This guidance from HSE is mainly for employers and relevant self-employed people, however it can also be useful for those selecting PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and employees. The key messages are: It is essential that employers put in place…
Sentencing Council issue new guidelines on Health & Safety offences. Guidance for Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety & Hygiene offenses also updated. Come in to force 1st Feb 2016 irrespective of the date of the offence. Court obliged to consider…
Trading Standards to perform spot checks on children’s fancy dress costumes for sale across the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and British Standards Institute evaluating whether European safety standards are tough enough News comes ahead of National Fire…
EU Rule that Traveling To Work, ‘Is Work’ Travel to first and last appointment is now working time Impact on industries including Care Work, Gas Fitters and Sales Reps Health and Safety of employees Employers have NOT considered this time…
Fork Lift Safety Month: 1st – 30th September 2015 The Fork Lift Truck Association’s (FLTA) month long safety campaign. Safetember: see danger, speak up! “Last year a staggering 800 people were injured in accidents involving FLTs, most resulting in traumatic injuries that will change…
Model to determine broad range of economic costs of accidents at major hazard sites. Model developed by the Health and Safety Laboratory in Buxton (HSL) with further input from the Welsh Economic Research Unit at Cardiff Business School and HSE, and…
An amendment to Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 exempts the self employed from health & safety law where the activity [undertaking] affects only the self employed person and therefore presents no risk to the health and safety of others…
HSE Guidance simplified in this 2015 revision. Original Author: HSE Original Links: Content The HSE’s Guidance leaflet on “Preventing contact dermatitis and urticaria at work” has been simplified and streamlined in this 2015 revision. The leaflet explains how you, as an employer,…
New law: smoking in vehicles with someone under 18. Illegal from 1st October 2015. £50 fine for both driver & smoker. Still applicable if window or sun roof down. Not applicable in convertible with roof completely down. Original Author: Department of…
New Guidance on Securing Loads. 2013/14, DVSA issued over 2,000 prohibitions to vehicles that presented a road safety risk Original Author: Moving On Blog Original Links: Content New load security guidance has been published to help vehicle operators transport loads securely.…