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EXAMPLE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR COVID-19 IN WORKPLACES
HSENI has produced an example risk assessment which shows the kind of approach HSENI expects a small business or workplace to take when carrying out
FIRE SAFETY WARNING AS MILLIONS WORK FROM HOME
Firefighters are issuing urgent #StayHomeStaySafe advice as millions of people complete their first full week of working from home amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. The majority
COVID-19: construction briefing – 24 March
The following briefing has been produced in collaboration between the Association for Consultancy & Engineering, Build UK, Chartered Institute of Building, CITB, Civil Engineering Contractors
Fit testing face masks to avoid transmission: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Respiratory protective equipment Tight-fitting respirators (such as disposable FFP3 masks and reusable half masks) rely on having a good seal with the wearer’s face. A
COMPANY FINED AFTER WORKER FALLS FROM UNPROTECTED LANDING AND SUFFERS BROKEN HIP
A construction company has been fined after a painter and decorator fell from an unprotected landing on the second floor of a house. The Court
COSHH – EH40/2005 WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS REVISION PUBLISHED
On 17 January 2020 HSE published a revised version of EH40/2005 ‘Workplace exposure limits’. This has been updated in order to implement amendments to the
COMPANY FINED £50,000 AFTER VEHICLE STRUCK AN OVERHEAD POWER CABLE
A stone merchant has been fined for safety breaches after a vehicle made contact with an uninsulated overhead electric power line. The court heard that
Amputation after glove was entangled on rotating drill
An architectural metalwork company has been fined after an employee suffered a serious hand injury on a pedestal drill. In August 2018, an employee, who
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION FINED £600,000 AFTER FIVE EMPLOYEES DEVELOPED HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME (HAVS)
A property management and development organisation has been fined after five employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The Court heard that between 2009 and
DUMPERS/MOBILE PLANT AND VEHICLES GUIDANCE – CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FINED AFTER DUMPER TRUCK OVERTURNS AND FATALLY INJURES WORKER
A leading construction company has been fined following an incident in which a worker was killed when a dumper truck overturned. The court heard that
UPDATE: REVISED HSE GUIDANCE ON EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUME
In February 2019 HSE issued a safety alert to inform industry of a change in relation to the control expectations for exposure to welding fume
CONTROL OF WELDING FUME: HSE TARGETED INSPECTION OF ENGINEERING & FABRICATION SITES TO COMMENCE JANUARY 2020
Following the strengthening of enforcement expectation for all welding fume (including mild steel) in February of this year (see safety bulletin http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/mild-steel-welding-fume.htm), HSE Inspectors will