Archive for February, 2011
28/02/2011
Music ‘may help boost productivity’
The majority of employees would like to listen to music while they work, believing it has a positive impact on their mental state and productivity, a study has found. Charity Mind said 72% of more than 1,100 people it surveyed are in favour of music being played at their workplace. More than a third (36%) [...]
25/02/2011
Increased sickness absence recorded
The level of sickness leave dropped to an all-time low during the recession but has since risen, with more than 600,000 workers absent from work in the last quarter of 2010. Findings revealed that nearly 613,000 employees took sick leave between October and December last year, leading to a loss of two million working days. [...]
24/02/2011
Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register (OSHCR)
I am pleased to announce that Spectrum Risk Management Ltd has been approved and is to be on the Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register - register will be open to search against in early spring 2011
18/02/2011
Harsh lessons – A poor decision to ignore the rules leads to a huge fine!
Are you are aware of the landmark victory to find a company £385,000 for the death of one of its workers, who died whilst working in an excavation when it collapsed In the case of Regina V Cotswold Geotechnical, the judge, Mr Justice Field, said that the Director of the business knew of a rule [...]
17/02/2011
Corporate Manslaughter Case Update
Judge orders £385,000 to be paid over ten years, reflecting “gravity” of offence but also “small scale” of company Alex Wright’s family say sentence gives “strength to face the future” but “no joy”.
17/02/2011
HSE clampdown on construction in South Yorkshire
Over the next 3 weeks, construction sites across South Yorkshire will be visited as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries. The HSE will be focusing on construction sites carrying out refurbishment and maintenance as nearly 3/4 of fatalities happen in this side of [...]
15/02/2011
Worker ‘bedridden’ after accident
A warehouse worker was left “bedridden” after being required to bend down and lift 24kg components at work. The worker could not work for four months after the incident and did not fully recover for eight months. He had to bend down and lift the heavy items because of the way they were stored, leading [...]
14/02/2011
Watch out – there’s an Inspector about!
Over the next month, construction sites across the country will be visited as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries. During 2009/10, 42 workers died while working in construction, nationally, & nearly three quarters of these occurred during refurbishment, repair and maintenance activities; [...]
11/02/2011
Elf n safety madness?
Many people think that we at the “elf n safety” spend our time banning barbeques or bonfires, or stopping children from playing games such as conkers. The reality is far different. Safety Practitioners are concerned about those work issues that cause people’s health to be significantly affected, and unsafe working practices that result in employees being seriously [...]
