23 October HSE Cost Recovery Proposals – Podcast Listen to the first Podcast from Mike Ellerby of LRB Consulting Ltd. Mike talks of the controversial HSE Cost Recovery Proposals. HSE Cost Recovery Proposal by Safety_Matters Read More
12 September Changes to HSE incident reporting have come into place From today (12th September 2011) new incident reporting arrangements to the Health & Safety Executive have come into place. From now on, only fatal and major injuries and incidents will be able to be reported by phone to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), with all other work-related injuries and incidents reportable under RIDDOR are … Read More
5 September HSE looks set to implement cost recovery, how will this affect you? The HSE recently outlined its plans to start charging businesses that aren’t fulfilling their legal requirements, and it now looks certain that these plans will come into force in April 2012. Previously, if you were found to be non-compliant with the law, you would expect an enforcement notice, a prohibition notice, or a letter from … Read More
25 May Don’t stop the inspector Recently two bed and breakfast owners have been fined for stopping a Fire Safety Inspector from entering their property. After many repeated attempts to gain access, the fire service had to take a more serious course of action, and prosecuted the owners of the bed and breakfast, a married couple, for obstructing inspectors in their … Read More
12 April Employees have a duty to meet as well… In addition to the recent Fire Safety cases where employers have been sentenced and fined, we recently heard about a case which we felt was rather interesting, it is the first successful case against an employee under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. A care home manager has been fined £500 following a blaze … Read More
11 April Changing the habits of a lifetime The British Safety Council has launched a health and safety campaign aimed at businesses – phase one focuses on hand and arm protection. It is aimed at businesses with the aim of understanding the key health and safety issues affecting their staff. Through a series of surveys and using the Changing the habits of a … Read More
21 March The Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) is in the news at the moment as it has been launched for the public to view all registered Health & Safety consultants. The register gives you the peace of mind that you are dealing with a registered consultant who has complied to a high standard of … Read More
9 March HSE proposes to slash inspections by 1/3 The Health & Safety Executive is proposing to slash the number of proactive inspections it carries out in light of its 35-per-cent cut in government funding. The BBC obtained a letter in which the HSE’s chief executive reportedly outlines plans to reduce the safety watchdog’s inspections by a third. Three high-hazard sectors – nuclear, offshore … Read More
28 February Leicestershire Fire Service conducting site visits All work premises, with few exceptions, are subject to the Fire Safety (Regulatory Reform) Order 2005 and a suitable and sufficient fire safety risk assessment must be undertaken and reviewed on a regular basis to help safeguard both staff and visitors from fire. LRB Consulting has noticed an increase in the number of new inquiries … Read More
14 February HSE clampdown on unsafe construction sites Starting today and for the next month, construction sites across the country will be visited by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries. During 2009/10, 42 workers died while working in construction, nationally, and nearly three … Read More