Mechanics Warned of the Life-threatening Dangers of Working Under Vehicles
March 27, 2023There have been over 7000 injuries and 33 deaths in the motor vehicle repair industry over the last 5 years*. Of these, 13 workers in the motor vehicle repair industry were killed when wor...
New Guidance for the Production of ‘Blue’ Hydrogen
March 20, 2023On 3rd February 2023 the Environment Agency published new guidance on the production of hydrogen from methane with carbon capture. The guidance is intended to help potential producers with per...
HSE Initial Silica Inspection Campaign Results
March 20, 2023Since October 2022 the HSE have been running a targeted inspection campaign focussing on manufacturing industries that use materials containing silica. In particular sone working, brick and ti...
Emery Cloth Safety Alert
March 20, 2023Following investigations into a series of accidents related to the use of emery cloth while using rotating machinery HSE Northern Ireland (HSENI) have issued a safety alert. Emery cloth is a f...
Updated Guidance on Managing Occupational Cancer Risks
March 17, 2023IOSH (the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) have updated their No Time to Lose Campaign webpages with new information regarding occupational cancer from asbestos, diesel fumes, sili...
Updated Scaffolding Guidance Launched
March 17, 2023The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) recently released new guidance ‘SG4:22: Preventing falls in scaffolding operations’ to replace the previous SG4:15 of the same name...
Fire Protection Guidance for Batteries and Electric Vehicle Charging
March 17, 2023A selection of new and updated guidance documents have recently been made available by the Fire Protection Association (FPA) covering charging electric vehicles and battery installations, thes...
Updated Guidance on Construction Site Fire Safety
March 17, 2023A tenth edition of the “Joint Code of Practice on the Protection from Fire of Construction Sites and Buildings Undergoing Renovation” has recently been published. The aim of the code is to...
Updated Guidance on Protecting Buildings from Fire and Sprinkler Maintenance
March 17, 2023Updated building fire safety guidance documents have recently been made available from the Fire Protection Association / RISCAuthority, these include: The latest edition of the guide “A to Z...
Updated MEWP Safety Guidance
March 17, 2023Falls from height are one of the most common types of fatal accidents at work. A key factor in reducing the number of these accidents has been the use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs...
Draft Higher Risk Buildings Regulations Launched
March 17, 2023Draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information Etc) Regulations have been laid before parliament and are expected to come into force in April 2023. The regulations are part of ongoing g...
Warning Issued on the use of Seatbelt Buckle Guards
March 17, 2023On 9th February 2023 the Driver and vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) issued a warning to public service vehicle operators regarding the use of seatbelt buckle guards. This was followed by a fur...
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