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Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission releases film to mark the sixth anniversary of the tragedy

The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission has published its third film today, 14 June 2023, six years after the Grenfell Tower fire tragically took 72 lives. The film features several individual local artists, volunteers and supporters of the Memorial Commission. The projects and initiatives shown include: ACAVA’s Walking as One, Silent Art, Art for Silchester and Hope Gardens. …

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HSE Updates

Landowner fined after public attacked by cows in two separate incidents 8 June 2023 A £15,000 fine was issued after members of the public were injured by cows on the landowner’s estate. A lack of safety measures, including blocked footpaths and no alternative routes, led to attacks causing serious injuries. Manufacturing company fined after 5 …

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The Building Safety Act – Registration of High Rise Buildings

What is the Building Safety Act 2022? This new act has been brought about to enhance the regulatory system governing buildings to ensure better safety and a stronger voice for building occupants. Why has this act been introduced? Following the Grenfell tower fire and the Edinburgh school closures in 2017, an independent review of building …

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HSE safety notice: LPG forklift truck fire risk

The build-up of deposits in fuel systems, in particular, the vaporiser units of LPG powered vehicles has led to a number of fires. Operators should: review your safe system of work in relation to the use of all LPG powered lift trucks and similar vehicles provide information, instruction and training for all operators about the …

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HSE Updates

New guide: introduction to managing health and safety HSE has developed a new online guide to help you quickly find and understand what your business must do to comply with health and safety law.  The step-by-step guide will help you:   understand what managing health and safety means   find the right guidance for your workplace  use the Plan, …

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HSE news updates

Company fined £200,000 after worker fractures arm 19 May 2023 The manufacturing company was fined for failing to ensure employee safety after a worker’s arm was broken by a lathe. Transport firm fined £1.9 million after worker killed by HGV 18 May 2023 The firm was fined after a worker was struck and killed by an …

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NEW Telescopic Ladder Report released!

Following on from our 2022 Report, our ‘Step Up to Safe Ladders’ telescopic ladder safety campaign continues with the release of our second report! Our latest report, ‘It’s Time to Step In’, is a direct call to the Government to step in urgently to make regulatory changes to hold suppliers and online platforms accountable for …

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HSE safety notice: hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in cargo and slop tanks

The high concentrations (up to 16,000ppm) are above the upper measuring limits of the standard portable gas monitoring equipment generally used onboard tankers and floating production storage and offloading (FPSOs), and may be undetected. Hydrogen sulphide concentrations over 1,000ppm can cause immediate collapse with loss of breathing, even after inhalation of a single breath. This …

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Improved guidance on managing health and safety and controlling risk

There are no changes to legal requirements, but the new design and structure will help you quickly find and understand what your business must do to comply with health and safety law.    The improvements are based on research which showed businesses felt some guidance was:  hard to understand, making it time-consuming to find the area …

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Stoneridge SE5000 transitional smart 2 tachograph error message issued by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Some Stoneridge SE5000 transitional smart 2 tachograph devices are wrongly displaying and recording an error message. ‘Hardware sabotage’ will be …

Owner of Olympic Village flats to pay £18m to fix flammable-style cladding

A rental housing operator has been ordered to pay £18 million towards building safety works at the former Olympic Village due to flammable-style …

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