Posts Tagged ‘Health & Safety’
31/01/2012
REFURBISHMENT INSPECTION INITIATIVE!!
HSE Construction inspectors will be carrying out an intensive inspection initiative during February and March 2012. These inspections will focus on the refurbishment/building site risks that make construction one of Britain’s most dangerous industries – working at height safely, good order on site, and the risks associated with the removal of asbestos. Falls from height [...]
19/12/2011
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – THE FACTS [3....]
Why is HSE interested in COPD There is increasing research evidence that COPD can be caused or made worse by dusts, fumes and irritating gases at work. Work related COPD is a priority because of the human costs in terms of suffering, its effects on the quality of life and the financial costs due to [...]
13/12/2011
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – THE FACTS [1]
COPD is a major cause of disability and death. It is the 4th leading cause of death throughout the world. What are the symptoms of COPD? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a long-term illness that makes breathing difficult. The lungs and breathing tubes are damaged making it difficult to get air in and out. [...]
05/12/2011
SAFETY ALERT – Mobile crushing plant – unintended movement of tracks
Investigation of a fatal incident by HSE has identified that unintended movement of some mobile crushers can occur when there is an earth/ground fault. This can result in unintended movement of the machine track(s) and the potential for injuries from being struck by or trapped by the machine. Where damage/deterioration of the electrical control cables [...]
29/11/2011
Bags of asbestos and large sheets have been illegally dumped in two areas of Leicester.
The waste was found on Freeman Road North in early November and a week later more was discovered at Thurnby Lodge Boys Club on Thurncourt Road. In both cases, corrugated asbestos waste was found in large sheets or smashed up and sealed in plastic bags. Leicester City Council’s environmental crime team said it was investigating. [...]
28/11/2011
Summary of Prof. Lofstedt’s report into H&S in the UK
Below is an excerpt from the Executive Summary from Professor Lofstedts report into H&S in the UK. I think that its bang on accurate ….misinterpretation is killing safe practices (no pun intended) and causing overkill (still no pun intended) In general, the problem lies less with the regulations themselves and more with the way they [...]
28/11/2011
Workers reveal time lost to errors
Three quarters of workers have said they waste up to two hours every week because they do not understand how to get their work completed. The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) surveyed 2,000 workers and three out of four said hours were wasted due to management giving unclear information and no direction. The CMI calculated [...]
25/11/2011
Man dies after tyre blast at firm
A man has died in hospital after a tyre explosion at a small family business in Wales. The victim, who has yet to be named, is thought to have been inflating a tyre at the metal fabrication workshop in Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire, when the accident happened. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue service sent [...]
24/11/2011
Presenteeism V Flexible Working
Two-fifths of workers feel under pressure to be seen at work in a growing trend that has been blamed on the tough economic times, a study has said. More than a quarter thought the amount of time spent at their office desk was considered a measurement of their performance, said the survey which found an [...]
23/11/2011
Include work related roads traffic accidents into official stats
IOSH has called for the Government to include work-related road traffic accidents into official occupational health and safety statistics, insisting that employers have “a moral and legal responsibility to look after their employees every mile of their business trips”. Speaking at the start of Road Safety Week (21-27 November), an IOSH spokesman said: “Each and [...]
