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Telescopic ladders, are they safe?

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By Nick Warburton IOSH Magazine A product surveillance study of telescopic leaning ladders sold online and in-store has found that 80% of the work at height equipment tested failed the required safety tests designed to keep users safe. The Ladder Association report, which has been produced in partnership with the East of England Trading Standards Association (EETSA) and Suffolk Trading Standards Imports Team, also reveals that more than half of the failed ladders were certified and sold as ‘compliant’ to standards such as CE marking. …

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New advice from the HSE…employers must carry out an individual risk assessment for new mothers and pregnant workers

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The HSE’s advice has changed and you must carry out an individual risk assessment for new mothers and pregnant workers There will be little practical change as you must already consider risks to women of childbearing age in your general risk assessment. The difference is that you must also carry out an individual risk assessment that covers a worker’s specific needs when they inform you in writing that they: are pregnanthave given birth in the last 6 months, orare breastfeeding The updated webpages provide advice on talking to workers, and protecting them from common risks like working at height and lifting heavy loads.…

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Competent advice at a sensible annual cost…Health, Safety, Fire, CDM and more.

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Are you reviewing your current Health and Safety Consultancy? If you are reviewing the support you are getting from your Health and Safety Consultancy and want to be efficient with your budget then please get in touch. It does not need to be as expensive as you may think once the organisation providing you with the support (hopefully Complisafe) gets to know you and your business.…

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Ventilation at work

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Practical ways to improve your ventilation include: increasing natural ventilation by opening doors, windows and ventsensuring that mechanical systems which recirculate air, including air-conditioning systems, have been designed with fresh air inlets and that they are kept open to avoid the air becoming unhealthy You may need a combination of natural and mechanical ventilation.…

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Ear loop respirators/masks do not provide protection as tight fitting RPE

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Issue New HSE research has revealed that respirators/masks which rely on ear loops (including those provided with clips, ‘snuggers’ or other means of tightening the fit of the mask) to hold the respirator/mask in place, do not protect people adequately when used as tight fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE). Outline of the problem HSE has seen an increase in the variety of ear loop respirators/masks, which indicate they offer the protection provided by FFP2 (filtering facepiece respirators or disposable half mask respirators).…

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How liable are employers for homeworker accidents?

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After a German man who fell down the stairs on the ‘commute’ to his home office was allowed to claim insurance, Louise Bland, partner in the corporate claims team at Eversheds Sutherland, asks what this means for UK employers’ duty of care to their workforce. ‘A man’s home is his castle’ – and sometimes, it seems, it is his federally approved place of work too.…

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Two contractors sentenced after cable strike at substation

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Two contractors sentenced after cable strike at substation  A principal contractor and subcontractor have been fined after an employee’s retina was damaged by an explosion caused by a cable strike during construction works at a substation. Manchester Magistrates Court heard how the company, a high voltage cabling expert contractor, had been subcontracted by the principal contractor to carry out cabling works as part of a wider construction project at Whitegate Substation in Chadderton, Manchester.…

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The Burnt Chef Project has joined forces with the Working Minds campaign

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The Burnt Chef Project has joined forces with the Working Minds campaign to tackle work-related stress in the hospitality industry. The Burnt Chef Project will use Working Minds in its efforts to help hospitality professionals, who face long antisocial hours, tough environmental conditions and pressures to perform are just some of the issues on a daily basis.…

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