LOOK OUT, LOOK UP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
September 5, 2019Overhead powerlines are often uninsulated and may be carrying electricity at voltages up to 400kV, if a conductive item such as a scaffold pole, machine arm, ladder etc touches a powerline ele...
DEAD LEG SAFETY ALERT
September 5, 2019While medically a “dead leg” may be an injury caused by a numbing blow to a person’s leg, in terms of plumbing, a dead leg is pipework that normally has little or no significant flow inc...
BREAKING PIPES WITH A HAMMER MADE OF WATER
September 5, 2019Following an incident which is currently under investigation by the Office for Nuclear Regulation where three people were injured following a release of steam, the HSE has issued a safety aler...
Highway Code updated – mind that red X
August 13, 2019The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have updated rule 258 of the Highway code to reflect recent changes in legislation affecting lane closures on SMART motorways. A signal showing a red �...
The Health and Safety Executive issue electrical safety alert following fire
August 13, 2019The HSE have issued a safety alert concerning high capacity electrical capacitors in industrial equipment. The alert follows investigations into a fire in 2018 that occurred in an industrial u...
147 WORKERS FATALLY INJURED
July 30, 2019The latest statistics just released by the HSE show that in the year 2018 to 2019 147 workers were killed as a result of accidents at work. The most common cause of fatal injury was falls from...
VIBRATION CODE OF PRACTICE GETS AN UPDATE
July 30, 2019The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 require employers to control the exposure of their employees to vibration at work. Exposure to vibration through the hand and arm can result i...
THE SOUND OF THE FUTURE: NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE NOISE RULES
July 22, 2019Normally when you read an article about noise on these pages it will be about the dangers of too much noise, however sometimes a lack of noise can be even more dangerous. Concerns have been ra...
ROAD SAFETY ACTION PLAN LAUNCHED
July 22, 2019On 19th July The Department for Transport published its Road Safety Statement and supporting action plan. The action plan includes 74 actions the Government is either currently or is intending...
GARDENING, GROUNDS KEEPING, HORTICULTURE – ARE YOU CONTROLLING YOUR VIBRATION RISKS?
July 22, 2019Frequent, regular and prolonged exposure to vibration through the hands and arms can cause permanent ill health. Conditions associated with exposure to vibration include hand-arm vibration syn...
OLD TYRE CONSULTATION LAUNCHED
July 8, 2019Concerns have been raised about the safety of older tyres especially when used on heavier vehicles. Earlier this year we reported that the Department for Transport was planning to consult on l...
REFORMING THE BUILDING SAFETY REGULATION SYSTEM
July 8, 2019The Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety set up following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire made various recommendations for improving the regulatory regime covering safety ...
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