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From April 6th, the HSE RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences) has changed its reporting process. The point of reporting injuries has now increased from over three days, to over seven days’ incapacitation, (excluding the day on which the accident occurred). Incapacitation signifies that the employee is absent, or unable to carry out the work that they would ordina ... more
RoSPa (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) has recently displayed a series of historical safety posters by famous artists from its archive, in a three-day exhibition called The RoSPA Collection. This exhibition took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, from the 15-17 of May, alongside the RoSPA Awards ceremonies and the Safety and Health Expo Safety at the NEC. These 40 ... more
A worker fractured his skull, after falling from the prong of a forklift truck at an animal feed mill. The North Devon farming business, WJ Watkins and Son Ltd, where the man was working, has been prosecuted - due to safety failings that led to this accident. The employee Richard Robinson, 64, from Pyworthy, near Holsworthy, had been trying to crush recycled material when he fell at Cross Mill, H ... more
Whilst working in the loft space of a Swindon youth centre, an apprentice electrician, John O’Connor, seriously injured his back on falling through the ceiling. A specific risk assessment for the work had not been carried out, nor had they ensured that adequate steps were taken to reduce the risk of a fall. On 14th May, the electrical and mechanical contractors stood before the Swindon Magi ... more
Despite several warnings, a Croydon-based construction company has been fined due to its unsafe working practice at a Lewisham site. Following two visits to a construction site on Honor Oak Road, Forest Hill in 2009, Anza Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive - upon the discovery of some serious safety issues. The firm had previously been advised by the HSE and served a Prohibitio ... more
Health and safety generates polarised views. Some see health and safety regulation as key to preventing injury and ill health; others see it as a burden on business, driving risk aversion and undermining our collective sense of responsibility. Over the past year health and safety regulation has been under scrutiny from the government and the press have frequently highlighted misapplication of ... more
Story from HSE - News There is no shortage of daft decisions being blamed on health and safety. Over the years, the Health and Safety Executive has tackled some quite incredible myths about what health and safety bans or orders people to do. It's hard to tell where some of these ridiculous and baffling myths originate, but they all have one crucial thing in common - they are not required by ... more
A construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Upper Norwood, Croydon, after repeatedly ignoring safety warnings. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) identified multiple failings at a project on Sylvan Hill run by Unicorn Services Limited, where the Kent-based firm was building a four-storey block of flats. After the hearing, HSE ... more
