Smoking In Care Homes

Regarding the recent article on Radio 4 You & Yours programme about the prosecution of a care home operator following the tragic death of an elderly resident in a fire caused by smoking in a bedroom. Over the last three years of carrying out health & safety audits of care homes, we have seen smoking rooms…

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Driver CPC Deadline Reached

The deadline for lorry drivers with acquired rights to finish their first 35 hours of Driver CPC periodic training has now passed. The 9th September 2014 was the deadline for existing lorry drivers to finish their first 35 hours of training. This means that from the 10th September 2014, all professional lorry, bus or coach…

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Care Homes Health & Safety Bulletin – October 2014

Scalding Fatality The Health & Safety Executive recently reported a prosecution of a care home operator following the death of an elderly service user who suffered scalds after being lowered into a hot bath. The full details of the case can be seen by following the link below. http://press.hse.gov.uk/2014/elderly-woman-died-after-suffering-burns-in-nursing-homebath/? ebul=hsegen&cr=15/29-sep-14 A few simple measures could…

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Changes to Safety Law Poster

Most of you will be aware that as from the 6th April 2014 all businesses must display the new (its been around for about 5 years) Health & Safety Law poster or you can issue to staff copies of the new leaflets. The link is to the FAQ HSE site re the poster http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/lawposter.htm?ebul=pubns&cr=1/may-14  …

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HSE Construction Section Report – Plan of Work

Construction Division  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Plan of Work  2014/2015  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. For public information 2 Foreword  Welcome to this summary of HSE Construction Division’s Plan of Work for 2014/15. This is the second year that I will be Chief Inspector of Construction; in my first year, I have had the opportunity to see at first hand much of…

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Video footage lands skip firm owner in court

The owner of a skip hire firm in Bacup has been fined after he was filmed putting an employee’s life in danger by lifting him in a digger bucket. Christopher Jones was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a concerned member of the public videoed the incident at Shadlock Skips on Newchurch…

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Health and Safety Week: celebrating UK safety record

The rate of fatal accidents in the UK has fallen by 85% since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act in 1974, 40 years ago. In celebration of this, health and safety organisations across the country are uniting to launch Health & Safety Week 2014, which will take place between 16–20 June….

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