Exposure to vapour from diacetyl, often used as a flavouring and a by-product of coffee roasting, can lead to severe and irreversible lung disease. HSE scientific studies show that heating diacetyl above certain temperatures significantly increases airborne concentrations and the potential for exposures above safe workplace limits. If your processes include the use of diacetyl, …
The Building Safety Act – ‘Significant year ahead with far reaching impact’ David Barnes, policy and public affairs manager at the Chartered Institute of Building The Building Safety Act is expected to take shape over the next twelve months. David Barnes, policy and public affairs manager at the Chartered Institute of Building, says preparation among …
Company fined after blind man falls into open manhole 15 December 2022 A family-run plumbing business has been fined £4,000 after a blind man fell into an open manhole at a sheltered housing development, suffering injuries to his leg. Confectionery firm fined after worker injured in fall 15 December 2022 A confectionery and meringue manufacturer …
An increase in electric vehicles (EVs) and ‘last-mile’ delivery services could lead to an increased risk to public, according to a driver training firm. As last-mile delivery vehicles and EVs increase, so is the risk to pedestrians, suggests RED Corporate Driver Training CEO, Seb Goldin. “The delivery market has boomed in the past few years,” …
Company fined after fall leaves grandad with life-changing brain injuries 2 December 2022 A vehicle parts company has been fined £30,000 after a worker fell 2.5 metres from a delivery vehicle to a concrete floor and was in a coma for 24 days. Engineer jailed for illegal gas work 2 December 2022 An unregistered plumbing …
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a flat fire on Hornsey Park Road in Wood Green. Most of the first floor and part of the second floor of a terraced house converted into flats were damaged by fire. Firefighters rescued two people from the second floor and one person from the first floors …
This factsheet explains what the Medium-Rise Scheme (MRS) pilot will do, when you can expect other building owners will be able to apply, and the additional help in place to support leaseholders and residents affected by unsafe external wall systems. See full story at Gov.UK
The latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain have been published online today (23 November 2022), including the following key annual figures (2021/22): 1.8 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which 914,000 workers suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety 477,000 workers suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder 123,000 workers suffering from COVID-19 which they …
Logistics company Eddie Stobart has been fined after work at one of its sites exposed staff to asbestos. The firm was fined £133,000 for a series of failures that took place while excavation work was carried out at its rail and container freight port in Widnes. Asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) were disturbed by the building work, …
New research released this week by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), as part of its annual Fire Door Safety Week, found that a third (32%) of the British public would not report a problem with a fire door, potentially putting hundreds of lives a year at risk. Fire and life safety company, Bureau Veritas, takes …
