WARNING ISSUED ON LARGE SHEET STONE SLABS

HSE warns of risk from sheet stone after six deaths in five years

Handling and storing large sheet stone slabs carries a high risk of serious personal injury unless undertaken in a safe manner. Due to their size and configuration, such slabs are potentially unstable when stored on edge.

HSE has issued a formal Safety Bulletin after six people have been killed in the last five years due to being struck by falling stone slabs of this type during storage and handling operations.

This article was posted on 23rd February 2010 in MANUAL HANDLING.
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