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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
The Horrifying Reality Of Asbestos Exposure
Who is at Risk of Asbestos Exposure? According to the HSE’s own statistics, 13 people die every single day as a result of exposure to asbestos. In fact statistics indicate that considerably more people are dying today from asbestos related diseases than thirty years ago, despite highly public campaigns to draw people’s attention to the …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
Questionable health and safety issues hit the headlines again
Although health and safety will always remain extremely important, it would seem that some officials are still erring too much on the side of caution. Here are some current examples of ‘elf n safety’ apparently overriding common sense. The case of the Devonian hanging baskets Elderly residents of a council-owned block of flats in Bradninch, …Read the Full Post
Warning Issued Over Electric Gate Installations In The UK
Are electric gates the ultimate in convenience or safety? Or are they causing more problems than they’re worth? Proponents of electric gates suggest that they represent a stylish and convenient solution as far as safety is concerned, and that if fitted correctly they represent no danger. The trouble is that, as the latest news story …Read the Full Post