Annual Statistics for 2023 to 2024
So here are the numbers for 2023-2024!
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Business Compliance
ACAS updates its sexual harassment guidance in light of new duty
On 26 October 2024, the new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent workplace sexual harassment took effect. Acas has now updated its sexual harassment guidance to take account of the new law.
New duty now in force
Employers are now under a duty to take reasonable steps to prevent workplace sexual harassment (Preventative Duty).…
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Monthly Update, night drawing in, stress management, legionnaires disease
Keep safe at work as the nights draw in
At this time of year surfaces can be perilous, which means slips and trips accidents are are likely to become more frequent.
Poor lighting, excess water from rain and even wet and decaying leaves can all cause slip and trip accidents to increase significantly.…
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Working at Height
Employers and those in control of work at height must first assess the risks.
Before working at height you must follow these simple steps:
avoid work at height where it is reasonably practicable to do so
where work at height cannot be easily avoided, prevent falls using either an existing place of work that is already safe or the right type of equipment
minimise the distance and consequences of a fall, by using the right type of equipment where the risk cannot be eliminated
You should:
do as much work as possible from the ground
ensure workers can get safely to and from where they work at height
ensure equipment is suitable, stable and strong enough for the job, maintained and checked regularly
not overload or overreach when working at height
take precautions when working on or near fragile surfaces
provide protection from falling objects
consider emergency evacuation and rescue procedures
How to check your ladder is safe before you use it
Before using a ladder, you should have access to user instructions from the manufacturer in case you need to refer to them.…
Companies fined after dad crushed to death by machine
Two companies have been fined after a father-of-three was crushed to death by a machine.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found the incident was entirely avoidable and Russell Hartley would still be alive had this work been planned, managed and monitored to a sufficient standard.
Mr Hartley, was a self-employed engineer from Sheffield who had been hired by Premier Engineering Projects Ltd to replace machinery at a materials recycling facility on Twelvetrees Crescent, Bow, London.…
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MAJORITY WANT HSW ACT REVISED, STUDY REVEALS
Thursday 11th July 2024
Research undertaken by safety technology provider Dräger Safety UK suggests that more than nine in 10 respondents would like to revisit Great Britain’s Health and Safety at Work Act so it has a greater focus on mental health and wellbeing.
The Dräger Safety and Health at Work Report 2024, published this week, found that 97% of the 250 managers and 94% of the 750 employees polled feel Great Britain’s main piece of health and safety legislation should be revised so that it considers changing workplaces and different working styles.…
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ITALIAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATE ALLEGED WORKER EXPLOITATION LINKED TO FASHION BRANDS’ SUPPLY CHAINS
Prosecutors and police in Milan have been investigating whether workers have been exploited in supply chains linked to a dozen fashion brands as an extension of a long-standing probe into workers allegedly operating under illegal conditions.
A court in the Italian fashion capital appointed a special commissioner last week (10 June) to judicially administer an Italian-based subsidiary of French fashion giant Christian Dior, which is owned by French luxury giant LVMH, for a year.…
Duty to Manage Asbestos in Buildings (Free Webinar)
Free webinar! Duty to manage asbestos in buildings: The law, the risk to health and how to safely manage asbestos
HSE ran this free webinar on 15 May 2024. If you missed it, you haven’t missed out; the webinar was recorded and can be watched again by registering here.
Duty to manage asbestos in buildings: The law, the risk to health and how to safely manage asbestos (wbmwebinars.com)…
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When a health and safety inspector calls
What to expect
HSEThe job of the HSE / Inspector is to keep people safe and healthy at work. They visit thousands of locations every year as part of that job. Your visit is one of many that they do every day. They may have arrived without warning. This isn’t unusual.…
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Waste industry prosecution
Recycling company fined £1.2m after worker hit by a wagon
A Yorkshire metals recycling company has been fined £1.2m after a worker was injured after being struck by a wagon at a processing site.
On 10 August 2020 an employee of CF Booth Limited was walking across the site yard in Rotherham when he was struck by a moving 32-tonne skip wagon.…
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April News
Director jailed for failing to protect workers from asbestos exposure
A company director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from exposure to asbestos at a student development project in Winchester.
Stephen Davies, 59, had set up Cavendish Winchester Ltd with the sole purpose of refurbishing the Winnall Close commercial unit into student rental accommodation.…
News and Insights – Health and Safety News March 2024
What are the latest updates to publications on first aid at work?
Insights & News – Complisafe
HSE has made recent updates to 2 publications on first aid at work:
First aid at work: The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. Guidance on Regulations L74 (hse.gov.uk)
This document provides guidance on:
managing the provision of first aid (first-aid kit, equipment, rooms etc)
requirements and training for first-aiders
requirements for appointed persons
making employees aware of first-aid arrangements
first aid and the self-employed
cases where first-aid regulations do not apply
The third edition was reissued with minor amendments in 2018 to:
further clarify the significance of the 2013 amendment to regulation 3(2), which ended HSE’s approval of first-aid training providers
update guidance on the use of automated external defibrillators, and blended learning in first-aid training
incorporate some additional amendments to take account of other previous legislative changes
The third edition has been further updated with minor amendments in 2024 to:
emphasise employers’ responsibilities to take account of employees’ mental health in their first-aid needs assessment
change the term ‘catastrophic bleeding’ to ‘life-threatening bleeding’ with more guidance on what employers should do if they identify this as a risk in their workplace
simplify guidance on how to decide what first aid to provide
How to go about selecting a first-aid training provider: A guide for employers
GEIS3 – Selecting a first aid training provider – A guide for employers (hse.gov.uk)…
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