On-Site Traffic – Don’t Get Run Over!
On-Site Traffic – Don’t Get Run Over! Just last month a major UK construction was fined £100,000 for allowing on-site traffic conditions which saw an unfortunate worker get hit by a 9-tonne dumper truck. On average 7 workers a year are killed on construction sites by vehicles every year, it’s the second most common cause …Read the Full Post
Fatal Accident Shows Importance of Regular Health and Safety Reviews
The death of Scottish forestry worker Ewan MacGregor has been ruled an accident of his own making by an inquiry into the accident. Mr MacGregor was killed by a 25-tonne timber transport machine that lurched forward and crushed him, the inquiry led by Sheriff William Gilchrist decided. A catalogue of errors Investigators arriving at the …Read the Full Post
Do You Use Cement Every Day? The 5 Dangers of Working with Cement
The 5 Dangers of Working with Cement Ok, I know you use cement every day and it’s not some strange and hidden substance to fear like asbestos. But like it or not, carelessly working with cement is harmful. And it’s precisely because it’s such a common material that it causes so many health problems with …Read the Full Post
Health and Safety Law Changes Ahead – How Do They Affect You?
Health and Safety Law Changes From the 1st of October there will be three key changes to Health and Safety in the UK thanks to the implementation of new legislation. Much of the details of these laws are designed to consolidate existing guidelines and regulations, but there are some key changes which your responsible person …Read the Full Post
Health and Safety responsibilities – are they really responsible for the death of steeplejacking?
A Steeplejack vs Health and Safety Equipment An interview published on the Spitalfields Life blog recounts the life and times of George Cossington, a steeplejack who died recently. Cossington came from a family of steeplejacks who had worked on many of London’s most famous buildings, carrying out repairs, constructing frames and helping build at height. …Read the Full Post
A Hole Lot of Trouble – Keep Your Excavation Trenches Safe!
Excavation Safety for your Business He’d been told the water had been cut off. Last month a worker in Moray stood in a 1.3-metre deep excavation trench – not even a very deep one – and happily got to work cutting a section of cast iron water piping. Suddenly, water exploded out of it and …Read the Full Post
Multiple Health and Safety Failings Land Brothers in Jail
What no Asbestos Survey or CDM Coordinator! The issue of asbestos in old buildings and the risk is poses to workers has been brought to the fore by a recent case which saw two men jailed for up to 22 weeks each. Akram Hussein and his brother Inam were both jailed after repeatedly ignoring Improvement …Read the Full Post
Manchester Road Accident Holds Lessons For UK Employers
Lessons learnt from a Road Accident in Manchester A serious road traffic accident in Manchester has left the local council in danger of receiving a huge fine for breaching the Health and Safety at Work 1974 Act. Despite pleading guilty to the allegations, Manchester City Council had their case referred to the Minshull Street Crown …Read the Full Post
Builders! Are You at Risk from These Deadly Workplace Hazards?
Knowing where danger lies is half the job of avoiding accidents on a construction site. With excavation holes, ladders, steps, scaffolding, electricity and heavy equipment all over the place, your site is a hotbed for potential accidents. Even deadly ones. Taking proper care makes all the difference. And to help you, here are the six …Read the Full Post
Proposed CDM 201X Almost Coming to an End – Participate Now!
CDM 201X is set to go live by April 2015, and this is of course after it goes through Ministerial and Parliamentary scrutiny. However, once the regulations are in effect, there will be no grace period given for compliance. It is imperative then that stakeholders begin to familiarise themselves with some of the changes that …Read the Full Post