In January 2024 WISH issued an amended position statement on the safe use of RCV (refuse collection vehicle) bin-lift equipment operating in automatic mode. This follows a restriction which was placed on BSEN1501-5:2021, the standard which covers this equipment. WISH have released guidance on the control of bioaerosols, complex mixture of bacteria, fungal spores, and other fragments of biological origin that are suspended in air. There is potential for bioaerosols to be generated during handling and processing of organic materials in many waste and recycling activities. The guidance can be found in the Bioaerosols in Waste and Recycling (.pdf) Recent enforcement activity includes: -
Recycling company fined after worker killed by loading shovel The recycling company has been fined 2.15million after an agency worker was killed by a loading shovel at its site.
HSE's investigation found that the company failed to protect pedestrians from the mobile plant operations it was carrying out at the site. There were no suitable traffic management arrangements in place, meaning pedestrians were at risk of being struck by moving vehicles, including loading shovels.
For further details read this press release
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Yard manager jailed following death of employee in shredder A yard manager has been jailed for seven-and-half years and a company fined 400,000 after an employee was killed in an industrial shredder. This prosecution followed an investigation by HSE and West Midlands Police.
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