Archive for September, 2011
19/09/2011
FREE – “Mnd Your Back” Forum
Organised by: Harrogate & District Health & Safety Forum, the ‘Mind Your Back’ health and safety event and exhibition takes place on 5 October 2011 at the Pavilions, Wetherby Road, Harrogate. Exhibition and registration 13.00 – 13.45 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD’s) include problems such as low back pain, joint injuries and repetitive strain injuries of various sorts. Low back [...]
13/09/2011
Changes to HSE Incident Reporting
Businesses are being reminded about new incident reporting arrangements being introduced from today (Monday 12 September). Only fatal and major injuries and incidents will be able to be reported by phone to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), with all other work-related injuries and incidents reportable under RIDDOR to be reported via one of [...]
09/09/2011
‘Fast prosecutions’ for work deaths
Speeded-up prosecutions over the deaths of workers are on the cards. The forthcoming Work Related Deaths Protocol has had a number of changes proposed, the major one meaning that charges over health and safety could proceed in some cases before a coroner’s inquest is held. No charges can currently be brought until the inquest has [...]
07/09/2011
Fun Police on Channel 4
Set the video recorder for next Friday 16 Sept – H&S comedy The Fun Police is airing on C4 at 10.30pm!
06/09/2011
Are you a Principal Contractor?
The law requires that principal contractors (PC) must undertake the following actions: Project management – plan, manage and monitor the construction phase so that it is carried out safely and without risks to health; Contractor engagement – provide information and directions whilst facilitating co-operation and co-ordination between contractors; Workforce engagement – make sure the workforce [...]
04/09/2011
Illegal dumping of Asbestos costs £50k
A Cornwall haulage and skip hire boss has been handed a 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years, for illegally tipping asbestos waste in an area of “outstanding natural beauty”. In an Environment Agency (EA) prosecution at Truro Crown Court, the Director of the Company (which has gone into liquidation) – was also ordered to pay £50,000 under [...]
02/09/2011
New woodworking info sheets
The WWI Sheets are a great source of free help for safeguarding and dust control of woodworking equipment. HSE have updated fiour of the sheets; they are: Safe Collection of Wood Waste: Prevention of fire and explosion – http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis32.pdf Safe use of manually operated cross-cut sawing machines http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis36.pdf Horizontal beam and vertical panel saws http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis3.pdf [...]
01/09/2011
Health & Safety Review Launched
IOSH has welcomed a new review aimed at improving the rules surrounding health and safety legislation. Professor Ragnar Lofstedt will report to ministers in October with proposals for making health and safety laws simpler and more concise. It comes after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that firms have an “obsession” with heavy-handed and [...]
