Directors’ duties: A stark reminder of what can happen when things go wrong. Without a good health and safety culture which flows from the top down so proactive interventions by directors and those in the senior management team is key to facilitating a safe working environment. Safety culture has been defined as consisting of shared… Continue reading Directors’ duties: A stark reminder!
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HSE Bulletin – Water Safety
HSE Bulletin – Have you checked your water Water Safety system recently? A simple assessment reduces the risk of legionella. Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal form of lung infection. It is normally contracted by inhaling small droplets of water (aerosols), suspended in the air, containing the bacteria. If you are an employer, or someone… Continue reading HSE Bulletin – Water Safety
IOSH Managing Safely Course
Book IOSH Managing Safely Course -booking closes at midnight 6th July 2023 Its your Last chance to book your place on the next IOSH Managing Safely Course for 10-12 July 2023 in Reading. See course details and book your place here For more than 2 or more delegates call 07785748137 and quote CODE 0723… Continue reading IOSH Managing Safely Course
Construction Site Fire Safety
Construction Fire Safety It is important that all contractors ensure that an initial Fire Risk assessment is completed before the project starts and at regular intervals during the project as the project moves forward. The fire strategy plan within the Construction Phase Plane is reviewed in line with the Fire Risk assessment. Fire Safety in… Continue reading Construction Site Fire Safety
HSE safety alert: Unsafe use of floor grating systems
HSE safety alert about the unsafe use of floor grating systems on offshore oil and gas platforms, vessels and wind generation installations. Sections of polymer floor grating systems can become dislodged, with workers and others at risk of tripping on unsecured flooring or falling through the subsequent hole. Investigations have revealed that fasteners used to… Continue reading HSE safety alert: Unsafe use of floor grating systems
FIRE SAFETY
A fire safety inspector ordered 21 improvements to the New County Hotel in Perth only three weeks before a fire killed three people. Know all in detail.. Inadequate fire doors and concerns over compartmentation revealed by Perth hotel audit three weeks before fatal fire The hotel in Perth where three people died in a fire… Continue reading FIRE SAFETY
Home Office signals commencement of Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
THE Fire Safety England Regulations 2022 come into force today (Monday 23 January 2023) and implement the majority of the recommendations made by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry in its Phase 1 report, which required a change in the law. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 seek to improve the fire safety of blocks of flats in… Continue reading Home Office signals commencement of Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
Top Ten Health and Safety Prosecutions of 2022 as reported by the Health and Safety Practitioner
Top Ten Health and Safety Prosecutions of 2022 1. Mining company fined £3.6m after electricians sustain burns Health and Safety Prosecutions-The largest fine of the year was to a mining company, fined £3.6 million in August, after two electricians suffered severe burns in separate incidents. 2. Carlsberg fined £3m following ammonia gas leak In June,… Continue reading Top Ten Health and Safety Prosecutions of 2022 as reported by the Health and Safety Practitioner
