WHEELED LOADING SHOVEL SAFETY NOTICE
January 18, 2022The HSE recently issued a safety notice concerning the use of wheeled loading shovels in waste and recycling facilities. This follows nine fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions over four years i...
NEW RULES FOR TOWING TRAILERS WITH CARS
January 18, 2022Previously we reported on changes the government was proposing to introduce regarding the need for certain drivers of cars (or vans under 3500kg) to pass an additional towing test if they want...
PPE REGULATIONS TO BE UPDATED
January 18, 2022In July and August 2021, the HSE ran a consultation on proposals to extend the definition of workers that employers are required to provide with suitable personal protective equipment (PPE). C...
LATEST ILL HEALTH AND INJURY STATISTICS PUBLISHED
January 18, 2022The HSE has issued their latest annual statistics for levels of work related injury and ill health in the UK covering the period April 2020 to March 2021. Not surprisingly it is understood tha...
INTRODUCING NATASHA’S LAW
January 17, 2022Allergies or intolerances to various substances are a part of everyday life, it is estimated that 2 million people in the UK have some form of food allergy or intolerance. While for many peopl...
HSE LAUNCH WORKING MINDS CAMPAIGN
January 17, 2022In normal years it is estimated that around 600,00 workers suffer from work-related stress, depression or anxiety (new or longstanding) and over 12 million working days are lost to these cause...
ENFORCEMENT ACTION FALLS IN 2020/21
January 17, 2022The latest figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a fall in the number of prosecutions and notices issued for breaches of health and safety regulations in 2020/21. In the...
DANGEROUS GOODS DRIVER TRAINING GUIDANCE
January 17, 2022Certain materials e.g. gasses, flammable liquids and solids, explosives, radioactive, toxic, corrosive or oxidising substances can be particularly hazardous and it is important that anyone usi...
MORE NEW COVID SAFETY RULES FOR SCOTLAND AND WALES
December 30, 2021Last week the Welsh Government announced that from 27th December nightclubs must close and there will be a 2 metre rule on social distancing in offices and extra measures to protect customers ...
NEW WORKPLACE COVID SAFETY RULES FOR SCOTLAND AND WALES
December 20, 2021In Scotland new regulations were introduced on 17th December. Under previous regulations, employers were required to have regard to guidance published by the Scottish Government. The new regul...
WORKING FROM HOME IN ENGLAND
December 14, 2021The introduction of new COVID safety measures in England saw the return of a recommendation to work from home where practical, specifically advice that “Office workers who can work from home...
WORKING IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
December 14, 2021Working outdoors during the winter months can present risk to those who are unprepared. Icy conditions can be extremely hazardous for pedestrians and very challenging for drivers of moving veh...
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