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Construction firm fined £90,000 after exposing public to asbestos during renovation work

Construction, Health & Safety /
A Warrington-based construction company has been fined £90,000 after exposing people to asbestos during a renovation project in the Hanley area of Stoke-on-Trent. Despite failing to attend Staffordshire Magistrates’ Court on 24 August 2023, Esskay Construction Ltd was found guilty in its absence. Nathan Cook, prosecuting on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) told the court how the regulator received a concern on 31 August 2021 about asbestos disturbance.…

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motor vehicle repair safety

Sole trader jailed after man crushed under van at Bootle garage

Case Study, Health & Safety, Manufacturing and Engineering /
4th August 2023 The partner of a man who got stuck and crushed under a vehicle at a motor repair company and later died has spoken of her struggles coping with her loss. Kenneth (Kenny) McCord, 56, died following an incident on 16 July 2020 at JJ Tyres & Recovery based in Bootle, Merseyside.…

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Common work at height myths

Retail /
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

Health & Safety, Retail, Uncategorized /
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…

Health & Safety, Retail /
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

Case Study, Education, Fire, Retail, Uncategorized /
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

Health & Safety, Leisure and Entertainment, Management, Retail /
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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HSE News Update Shared

Health & Safety /
Firm fined following outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease A plastics manufacturing company in West Bromwich has been fined after it put workers and the public at risk of being infected with potentially deadly bacteria. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated Riaar Plastics Limited after members of the public became infected with Legionnaire’s disease in September 2020.…

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Health & Safety in Warehousing and Factories

Improved Guidance on Managing Health and Safety and Controlling Risk (HSE April 2023)

Retail, Uncategorized /
There are no changes to legal requirements, but the new design and structure could help you quickly find and understand what your business must do to comply with health and safety law.    The improvements are based on research which showed businesses felt some guidance was:  hard to understand, making it time-consuming to find the area relevant to them​  long and complex, leaving them uncertain that they had the full answer​  We have substantially removed duplication and replaced various publications with more accessible webpages.…

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Lone Working Guide

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As an employer, you must manage any health and safety risks before people can work alone. This applies to anyone contracted to work for you, including self-employed people.  Lone workers are those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision, for example: as delivery drivers, health workers or engineers as security staff or cleaners in warehouses or petrol stations at home There will always be greater risks for lone workers without direct supervision or anyone to help them if things go wrong.…

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