Archive for November, 2010
29/11/2010
Working Smarter – a free tip
A great tip from the construction company Tamdown Construction, eager to increase worker engagement to ensure a safer workplace, is the daily WiSE briefing in which all operatives ask themselves a crucial question: “What difference can I make to make this site a safer place to work?” Wherever a site is operational then WiSE is operational, [...]
29/11/2010
HSE target West Yorkshire
More than 70 firms across West Yorkshire have been told to make safety improvements to protect their workers after an intensive two-week inspection initiative. Flammable liquids not being stored properly, missing or inadequate guards around machines and uncontrolled exposure to fumes from welding, were some of the hazards identified by the HSE officers who visited [...]
17/11/2010
FREE Office Risk Assessment Tool
The Health and Safety Executive has developed this tool, in consultation with Local Government Regulation, and supports the approach for these businesses. It enables you to produce a tailored assessment by selecting the relevant hazards and thinking about how you control them. The assessment should take around 20 minutes; click here to complete – http://records.hse.gov.uk/connect.ti/officeriskassess/view?objectId=23667
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 [...]
08/11/2010
Company fined over noise exposure
A manufacturing firm has been fined for putting the hearing of its employees at risk. The company failed to comply with an Improvement Notice requiring a reduction in their daily noise exposure levels despite being given two extensions to the formal warning. Staff at its factory worked for several hours a day near a granulator machine, [...]
03/11/2010
Unsafe scaffold platform creates significant fine
The HSE has prosecuted a scaffolding company and a principal contractor after a worker fell five metres from scaffolding. The deceased had been working on a project to build three new office blocks when he fell; he was critically injured when an unsecured board on the scaffolding gave way and died five weeks later in [...]
01/11/2010
Clearing snow & ice yourself
Last winter many people helped keep pavements and public spaces around their homes clear of snow. However, many people were put off doing so because of fears of being sued. Read on for advice on your rights and responsibilities when clearing snow and ice from public areas. There is no law stopping you from clearing [...]
