Archive for May, 2011
30/05/2011
Save lives, save money – new campaign from IOSH
As the UK government’s cost-cutting measures start to bite, IOSH is launching Li£e Savings, a new campaign to remind businesses that good health and safety can actually save money. In a welcome ‘win win’ message for the business sector, IOSH is making it clear that smart companies investing in sound health and safety management can [...]
27/05/2011
The RED TAPE Challenge
The burden on businesses to comply with health and safety laws must be reduced and regulations made more industry-specific, according to the British Chambers of Commerce, as it revealed that 47% of businesses it questioned as part of a recent survey identified health and safety as a burden. The BCC reveals that nearly a fifth [...]
26/05/2011
HSE Safety Bulletin – Risks to users from firewood processing machines
Introduction: In recent months HSE has investigated a number of serious accidents involving hands; including finger amputation, on some models of firewood processing machines. Initial conclusions suggest that these machines are not safe and are not fully compliant with the Machinery Directive Background: Typically firewood processing machines consist of both wood cutting and splitting stations. [...]
25/05/2011
Health and safety to be the subject of new sitcom
The broadcaster who did much to hinder the cause of sensible health and safety with its 2008 documentary on the profession, The Fun Police, has commissioned a sitcom pilot of the same name. Channel 4, whose Cutting Edge programme was generally felt by practitioners to make a mockery of health and safety, has announced the [...]
24/05/2011
Guide helps firms with age issues
A new guide to help employers tackle any age-related issues they may face has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The free guide aims to help employers work out and implement the best way to manage a workforce that is increasingly diverse and get [...]
20/05/2011
Construction deaths rising during recession
The HSE has issued several comments recently indicating that client demands and corner cutting has led to an increase in deaths within the construction industry. HSE fatality figures, due to be released, are expected to reveal that there is an increase in the amount of deaths of people working in construction during 2010-11,based on the [...]
19/05/2011
Managers warned over eye tests for drivers
Managers must do more to ensure that their company drivers undergo regular eyesight tests, road safety campaigners have warned. Experts recommend that everyone should have an eye test at least every two years and whenever there is cause for concern. But one in six drivers cannot see well enough to pass the basic eyesight test, [...]
11/05/2011
More ASBESTOS AWARENESS training in May – only £30
FACT – It is a legal requirement to provide construction / construction workers with asbestos awareness training* ANNUALLY CHAS Assessors are also increasingly looking for full compliance as part of the application process These construction trades include: Maintenance Staff Electricians Plumbers Gas Fitters Painters & Decorators Joiners Plasters Demolition Workers Construction Workers Roofers Heating & [...]
06/05/2011
Asbestos Awareness Training……….coming this month
FACT – It is a legal requirement to provide construction / construction workers with asbestos awareness training* ANNUALLY CHAS Assessors are also increasingly looking for full compliance as part of the application process These construction trades include: Maintenance Staff Electricians Plumbers Gas Fitters Painters & Decorators Joiners Plasters Demolition Workers Construction Workers Roofers Heating & [...]
06/05/2011
Fit Note needs more work
Just one in five manufacturing companies believes the fit note has helped reduce sickness absence, a new survey by the trade organisation EEF has found. The sickness absence survey for 2011 shows respondents remain concerned that employees are being signed off unnecessarily and believe further action is necessary. The fit note, which replaced traditional [...]
