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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.…

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Violence and aggression at work

Control measures to prevent violence and aggression Your workplace The work you do Training De-escalation techniques Check what you have done Once you have assessed the risk of violence in your workplace, and where you cannot remove it, you must put the right controls in place to protect your workers. Often no single control measure will be completely effective on its own and it is best to use a variety of approaches.…

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Prosecutions – Construction

Builder avoids immediate prison sentence after failing to protect workers 7th August 2024 A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after he put the lives of workers at risk on a construction site in London. David Beadle, trading as Beadle the Builders, failed to comply with a prohibition notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in relation to unsafe working at height at the site on Woodyates Road in South East London.…

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HSE News

Building Safety ebulletin: August 2024 HSE ebulletin service sent this bulletin at 29-08-2024 02:05 PM BST Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page.Building Safety ebulletin Welcome to the Building Safety Regulator ebulletinIssued: 29 August 2024 This ebulletin is for anyone who wants to keep up-to-date with the work of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) which is part of HSE. …

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Accident & Investigations

Company fined £1m as employee suffers serious injuries

A logistics company has been fined £1 million after an employee fell over 10 metres and sustained serious injuries. Christopher Hooper suffered fractures to his skull, back, pelvis, arm, wrist and ankle after falling 11 metres at DP World Southampton’s terminal on 20 September 2022. The 31-year-old, from Winchester, had fallen through an open hole in the driver’s cab of a straddle carrier, landing on the concrete floor below.…

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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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Waste management company fined after worker suffers burns to body and face

A worker suffered burns to his face and body after the crowbar he was using came into contact with a live electrical conductor. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted a waste management company following the incident on 14 July 2021. The man was moving heavy duty electrical cables with a metal crowbar on a mobile elevating working platform when the bar came into contact with the live conductor, causing an electrical explosion at Copper Hill industrial estate, Ermine Street, Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire.…

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Mental Health Awareness Week (13 to 19 May)

Over half of all work-related ill health is due to stress, depression or anxiety. Support HSE’s Working Minds campaign to raise awareness of how to promote good mental health at work.  We all have periods of good and poor health, both physically and mentally. It’s normal for people to have challenging times and like any other work-related risk to health, risks to mental health should be included in risk assessments at work. …

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Company fined after agency worker injured using unguarded machine

A packaging manufacturer has been fined for safety breaches after a worker received severe hand injuries at a factory in Yorkshire. On 15 June 2020 an agency worker injured their fingers when using a table saw without a guard at Loadhog Limited’s site at Hawke Street, Sheffield. The worker, who was operating the saw, received the injuries when his fingers came into contact with a rotating saw blade.…

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Farming business fined for multiple health and safety risks

A farming business has been fined for multiple health and safety breaches which placed employees and others at risk over many years, in an attempt to cut costs. Seymour Stevens Limited operate a beef and arable farm in Faversham, Kent. A site visit carried out in November 2022 identified multiple, serious health and safety failings.…

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