went into thegarden and could hear this voice saying 'help me, help me' so I racednext door where I could see a man lying on his side.

"I called for a neighbour to call 999 and went round to see him. Hewas drifting in and out of consciousness."

Mrs Caulfield, a supervisor at St Thomas Catholic School, Ilkeston,put a towel beside his bleeding head and stayed with him.

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She said: "It was later that day that I heard he had died."

Doctors at the QMC found he had a blood clot.

Mr Wilson, whose round was mainly on the Shipley View estate, waspopular among customers for his reliability and diligence.

Margaret Fairlie, 82, of Manners Road, said: "He was a lovely man, avery good window cleaner and a pleasant fellow.

"You knew he would always be here when he said, unless theweather was bad. We would chat about his family and his holidays."

Hazel Straw, 70, said: "He did a very good job and it is very sad tohear this."

Mr Wilson lived in Hucknall and had four children, Ben 21, Ruth, 27,Vikki, 34, and Mandy, 36.

He was a fitter at Linby Colliery and started cleaning windows whenthe colliery closed. Ilkeston was his biggest round but he also workedin Eastwood, Hucknall and Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Mr Wilson will be cremated at a private service but on Saturday there

will be a memorial service at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah'sWitnesses in Beauvale Road, Hucknall at 2pm.

The Health and Safety Executive said three people died in the EastMidlands between 2001 and 2005 after falling from ladders. Aninquest has opened into Mr Wilson's death.

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Myt h: Even Mr Punch needs a w ritten risk assessment

The rea l i ty A Punch and Judy man received a standard letter from an eventorganiser asking him to submit a health and safety risk assessment.

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However when he questioned the need for it, they 'backed-off' and nopaperwork was required. It sounds like wires got crossed somewhereand perhaps the standard letter was sent in error.

HSEs guidance is clear: if there is genuinely no significant risk,nothing needs to be written down.

If a written assessment is needed keep it fit for purpose, andcrucially: act on it. Paperwork without action does no one any good.at 05:48 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: HSE , m y t h , r i s k a s s e s s m e n t s

Work place w ellbeing programm es 'proving effective' Initiatives designed to improve the health and wellbeing of employeescan have a positive impact, according to the results of a newgovernment-funded pilot scheme.

The Well @ Work programme, which is run by the British HeartFoundation, has put to the test initiatives such as free fruit inworkplaces, regular employee health checks and weekly pedometerchallenges to encourage staff to eat well and stay active.

Initial findings from the scheme reveal that such initiatives can make asignificant difference to the health and wellbeing of workers and canalso boost staff morale and productivity levels.

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Petersfield company fined 10,500 for health and safety breaches The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies toassess the risks to their employees from exposure to vibration, after aHampshire company was fined 10,500 for ignoring the safety of aworker.

Tews Engineering Limited, based in Petersfield, Hampshire, pleadedguilty to contravening Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Worketc Act 1974 by failing to protect the health of employees, andRegulation 3(1) of The Management of Health & Safety at WorkRegulations 1999 for failing to carry out a proper risk assessment.The company was fined 8,500 for the first offence and 2000 for thesecond offence, plus costs of 10,500 at Aldershot Magistrates Courtyesterday, following a prosecution by HSE.

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Prosecutions following m ultiple breaches of asbestos safety law s HSE has issued a stark warning about managing the risks fromasbestos, following its prosecution of a two companies in Essex, afterworkers in their employment were exposed to asbestos containingmaterials.

Read the HSE Press Releas e .at 01:48 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: asbes tos , HSE , n e w s , p r o s e c u t i o n

Thursday, 7 August 2 008

From the GotSafety Blog Some Health and Safety articles from the GotSafe ty B log .

Cincinnat i Foundry Fined by OSHA for Asbest os and Othe r Vio la t ions .NYC w indow w asher deaths under score job haza rds .How Effec t ive I s Your Sa fe ty Sugges t ion P rogram ?Fos te r s f i n e d f o r w o r k p l a c e d e a t h .at 06:24 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , f a t a l i t y , f ine , hea l th and sa fe ty , n e w s ,s a f e t y

Sewage surge hits Tokyo w orkers A municipal worker in Tokyo has been killed and four are missingafter being struck by a tide of sewage while repairing a drain, reportssay.

The worker died in hospital after being found floating unconscious in ariver near the drain, emergency officials told the Associated Pressnews agency.

A fifth worker managed to escape the sudden surge under a manholein the south-east of Japan's capital.

The repair work on the drains followed thunderstorms and flooding inthe city.

The fire department is working to locate and rescue the missingworkers.

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Original B B C N e w s a r t i c l e .at 06:20 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: f a t a l i t y , f lood , J a p a n , n e w s , s e w a g e


Man choked in cake-eating contest A mature student choked to death after an "impromptu" challenge bya friend to see who could eat the most fairy cakes, an inquest hasheard.

Adam Deeley, 34, from Birmingham, and his friends were at theopening night of a photography exhibition in Swansea.

Two of his friends put up to four cakes from the buffet in their mouths.

Mr Deeley tried to eat five but began choking and collapsed on thefloor. Swansea Coroner Phillip Rogers recorded a verdict ofmisadventure.

Mr Deeley and his friends were at Monkey caf in Swansea inFebruary this year, where he had worked for the previous year whilefinishing a three-year graphic design university course.

Steven Jenkins, who was part of the group, said: "There was a tray ofcakes left over from the buffet - my friend put three cakes in his mouthso I tried four.

"They were small, only an inch-and-a-half across but I struggled withfour. My friend must have told Adam what we were doing and he putfive cakes in his mouth.

"I could see that he was struggling to eat them but then he walkedacross to the toilets. I thought he wanted to spit them out, I didn'tknow he was choking at that point.

"I only realised how serious it was a minute or two later when otherpeople ran to help him.

Mr Deeley's work colleague, bar manager Daniel Finzelbach, a formerlifeguard, said: "I realised Adam was in trouble as he walked towardsthe toilets - his body was convulsing.

"There was cake around his mouth and I could hear and see that hewas trying to cough. I ran to the toilet and started slapping his back ashard as I could.

"Then I tried the Heimlich manoeuvre but he collapsed on the floorand I called for an ambulance."

Mr Deeley, who was not working that night, had gone to the bar forthe opening of an exhibition by a photographer friend.

He was in the third year of his degree and planned to emigrate toNew Zealand after graduating.

The inquest heard he had been one-and-a-half-times the drink drivinglimit on the night of his death.

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Swansea Coroner Phillip Rogers said: "Clearly, any activity involvingputting large amounts of food in the mouth is dangerous.

"It does not take me to say this sort of thing should be avoided."

Orig ina l a r t i c l e .at 09:09 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: f a t a l i t y , food

Tuesday, 5 August 2 008

Man stuck in conveyor belt overnight A 46 year-old got his hand stuck in the conveyor belt at Hoff potatoproducts at Klepp near Stavanger last Friday. He had to wait until hiscolleagues came to work on Saturday to get free again.

The 46 year-old was cleaning up getting ready to close the factorywhen the accident happened.

"He got his hand caught in a conveyor. The worker was alone in thefactory when the accident took place. As a result he was stuck untilSaturday morning. This is when his work-mates came back to work,"says Sheriff Hans Kyllingstad.

The accident happened around 10 pm on Friday.

The man was taken to Stavanger University Hospital with an injuredhand.

Both Police and work safety authorities will be investigating theincident further.

Orig ina l new s a r t i c l e .at 02:25 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , N o r w a y , t r apped


Teachers warned on m inibus use The National Union of Teachers has released "Safety on SchoolMinibuses" guidance.

The guidance outlines the key legal requirements on drivers andoperators of school minibuses and describes the support teachersshould be given before they agree to drive a school minibus.

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Lorry driver killed in Brackmills tragedy A lorry driver has died in an accident at a Northampton distributioncentre.The man is believed to have died only five minutes after starting hisshift at Baxter Healthcare, on the Brackmills industrial estate.

Northampton Borough Council's environmental health inspectors have

launched an inquiry, while the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)have also been informed.

A lorry driver who had been contracted in to work at Baxter's site, andwanted to remain anonymous, told the Chron the man had only beenworking at the distribution centre for about a week.

He said: "The man was in his 30s or early 40s, and was an agencycontractor. He hadn't been working there very long at all, probablyonly a week.

"It's really tragic and he'd only just clocked on to his shift. No-oneseems to be sure what has happened."

The borough council confirmed its environmental health departmenthas launched an investigation to establish exactly what took place inthe moments leading up to the man's death.

A joint statement confirming the accident was issued by BaxterHealthcare, along with NYK Logistics, which manages the distributioncentre, and The Best Connection Group, which supplies drivers forthe site.

It said: "We confirm that between 7pm and 8pm on Wednesday, July30, there was a fatal accident at the Northampton Distribution Centreof Baxter Healthcare with a driver supplied by The Best ConnectionGroup Limited on assignment to NYK Logistics.

"The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incidentby Baxter and the company and suppliers will work closely with themover the coming weeks as they conduct an inquiry.

"We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the family of thedriver involved at this very difficult time."

A spokeswoman for NYK Logistics added: "An investigation isongoing and it would be inappropriate to comment any further."

Orig ina l a r t i c l e .at 08:45 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , f a t a l i t y , HSE , l o r ry

Health and Safety Executive w arns of the dangers of not using registered gas installers The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of the dangers ofnot using registered gas fitters. The warning follows the prosecutionof a Blackpool man who fitted a gas fire while not being registered,leaving it in a dangerous condition.

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Richard Cartlidge of Limerick Road, Bispham, Blackpool was fined1,000 and ordered to pay 987 costs at Blackpool Magistrates Courton Tuesday 30 July. He pleaded guilty to a charge under the GasSafety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 of carrying out work asa gas fitter while not a member of an approved organisation.

The court heard that in March 2003 Richard Cartlidge fitted a gas fireat a flat in Victoria Road East, Thornton. The owner had concernsabout the way the fire had been fitted, called in a second gas installerto check the work and found it had been fitted incorrectly and left in a

dangerous condition.HSE Inspector Sheldon Taylor said:

This prosecution should serve as lesson to anyone having gas workcarried out to ensure that the work is carried out by a registered gasfitter. All gas installation businesses, including self employed gasinstallers, are required by law to be registered.

Using a gas installer who is not registered is not only illegal, but canbe dangerous, as there is no guarantee of their competence.Registered installers have been trained in gas safety and thestandards needed for appliances and installations.

According to HSE statistics, 20 people die from carbon monoxidepoisoning every year. Carbon monoxide is a colourless, tasteless,

poisonous gas produced by gas appliances and flues which have notbeen properly installed or maintained.

Full HSE Press Releas e .at 08:43 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: gas l eak , hea l th and sa fe ty , HSE , n e w s

Work er jailed after lighter 'prank' A renowned practical joker has been jailed for 18 months after turninga colleague into a "human fireball".

After learning Brian Kinsey had accidentally drenched himself inpetrol while lifting a generator, railway worker Delroy White, 40, creptup behind him with a cigarette lighter.

White held the lighter between his Network Rail colleague's legs,asked him if he "wanted a light" and then flicked it on.

Within seconds the father-of-three was engulfed in a mass of flames.As he fell to the floor writhing in agony, workmates rushed to his aidand risked their own safety to save his life.

Mr Kinsey, who was part of a track maintenance night shift atPaddington station at the time, suffered 20% burns to his body,London's Southwark Crown Court heard.

White, of Brixton, south London, admitted one count of causinggrievous bodily harm on January 18 this year.

Now sacked by Network Rail as a track maintenance worker, Whiteremained impassive as the judge told him it was clear he had "fullyrealised" that Mr Kinsey had accidentally soaked himself in petrol.

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"But instead of doing everything you possibly could to protect yourworkmate, you, by way of a joke, produced a cigarette lighter, ran upbehind him and laughingly asked 'Do you want a light?'

"The situation was dire and it was only by the efforts of his workmatesincluding, I believe, yours, that saved his life."

Copyright PA Business 2008at 02:55 0 c o m m e n t s Labels: a c c i d e n t , f i r e , prank , p r o s e c u t i o n

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