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 …
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 …
