Reports over the years have seen an increase in assaults on emergency workers, with 26,000 assaults on police officers in the past year and over 17,000 on NHS staff. Assaults on prison officers have risen by 70% in the last 3 years and by 18% on firefighters, the statistics also show a significant increase in incidents during the festive season. Continue reading…
With the shortest day of the year almost upon us, employees are more likely to spend at least part of their working day in the dark. Employers have a duty to ensure that employees who are out in the late afternoon, evening and at night are safe wherever they may be. Continue reading…
It’s estimated that around 500 people who have worked in the UK construction industry die every year from the effects of silica. Continue reading…
The HSE announced the launch of a three-month inspection campaign in the waste and recycling industry on 1st October 2018. Unannounced inspections will focus in particular on the management of workplace transport and machinery safety. Continue reading…
The HSE has updated its guidance on mental health in the workplace, setting out the roles and responsibilities of employers to help their employees. The guidance contains various links to supporting materials. Continue reading…
RAMS are often prepared in advance of a project starting. Due diligence is applied to the known and sometimes assumed processes of application and implementation to enable a suitable and sufficient RAMS to be accepted by the Client or Principal Contractor. Continue reading…
A toolbox talk is a simple informal briefing given by experienced supervisors or operatives about a specified health and safety subject. Continue reading…
There is no safe depth for an excavation. Too often, our advisors are being told that an excavation does not need supporting unless it is 1.2m or greater in depth. Continue reading…
Our summer temperatures are getting higher and lasting longer year on year. Employers should identify the upper workplace temperature as foreseeable risk and take reasonable measures to protect their employees from the risks posed by heat exposure. Continue reading…
Although the Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations only apply to indoor workplaces, that does not mean that employers do not also have a duty to employers working outside, such as construction or agricultural workers. Continue reading…
