Construction worker suffers fracture to his back after a fall from height
Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, a Darlington based roofing company was sentenced today after an employee suffered a fracture to his back requiring surgery.
Source: HSE
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Road haulage company fined after worker killed
An Essex-based road haulage firm has been fined after an employee was crushed between two articulated vehicles and subsequently died from his injuries.
Source: HSE
Updated online Asbestos Essentials for Non-Licensed work with asbestos
Asbestos Essentials online task sheets provide information for those in the building maintenance and allied trades on safe work with asbestos. The suite of free-to-download HSE Asbestos Essentials task sheets has been reviewed and updated. There is more emphasis on the importance of appropriate information, instruction and training. The sheets now indicate whether specific tasks are likely to be Non-Licensed or Notifiable Non-Licensed work (or when work requires the services of a licensed contractor). A revised edition of the hard copy priced publication, HSG210, will be available at a later date.
Source: HSE
Case 411 – Safety pins on swimming pool locker keys
A swimming pool operator has removed safety pins from their locker keys on H&S grounds
Source: HSE
Case 410 – Children at a school have been banned from eating pack lunches outside
Children at a school have been banned from eating pack lunches outside allegedly due to health and safety
Source: HSE
Harrogate & District Health & Safety Forum – ‘Offence to Sentencing’ the process – Harrogate, 4 Oct 2017
This event aims to give you an understanding of the process which may be followed should a serious incident happen in your business. It will explain the range of options which enforcement officers can use in relation to non-compliance. It will give guidance on when and how a business can/should conduct its own investigation, the role and scope of the investigating enforcement officer during an investigation and includes a case study of a workplace fatality.
Source: HSE
BHSEA Meeting: Control of Contractors: the Law, Case Studies and Good Practice – West Bromwich, 11 Sept 2017
Meeting of the Birmingham Health, Safety and Environment Association (BHSEA), will begin at 13.30. The speakers for the session are Geoffrey Brown, HM Principal Inspector from HSE; Sean Elson, Partner from Pinsent Masons LLP and George Allcock the BHSEA Chair.
Source: HSE
HSL: Process and Fire Incidents – Buxton, 18-19 Oct 2017
This two-day course is designed to introduce delegates to lessons learned from a number of significant or high profile incidents involving fires or chemical processes.
Source: HSE
HSL: Pressure Systems Awareness – Buxton, 12 Oct 2017
28This informative and experiential course is aimed at raising awareness of the hazards associated with pressure systems as well as the relevant regulatory frame work. This course will offer delegates the unique opportunity to learn from real life case studies and forensic investigations into pressure systems failures, providing a first hand perspective of what can go wrong and why.
Source: HSE
HSL: Management of Hand Arm Vibration in the Workplace – An Introduction – Buxton, 11 Oct 2017
This course provides an overview of your duties under Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 and practical guidance on how you can control and manage hand-arm vibration risks in your workplace.
Source: HSE
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