Is Your Company Fully Prepared For Heat Stress This Summer?
If there’s one thing we British are known for it’s complaining about the weather. For months now the conversations I have heard regarding this seem to have been along the lines of what atrocious weather we’ve had all spring, and will summer ever arrive. Just recently that’s changed, and now we’re all moaning about how …Read the Full Post
The Risk Of Misplaced Trust In Health And Safety
In the world of health and safety there’s no doubt that guards and guard rails are highly important. But there are three types of guards: those which are present and working those which are entirely absent those which are present, deemed to be fine, but which are unfit for purpose. I think that when it …Read the Full Post
The Number One Risk Management Misunderstanding
Health and safety, as we’ve noted in a recent blog post, often gets some bad press. Partly this is down to the fact that risk management can often be misunderstood or misinterpreted. So let’s clear up some of these misconceptions. We live in a risky world. Quiet apart from thirty ton metal presses, scaffolding hundreds …Read the Full Post
Health And Safety For Small Businesses – In 500 Words
Whether you’re starting up a new business, or reassessing your business following an expansion, understanding health and safety law needn’t be difficult. In fact understanding health and safety for small businesses is so simple we can cover the main points in just five hundred words. Step 1 – The Competent Person The first step is …Read the Full Post
Communication – A Common Health And Safety Failing
During the past few days we have read news reports relating to two men falling from a cherry picker in Leicestershire, sustaining injuries likely to result in time off work, and a harbour crane in Guernsey which snapped, potentially causing significant damage and injury. Fortunately in this second incident no one was hurt, but this …Read the Full Post
Gas Installers Must Consider the Dangers
A recent court case has drawn attention to the responsibilities that come with all gas installations. Tom Scholfield, a 28 year old man from Rotherham was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after he was discovered to have left a gas fire in a dangerous condition. Mr Scholfield had installed the gas fire in …Read the Full Post
Death of Herdsman Could Have Been Avoided
An employer from Whitstone has been prosecuted by the health and Safety Executive after a herdsman fell to his death at a dairy in October 2010. Sixty five year old William Luscombe was working on the dairy roof when he fell through a skylight made from plastic. After an investigation there were found to be …Read the Full Post
Building Company Ignored Safety Risks
Workers and the public were put at risk by a building company in Cardiff after they continued to ignore safety risks. The case was heard on December 18 when Rimo Construction appeared before Cardiff magistrates court for permitting their employees to work at height without considering safety factors. A concerned neighbour reported the dangerous conditions …Read the Full Post
£10,000 Fine After Worker is Injured by Forklift Truck
A concrete firm have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after one of their workers was hit by a forklift truck in Shropshire. 38 year old Tomasz Kosmacz was given the responsibility of removing the build-up of excess concrete from around the moulds at the Elite Precast Concrete factory. The concrete he removed …Read the Full Post
Ozone Danger Ignored Resulting in Life Changing Injuries
One contractor working in Kegworth has had his life permanently affected after being exposed to ozone. Richard Sharp from West Yorkshire was working for Cott Beverages when the exposure occurred. He was sent into a room to change a UVB light system that was located in the plant room. He had been given a permit …Read the Full Post