Posts Tagged ‘Health & Safety’
08/11/2011
UK fatalities rise !
Last week, the HSE released its annual figures for workplace deaths – with an increase of 24 fatalities compared to the previous year. IOSH voiced its concerns over these statistics, suggesting the figure could be a delayed effect of the recession and‘belt-tightening’.
31/10/2011
Asbestos in Schools
In 2010/11 HSE focused on schools outside local authority control as the latest initiative in a series of interventions targeting asbestos management in schools. The primary aim of the intervention was to determine the level of compliance with CAR in a sample of targeted schools. HSE inspectors inspected a random sample of 164 non-local authority [...]
18/10/2011
Safe Maintenance Campaign
The Health and Safety Executive, in partnership with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), the EEF and the TUC, launched the UK’s involvement in the Healthy Workplaces European Campaign on Safe Maintenance in London on 21 June 2010. The Healthy Workplaces Europe-wide Campaign for 2010-2011 aims to promote safe and healthy workplaces by [...]
10/10/2011
CSCS Card Audits
Members of the UKCG www.ukcg.org.uk, CECA www.ceca.co.uk and the HBF’s www.hbf.co.ukMajor Home Builders Group (MHBG) will all be conducting CSCS card audits during the Autumn to check that all workers on their sites hold CSCS cards appropriate to the jobs they are undertaking. So if you are working on any of their sites ensure you are carrying your [...]
04/10/2011
Fork lift accident figures revealed
The UK’s road freight industry has seen a 237% increase in lift truck-related injuries to workers in the last decade, giving it the worst fork lift safety record of all sectors of the economy, figures show. Data released by the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) as part of National Fork Lift Safety Week reveal that [...]
03/10/2011
Changes aim for swifter justice over workplace deaths
More health and safety prosecutions will take place before Inquest as changes to a key agreement between those who investigate and prosecute work-related deaths seek to speed up justice in England and Wales. Only in exceptional circumstances are cases currently taken before an Inquest by regulators other than the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Health and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
