17 May 17 May 2018 Message from a client: Early start for 15 members of Team Smallman to undertake health and safety training. Thank you, Michael Ellerby of LRB Consulting Ltd, for organising the training and, Leicestershire County Cricket Club, for organising our room hire for the day. #excellentvenue #highqualityhealthandsafetytraining Read More
16 May Legislation Update: Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 came into force on 1 January 2018. These updated Regulations are supported by a new Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (ACoP). The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) set out an employer’s minimum legal duties, while the ACoP text and guidance give practical advice on how to comply with those Regulations. The main … Read More
14 May Mental Health Awareness Week Stress is the focus of Mental Health Awareness Week this year. This is a subject that many businesses fail to deal with and yet it is one that affects many people. Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place on 14 – 20 May 2018. What resources are available? If you’re running an event for Mental Health … Read More
8 May Worker was Fatally Crushed leads to £2,000,000 in fines A civil engineering contractor and a district heating firm have been fined £1,000,000 each after a worker was fatally crushed. In December 2015, 36-year-old DB was employed by R K Civil Engineers Ltd working at the EON Renewable Energy Plant in Sheffield. He was one of two workers unloading large heating pipes (12 metres long … Read More
2 May Nearly thirty years since Piper Alpha Disaster – HSE warn about hydrocarbon releases Many of the big oil company disasters (such as Piper Alpha, or Texas City Refinery, or CAPECO) arise because of loss of containment of a highly flammable material (oil, gas, hydrocarbon, etc). If the release finds a source of ignition, then a fire/explosion will result and people killed or harmed, and property and companies are … Read More
30 April Large fine for fall from height injury Fines totalling £965,000 have been imposed on two companies as a result of a fall from height injury suffered by an employee. BAM Nuttall and McNealy Brown have been fined £900,000 and £65,000 respectively after they admitted failing to put proper procedures and safeguards in place to prevent a worker (in this case a painter PW) … Read More
26 April Process Safety (updated April 2018) On the morning of the last day of two weeks of intensive training in the Middle East (last year) on the subject of Process Safety I happen to read the following article from IOSH: Process safety neglected in board discussions The two weeks have included a lot of interesting process safety discussions on technical topics such … Read More
12 April Director held to account This is another case of a Company, and a Director held to account. In this case, Prior Homes Limited and its company Director, Paul Prior, have been sentenced after failing to control the work at height risks associated with working on a fragile roof, which led to a worker sustaining serious injuries. Two men were removing … Read More
11 April Construction Site Asbestos Awareness According to IOSH, “Uncertainty and ignorance” risks more asbestos deaths. Nearly one in four UK construction workers believe they may have been exposed to asbestos fibres, placing them at higher risk of contracting terminal cancers later in life. Key findings of a recent report for the “No Time to Lose” campaign (relating to work-related cancer) include: … Read More
10 April Death at Work – Agency worker crushed while unloading lorry Death at Work – it’s never a headline you want to read or to be featured in. A logistics company has recently been fined £373,000 after a worker was crushed while unloading a vehicle from a visiting delivery lorry. Southend Magistrates’ Court heard how an agency worker was unchaining a vehicle ramp from a delivery lorry … Read More