I'm sure you all know but......

[whiskywill]

Get your extractors tested.
http://press.hse.gov.uk/2014/4271/?ebul ... /21-jul-14

 

[riclepp]

In addition. It is not just the extractor that needs testing (as indicated in the article) It is also the ducting system as they generally leak like a sive and are part of the extraction system, especially if you use primarly MDF or other more hazardous woods.

 

[WellsWood]

Well frankly anyone stupid enough to ignore an Improvement Notice from a HSE inspector deserves everything they get. I suspect the £10K-ish it cost them in fines and costs is peanuts compared to the kind of wonga it would cost in compensation for a worker who contracts pulmonary disease as a result of shoddy practices re dust.

Before anyone on here with a home workshop (most of us I suspect) panics, it's probably worth re-stating for those who don't already know, that HSE regs are only of consequence to businesses. The HSE gets its teeth from the "Health and Safety at Work Act" - if you're not "at work" you are free to poison yourself till the cows come home

 

[marcros]

I have to admit that my first thought was that they fully deserve it. It wasn't like they weren't warned and given no chance to rectify the situation.

 

[RogerBoyle]

I wouldn't be happy if I was one of their employee's :evil: :evil: