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…
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…
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…
A company responsible for maintaining the grounds of a naval base in Cornwall has been fined after three workers were diagnosed with a debilitating condition that left them with permanent nerve damage. The three men, who do not wish to be named, were employed to maintain the extensive grounds at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint where…
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 …
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…
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…
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….
A construction site worker from Rushden has been prosecuted after he struck another worker on the head with the bucket on a digger. The digger driver was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an investigation found he had been using a mobile phone while operating the excavator vehicle on a building site…
Junior School is to ban children bringing a snack of fruit or rice cakes to school on the grounds of “health and safety”. Their reasoning is that this is a health and safety risk to children at school with food allergies. Panel decision Whilst schools need to have procedures in place for managing pupils with…
