12 April Employees have a duty to meet as well… In addition to the recent Fire Safety cases where employers have been sentenced and fined, we recently heard about a case which we felt was rather interesting, it is the first successful case against an employee under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. A care home manager has been fined £500 following a blaze … Read More
11 April Changing the habits of a lifetime The British Safety Council has launched a health and safety campaign aimed at businesses – phase one focuses on hand and arm protection. It is aimed at businesses with the aim of understanding the key health and safety issues affecting their staff. Through a series of surveys and using the Changing the habits of a … Read More
21 March The Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) is in the news at the moment as it has been launched for the public to view all registered Health & Safety consultants. The register gives you the peace of mind that you are dealing with a registered consultant who has complied to a high standard of … Read More
9 March HSE proposes to slash inspections by 1/3 The Health & Safety Executive is proposing to slash the number of proactive inspections it carries out in light of its 35-per-cent cut in government funding. The BBC obtained a letter in which the HSE’s chief executive reportedly outlines plans to reduce the safety watchdog’s inspections by a third. Three high-hazard sectors – nuclear, offshore … Read More
28 February Leicestershire Fire Service conducting site visits All work premises, with few exceptions, are subject to the Fire Safety (Regulatory Reform) Order 2005 and a suitable and sufficient fire safety risk assessment must be undertaken and reviewed on a regular basis to help safeguard both staff and visitors from fire. LRB Consulting has noticed an increase in the number of new inquiries … Read More
14 February HSE clampdown on unsafe construction sites Starting today and for the next month, construction sites across the country will be visited by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries. During 2009/10, 42 workers died while working in construction, nationally, and nearly three … Read More
24 November The HSE takes the hard line with unsafe scaffolding Health and safety inspectors will be out in force in Manchester on Thursday 25 November in a bid to tackle dangerous scaffolding. Falls from height are the biggest single cause of workplace deaths in the UK, with two deaths and 563 serious injuries in Manchester alone last year. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors … Read More
16 November Cut the HSE budget at your risk, warns IOSH The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has warned that work-related deaths could rise if the government goes ahead with a 35 per cent budget cut to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). But IOSH said budget cuts unveiled in the comprehensive spending review could threaten the downward trend that HSE statistics have shown, … Read More
8 November The Occupational Safety Consultants Register and what it means for you The Occupational Safety Consultants Register (OSCR) is the first step to resolving the problems identified by Lord Young in his recent report. Whilst many businesses develop in-house competence and do not need to use safety consultants, many smaller businesses will need help. OSCR will give those businesses confidence that the person will have complied to … Read More
1 November Health & Safety statistics show a move in the right direction Across the East Midlands fewer people are being seriously injured at work according to figures released by the Health & Safety Executive for 2009/10. There were 2,056 major workplace injuries in the region compared to 2,150 in 2008/9. However, the news isn’t all good, with the number of deaths rising by one to 12, while … Read More