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Investigating the impact of behaviour change techniques on break taking at work

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IntroductionMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) remain a major health problem, with insufficientpostural change at work implicated in their prevalence. Self-report data suggest thatoffice workers sit for long periods without getting up1.The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) outlines a number of factors thought toimpact on intention to behave in a certain way, highlighting (though not addressing) agap between intention and behaviour.…

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Portable Appliance Testing

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The below is taken from the the HSE guidance and may help you with how to keep your portable appliances safe at work in terms of checks and inspections. Essentially it is down to you to use this guidance and assess the frequency of checks and inspections required. PA testing is not specifically a legal requirement but certainly makes sense to protect people and premises from faulty equipment and fire that is part of existing legislation.…

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Workers are feeling the heat – so, what are we doing to help?

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While the media rages with reports of the devastation caused by wildfires, storms, droughts and crop failures, IOSH’s Dr Karen Michell considers the impact of extreme weather events and excessive heat on workers – and what employers and OSH professionals can do to help protect them. Dramatic headlines and film footage of the climate crisis shout at us on almost a daily basis.…

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Printing company fined after worker’s hand crushed

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A commercial printing company has been fined £100,000 after an employee’s hand was crushed by a laminating machine. The man had been working for Celloglas Limited at the firm’s site at Cross Green Industrial Estate in Leeds. He was attempting to fix a laminating machine on 25 November 2020 when his right hand was drawn into the device and crushed between two rollers.…

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Common work at height myths

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HSE have banned the use of ladders on building sites No, this isn’t the case. Ladders and stepladders can be a sensible and practical option. They can be used for work at height when the use of other work equipment is not justified because of the low risk and short duration (short duration means working on a ladder for no more than 30 minutes at a time); or when there are existing workplace or site features which cannot be altered.…

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HSE Prosecutions July 2023

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Latest press releases HSE Media Centre Visit the media centre for full details of these prosecutions. Boarding school fined £50,000 after pupils overexposed to radon radioactive gas 20th July 2023 Plumber given suspended prison sentence for carrying out unsafe gas work 19th July 2023 Company fined after employees diagnosed with life-changing condition 18th July 2023 Building Safety Regulator announces first step towards regulating the building control profession 17th July 2023…

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Construction tops fatal workplace injuries but…

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More workers died in construction than any other sector according to the Health and Safety Executive’s provisional figures for workplaces in Great Britain in 2022/23 and released on 6 July.  However, although the number of workers killed in construction was more than double that in agriculture, forestry and fishing, the sector’s fatal injury rate for the past five years is considerably less.…

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School fined £35,000 after child severely burned at carol concert

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A London primary school has been fined £35,000 after a child received 45 per cent burns to their body at a carol concert. The school was found guilty after a trial following an incident at a church on 11 December 2019. During the carol concert, 60 Year 3 children from the school were waiting in costume, in a narrow corridor, holding 10-inch lit taper candles.…

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Mum of boy electrocuted in a beer garden calls on pubs and clubs to make sure they’re safe this summer

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Danielle Jones and Harvey Tyrrell The mother of a seven-year-old boy who died after being electrocuted in a pub beer garden is urging the hospitality sector to make sure their outdoor electrical equipment is safe. Danielle Jones’ son, Harvey Tyrrell, was electrocuted after he touched unsafe lighting in the garden of a pub in Harold Wood, Essex in September 2018.…

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