Notices served
| Notice 312757672 served against Abel Steelwork and Metalwork Ltd on 15/08/2022 | |||
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| Notice Type | Improvement Notice | ||
| Description | You have failed to ensure that the exposure of your employees to welding fume, which is a substance hazardous to health, is either prevented or where this is not reasonably practicable, adequately controlled, as only respiratory protective equipment has been provided, which only protects the wearer and not those conducting other activities nearby. You have failed to make and give effect to appropriate arrangements for the effective monitoring of water-mix metalworking fluid (MWF) quality, in that concentration and pH testing is not conducted at appropriate intervals to ensure MWF quality is maintained in the recommended range within the sumps of the business’s metal cutting saws, where exposure to poor quality MWF can increase the risk of developing ill health conditions such as Dermatitis. You have failed to ensure that thorough examination and testing of local exhaust ventilation plant has been conducted within the last 14 months, where this engineering control is provided to control exposure to solvent vapour containing Xylene (a substance hazardous to health) during the business’s paint spraying activities. | ||
| Compliance Date | 31/10/2022 | Revised Compliance Date | |
| Result | Complied with | ||
| Location of Offence | |||||
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| Address | Thatcham / Abel Steelwork and Able Steelework & Metalwork Unit 6 Riddings Farm Goose Hill THATCHAM Berkshire RG19 8AU England |
Region | East & South East | ||
| Local Authority | West Berkshire UA | ||||
| Industry | Manufacturing | ||||
| Main Activity | 25110 - MF METAL (PARTIAL) STRUCTURES | ||||
| Type of Location | Fixed | ||||
| HSE Details | |||||
| HSE Group | FODOP4GP15 | HSE Directorate | Field Operations Division | ||
| HSE Area | HSE Division | South East | |||