Archive for the ‘General’ Category
30/03/2012
From 6 April 2012 [subject to Parliamentary approval] RIDDOR’s over three day injury reporting requirement will change. From then the trigger point will increase from over three days’ to over seven days’ incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened). Incapacitation means that the worker is absent or is unable to do work [...]
03/11/2011
FREE!!! Health & Safety Diagnostics Tool
Wow! What a great free tool from the HSE, designed to measure your health & safety culture. Its simple, easy to use and gives some great (if not painful) feedback with an action plan – check it out here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/lwit/step1.htm
28/10/2011
Protecting new workers
Workers are as likely to have an accident in the first six months at a workplace as during the whole of the rest of their working life. The extra risk arises due to: lack of experience working in a new industry or workplace; lack of familiarity with the job and the work environment; reluctance to [...]
13/10/2011
Asbestos……I may have exposed….what should I do?
People who believe they may have been exposed to asbestos are understandably anxious and concerned about the possible effects on their health. Many cases of inadvertent, short-term exposure to asbestos will most likely have been minimal, with little likelihood of any long-term ill effects. However, although the type of asbestos involved may be known, there [...]
20/01/2011
WARNING – ! Don’t open if squeamish
Proof that some people will do anything to get the job done…….how not to clear a jammed paper shredder!!!
09/11/2010
Farming safety gains wiped out, new statistics reveal
A sharp rise in the number of people killed or seriously injured on British farms has wiped out previously achieved safety gains. New figures released by the HSE show that between April 2009 and March 2010, the number of reported major injuries, such as broken bones or amputations, rose to 640, up from 599 the [...]
24/02/2010
Manslaughter trial over geologist’s death adjourned
The trial of the first UK company to be charged under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter Act has been adjourned for legal arguments. Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings is accused over the death of 27-year-old employee Alex Wright of Cheltenham. The geologist died in September 2008 when a trench collapsed on him as he collected soil samples [...]
16/11/2009
Tradesmen think they are no longer at risk from asbestos
The biggest killer in industry - asbestos – continues to be a big risk to tradesmen as the annual rate of death from Mesothelioma - the asbestos related cancer continues to grow. Tradesmen are of the opinion that it is a historical problem and that they are no longer at risk. In fact the deadly substance may be [...]
16/11/2009
Stress is costing billions
Here’s a frightening fact for you! Businesses are losing £28.3 billion per year because of stress, anxiety and depression, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has claimed. The watchdog says around 13.7 million working days are lost as a direct result of work-related mental health problems – with employers left to foot [...]
