Non-nuclear projects with a capacity 16 times greater than that of Hinkley Point C could be built for exactly the same cost, a new study has revealed.
Dooria, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, has three door factories in Sweden and employs approximately 200 people. It will become part of Jeld-Wen’s North European business unit, which has 17 sales and production units in seven countries. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “This acquisition is aligned with our mission
A company has been fined following the death of a worker who became trapped in unguarded machinery at a Devon paper mill. John Stoddart, 42, who lived in Cullompton, was attempting to smooth out felt on a conveyor at the Higher Kings Mill in the town when he was pulled
A timber gate manufacturer in Daventry has been fined after a young employee lost two fingers on his left hand while working on machinery. The 27-year-old employee of Main Line Timber Limited was pulled into the rotating blade of an inadequately guarded circular saw which was not fitted with a
Event sees launch of the revised guidance ‘Working Safely with Nanomaterials’ and leading experts and practitioners in nanosafety will provide an update on most recent knowledge, methods and techniques for working safely with nanomaterials in laboratories.
DF has announced preferred bidders for Hinkley Point C, with the contracts for larger components likely to go to French firms. How could UK industry participate more on future nuclear projects? Last week’s poll can only be described as deeply inconclusive. Despite a reasonably strong response, with 772 readers completing
Non-nuclear projects with a capacity 16 times greater than that of Hinkley Point C could be built for exactly the same cost, a new study has revealed.
Dooria, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, has three door factories in Sweden and employs approximately 200 people. It will become part of Jeld-Wen’s North European business unit, which has 17 sales and production units in seven countries. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “This acquisition is aligned with our mission to grow and expand our door and window manufacturing capabilities in Europe,” said Jeld-Wen president and chief executive Kirk Hachigian.
A company has been fined following the death of a worker who became trapped in unguarded machinery at a Devon paper mill. John Stoddart, 42, who lived in Cullompton, was attempting to smooth out felt on a conveyor at the Higher Kings Mill in the town when he was pulled into the machinery causing fatal injuries on 24 September 2011. The incident was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) which prosecuted Mr Stoddart’s employer, DS Smith Paper Ltd, at Exeter Crown Court today. The court heard that Mr Stoddart, who was the company’s operations manager, was trying to identify a problem that was causing creases in the large rolls of industrial paper being produced. Following the practice of some other workers in the factory when similar situations occurred, he climbed onto a work platform to check if the creases were caused by problems on a large, moving felt belt, used to squeeze water out of the pulp mixture. Although no-one saw what exactly happened to Mr Stoddart, it is likely he was dragged onto the felt belt which then ripped and he fell into the machinery below, causing fatal crush injuries. He was pronounced dead at Royal Devon and Exeter hospital having been taken there by an ambulance. HSE’s investigation found the company had failed to place any guard around the belt and did not have a suitable risk assessment for work which needed to be carried out to find the cause of creases and for working on the gantry. DS Smith Paper Ltd, of Euston Road, London, pleaded guilty to a breach of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and was fined a total of £400,000 and ordered to pay £34,761.67 in costs. HSE Inspector, Simon Jones, speaking after the hearing, said: “DS Smith’s failure to guard a dangerous piece of moving machinery tragically cost Mr Stoddart his life and has left his family without a husband, father and brother. “Potentially dangerous machinery should always be guarded and turned-off when workers need access to repair faults. “A proper risk assessment would have highlighted these dangers and established safe practices for staff instead of putting their lives at risk.”
A timber gate manufacturer in Daventry has been fined after a young employee lost two fingers on his left hand while working on machinery. The 27-year-old employee of Main Line Timber Limited was pulled into the rotating blade of an inadequately guarded circular saw which was not fitted with a riving knife or ‘take off’ table when the incident happened on 25 July 2014. Northampton Magistrates’ Court heard today (11 Aug) that the employee had been working on the saw alone and was both feeding and removing large pieces of timber from the saw when a piece of wood snagged and pulled his left hand into the blade. The employee’s left hand was severely injured, and his little finger and ring finger were subsequently amputated. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the company had failed to ensure that required safety features were installed on the machine and to maintain the condition of the top guard on the saw. In addition to these failings, the employee did not received adequate training for use of the saw and there was an unsafe system of work in place. Main Line Timber Limited of Old Station Yard, Woodford Halse, Daventry, was fined £10,000 with costs of £1000 after pleading guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. After the hearing, HSE Inspector Jenna McDade, said: “Had the company taken suitable measures to ensure workers did not come into contact with the rotating blade, had the saw been properly guarded and fitted with relevant safety features and had employees been provided with adequate training, this young man would not have lost two of his fingers.” .
Event sees launch of the revised guidance ‘Working Safely with Nanomaterials’ and leading experts and practitioners in nanosafety will provide an update on most recent knowledge, methods and techniques for working safely with nanomaterials in laboratories.
DF has announced preferred bidders for Hinkley Point C, with the contracts for larger components likely to go to French firms. How could UK industry participate more on future nuclear projects? Last week’s poll can only be described as deeply inconclusive. Despite a reasonably strong response, with 772 readers completing the poll, by far the largest group, almost 70 per cent, voted for none of the options we had suggested; and although we deliberately ask people who have chosen the ‘None of the above’ response to explain their choice in comments, only one of the 528 indecisive respondents did so, which makes it impossible to draw any conclusions. The helpful respondent said that he thought UK firms should have nothing to do with nuclear new-build until all of the waste from pevious generations of reactors had been safeky disposed of, although hew didn’t add any thoughts on how this could be achieved to his satisfaction. Although it is of course possible that his feelings were shared by the other 527, it seems unlikely in the light of previous polls and articles on UK nuclear, so we simply cannot say what other options we should have included to get a more conclusive response (it might be worthwhile to say that we can only give a maximum of six options in our online polls). Of the 244 respondents who did pick one of our suggested options, the largest group, 15 per cent, said that future UK nuclear should follow the pattern of previous reactor generations, using technology developed in the UK to draw on a British supply chain. Two options tied on 7 per cent: the renationalisation of the energy sector to ensure that UK companies benefit; and that the government should ensure that main contracts are placed with UK forms. A further 2 per cent noted that UK forging capacity needs to be expanded so that it can handle the large steel components neeeded for nuclear installations. Read more: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/civil/news/last-weeks-poll-ensuring-uk-involvement-in-nuclear/1020833.article#ixzz3jLoPZwrJ
