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Employee sustained broken shoulders when testing a incorrectly wired appliance An employee sustained a 240 volt electric shock that broke both shoulders whilst attempting to test a newly manufactured appliance that had been incorrectly wired to the mains lead. Suitable precautions had not been taken to prevent electrical injury to employees engaged in testing work […]

Employee received a shock whilst insulating live wires An employee received a 650 Volt ac. electric shock when he picked up a cable lying on the ground that was connected to a generator and began to apply insulating tape to exposed wires. Action His employers were prosecuted under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work […]

Sarah-Jane Murphy Published 12/01/2016 | 08:52 Share 2The fire was caused when a phone charger was left on a bed Fire broke out in a city-centre apartment last night, after a charging device apparently burst into flames. Share The fire was located in a bedroom in the Dublin 8 dwelling. 2Dublin Fire Brigade want to […]

RECALL INFORMATION   Hotpoint has recalled 71,000 dishwashers as a potential fire hazard – a year after it was warned about safety problems with the products.   The company is facing questions about why it took so long to go public after being warned that a “disproportionate” number of fires had been caused by the […]

SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK (GENERAL APPLICATION) REGULATIONS S.I. No. 299 2007 I, Tony Killeen, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of powers conferred on me by section 58 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of2005) and the Enterprise, Trade and […]

Assessing the frequency of testing The Health & Safety Executive offers no absolute rules on the frequency of the testing and inspection of portable appliances. The Memorandum of Guidance on the Electricity at Work Regulations suggests that ‘regular inspection of equipment is an essential part of any preventative maintenance program’, but no attempt is made […]