Nine fatalities in eight weeks – HSE issues safety alert to waste and recycling industry

The HSE has issued a safety alert to the waste and recycling industry following nine reported fatalities in eight weeks. In seven instances people were killed by being struck by a vehicle.

Over the same period there were more cases of injuries in this industry that did not involve vehicles: four fatalities, 171 major incidents and 797 requiring more than three days off work. A further two fatalities and eight major incidents were members of the public.

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