July 25, 2022
What do the new fire safety regulations 2022 mean for building owners?
New Fire Door Checking Regulations 2022 | The Ultimate Guide for Owners and Operators of Residential Buildings
July 12, 2022
NEW research into the safety of telescopic ladders
82% of the telescopic ladders we tested failed the required EN 131-6 safety tests, were non-compliant and, in the majority of cases, were unsafe to use! These ladders – including some from our best-loved retailers – failed to meet the minimum safety requirements designed to keep users safe. Worse still, over half of the failed
May 5, 2022
Property company fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvements on Driffield home
A Yorkshire property company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works on a property in Kirkburn, Driffield after ignoring a number of requests to do so by housing officers. GAP Properties (Yorkshire) Ltd, who are based in Doncaster, were represented at Beverley Magistrates Court on Thursday, 7
May 4, 2022
HSE safety alert: Mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs): Failure to detect mechanical failure in drive units leading to uncontrolled fall of platforms
Issue Industry is alerted to a serious technical fault that HSE has found with mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs) used widely across construction projects. These can be used in other industries for access and to maintain large plant. Platforms could fall from height where mechanical faults in drive units go undetected. If not rectified quickly,
April 27, 2022
HSE safety alert: Ear loop respirators/masks do not provide protection as tight fitting RPE Bulletin issued: 27 April 2022
Issue New HSE research has revealed that respirators/masks which rely on ear loops (including those provided with clips, ‘snuggers’ or other means of tightening the fit of the mask) to hold the respirator/mask in place, do not protect people adequately when used as tight fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE). Outline of the problem HSE has
April 25, 2022
Issued: 22 April 2022 HSE has guidance offering advice on how, when and where to use ladders and stepladders safely.
1. Overview Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety law. The law calls for a sensible, proportionate approach to managing risk, and ladders can be a sensible and practical option for low-risk, short-duration tasks, although they should not automatically be your first choice. There are simple, sensible precautions you should take to
April 6, 2022
HSE eBulletin
Issued: 6 April 2022 On 6 April 2022 the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 2022) came into force and amend the 1992 Regulations (PPER 1992).
March 2, 2022
HSE safety notice issued: Maintenance of industrial uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems
HSE has recently carried out several investigations into dangerous occurrences that resulted from a failure of industrial UPS systems at onshore major hazard establishments.
February 1, 2022
Offshore crane boom hoist rope failures
HSE has issued a safety notice following two separate incidents that occurred on offshore installations as a result of the failure of a crane boom hoist rope.
January 31, 2022
BUPA ordered to pay over £1m for fire safety failings following death of care home resident
A care home business run by private health care provider, BUPA, has been fined a record £1.04m after a resident died in a fire while smoking at one of its care homes. BUPA Care Services (ANS) Ltd was fined £937,500 for fire safety failings and ordered to pay £104,000 prosecution costs at Southwark Crown Court
December 17, 2021
HSE Statistics eBulletin
Health and safety statistics 2021 Published online today (16 December 2021) the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain, including the following key annual figures (2020/21):
October 26, 2021
HSE safety notice issued: wheeled loading shovels in waste and recycling
HSE has issued a safety notice following nine fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions in the past four years involving wheeled loading shovels.
