COVID TESTING EXPANDED TO MORE WORKPLACES IN ENGLAND
Workplace Covid testing is being offered to more companies in England, for staff who cannot work from home during lockdown, the government says. Find out more.
HOTEL FINED £500,000 FOR FATAL FIRE
A luxury hotel in Scotland and its night porter have been prosecuted following a huge fire that killed two guests. Cameron House Resort in Loch Lomond was ordered to pay £500,000 while employee Christopher O’Malley was given a community payback order to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work after he placed …
COMPANY FINED AFTER WORKERS HAND CAUGHT IN LATHE
An engineering company has been fined after a worker’s hand was caught in a metalworking lathe resulting in serious injuries to his hand and arm. An employee of Martland Rollers Limited, had been using emery cloth by hand to smooth down a part which was turning in a lathe at …
TESCO MUST PAY £300,000 AFTER ROLL CAGE CRUSH
Supermarket giant Tesco has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker was crushed by a roll cage. Piotr Grzela was unloading a lorry outside a Tesco Metro store in Oxford when a trolley stacked with juice cartons toppled on to him and crushed him against the pavement. He sustained two severe …
THE RISING TIDE OF MENTAL ILL HEALTH
2020 was the year the world was turned on its head and recent studies suggest work-related stress has skyrocketed. Emily Pearson considers how home working, the UK government’s furlough scheme and being on the front line have all had an impact and provides advice on how you can support your workforce. The …
BUILDING SAFETY BILL CONSTRUCTS A NEW REGIME
The draft Building Safety Bill has come back from consultation. Out of the ashes of the Grenfell Tower fire, hopes are high that the bill will make at-risk homes in the UK safer. The fire at Grenfell Tower in west London on the night of 14 June 2017, which left …
SCAFFOLDING COMPANY FINED AFTER SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSE
A scaffolding company has been fined for safety failings after scaffolding collapsed on to a street in Maidenhead while it was being dismantled. The collapse could have resulted in serious injury or loss of life, says the HSE. The investigation into the incident, which occurred on the 30 April 2018, …
DUST BLITZ CATCHES COVID BREACHES
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) month-long initiative inspecting respiratory risks and occupational lung disease in the construction sector has revealed some workers are confused between RPE and PPE, the regulator has confirmed. Though the inspection programme, which ran throughout October, examines respiratory risks and occupational lung disease, especially asbestos (outside of …
MSD’S IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR: FROM IDENTIFYING THE RISKS TO ADOPTING PREVENTITIVE MEASURES
Farming involves a lot of repetitive work. Manual handling and lifting in particular can cause strain and awkward positions. Outdoor work and specificities of terrain make the design of agricultural machinery challenging. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published a discussion paper, which looks at …
HAND-ARM VIBRATION EXPOSURE: ON-TOOL MEASUREMENTS VS. VIBRATIONS EMMISIONS DATA
As per the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, employers are required to protect their employees against the health and safety risks associated with hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure in the workplace, reducing exposure to as low a level as is reasonably practicable (ALARP). With symptoms such as pain, tingling, …