First report 12 Feb 2025•Latest report 12 Feb 2025
Recipient record
Reports, concerns and published responses
Private and voluntary organisations · Private limited company. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.
Reports
1
Naming this recipient
Published responses
100%
Found for named reports
Concerns addressed
7
Across all linked responses
Stated actions
4
Described in responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports naming this recipient by issue year.
Evidence profile
Report topics
Share of this recipient’s reports compared with all other recipients.
100%published responses found
4stated actions described
Topic comparisons are not available in the current evidence snapshot.
Concerns and recipient responses
Statements from Ward Bros (Malton) Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Teesside and Hartlepool
Concerns raised11
Lack of suitable personal protective equipment for employees
Trial-and-error working practices exposing employees to hazards
Inadequate and inappropriate employee training
Unavailability of trained first aider assistance before emergency services arrive
Inappropriate working conditions in and around containers, forklift trucks and trailers
Lack of risk assessment for new work
Failure to acknowledge or act upon employee health and safety concerns
Lack of safer working practice documentation for new work
Pressure to continue tasks despite health and safety concerns and dangers
Use of unsafe and unsuitable equipment for new work
Failure to adequately supervise employees
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
Action
Reviewed health and safety procedures and implemented improved risk assessments and safe systems of work across all activities.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 February 2025.
Action
Established a training programme providing regular safe-working training, toolbox-talk updates and safety notices to employees.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 February 2025.
Action
Ceased the devanning operation and stopped undertaking further devanning work.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 February 2025.
Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.2
Position
Ceasing devanning means there is no ongoing risk of deaths from employees or others undertaking that process.
Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
Position
Existing and improved risk assessments, safe systems of work, training and expert support address safety concerns for other activities.
Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations