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Category: HEALTH AND SAFETY
HSE CONSTRUCTION DUST CONTROL ‘BLITZ’ STARTS
Regulator inspections will check ‘Health’ taken as seriously as ‘Safety’ HSE has announced on Twitter and Facebook (20/09/18) that inspectors are visiting construction sites to “see if health is being taken as seriously as safety”. Inspectors will be focusing on “builders’ lungs” and the regulator is therefore advising all to …
UK TRADESPEOPLE THE MOST SAFETY CONSCIOUS IN EUROPE
UK tradespeople the most safety conscious in Europe, according to new survey. Over 56% of UK tradespeople say they stop work regularly to meet health and safety requirements. According to the findings of a recent health and safety survey, conducted for Bosch, UK tradespeople are the most safety conscious in …
A HORROR THAT WILL ALARM EVERYONE WHO LOVES A BBQ WHILST CAMPING
via MailOnline for iPhone & iPad Husband and wife Jane and Chris Bainbridge were camping in Watermillock, Cumbria, a picturesque area of the Lake District, in 2012 when they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. Read full article
SOLAR PANEL INSTALLER SUSTAINED SPINAL FRACTURE IN 5M SCAFFOLD FALL
A contractor and scaffolding firm must pay almost £63,000 after a subcontracted worker plunged 5 m through poorly erected scaffolding after the roof’s edge protection gave way. Jhanade Ryan was installing solar panels on the roof of roofing and cladding sheeting manufacturer Firth Steels, when he slipped on the fragile surface …
LEGIONNAIRE’S OUTBREAK AND EXPLOSION COSTS CAR PARTS FIRM £1.6M
A manufacturer and supplier of body trim parts for the automotive industry has been fined £1.6m after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak and an explosion at its factory in the north east of England left five people seriously ill and a teenager with first degree burns. Both incidents took place at …
CUNNINGHAM SAFETY CONSULTANTS PROUDLY SPONSOR TROPHIES FOR WESTON HOCKEY CLUB
Cunningham Safety Consultants proudly sponsors the trophies for Weston S Mare Hockey Club end of season awards evening, held in the Winter Gardens Pavilion , Weston S Mare. A fantastic evening marked the end of a successful season.
HOW TO MANAGE STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE
As Stress Awareness Month begins, the chief executive of leading EAP provider Health Assured talks about how employers can manage workplace stress. David Price said the first step in managing stress in the workplace is to become more aware of its causes and effects. Stress statistics New figures released by …
FATIGUE IN THE WORKPLACE: WHY A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP MAKES FOR A SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENT
Legend has it that Margaret Thatcher used to run the country on just four hours sleep a night. The oft-quoted rumour helped define an era of the 1980s when sleep, along with lunch, apparently was for wimps. But now we live in more enlightened times and organisations are waking up …
CENTER PARKS UK FINED £250,000 AFTER EIGHT-YEAR-OLD FALLS FROM TREE
Holiday park operator Center Parcs UK has been handed a £250,000 fine after an eight-year-old child fell around 3m from a tree and broke her wrist. The company pleaded guilty to breaching s 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act at Luton Crown Court on 13 March. A …