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 …
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).
HSE has recently carried out several investigations into dangerous occurrences that resulted from a failure of industrial UPS systems at onshore major hazard establishments.
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.
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 …
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):
HSE has issued a safety notice following nine fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions in the past four years involving wheeled loading shovels.
Bulletin issued: 28 September 2021 HSE has issued a safety notice following an investigation into an explosion of a high voltage (HV) circuit breaker.
HSE and the Ladder Association have joined forces to release two new ladder safety guidance documents. They will be introduced at a live webinar ‘Ladder safety today: new guidance for employers’ on 15 July at 10.30am. Attendees will get an exclusive first look at the HSE’s new ladder safety webpages and be asked to contribute their feedback …
HSE safety alert issued HSE has issued a safety alert after an HSE investigation of a failed marine loading arm (MLAs) revealed concerns that not all components were being suitably inspected and maintained due to problems accessing the highest pivot joint.
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International Stress Awareness Week takes place from 2 to 6 November, providing an opportunity for organisations to reflect on how they identify, prevent and manage work-related stress. Work-related stress remains one of the leading causes of ill health in Great Britain. HSE statistics show that 964,000 workers experienced work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2024/25,
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