The spot check programme provides expert advice during calls and visits to businesses on how to manage risk and protect workers, customers and visitors.
Check the latest GOV.UK guidance on preventing the spread of coronavirus.
There is separate advice for Scotland and Wales.
An investigation by HSE found that workers had been left unsupervised by site management and there were no preventative measures in place to prevent the risk of a fall from height.
Workers were also expected to drive to the company’s head office more than five minutes’ drive away to use the toilet, despite there being ample room on the site for facilities.
Read this press release for more details on this incident.
You can find guidance on working at height and providing welfare facilities for workers on the HSE website
Under PPER 2022, the types of duties and responsibilities on employers and employees under PPER 1992 will remain unchanged but will extend to limb (b) workers, as defined in PPER 2022.
If PPE is required, employers must ensure their workers have sufficient information, instruction and training on the use of PPE.
A limb (b) worker will have the duty to use the PPE in accordance with their training and instruction, and ensure it is returned to the storage area provided by their employer.
For more information on the changes of the scope of the PPE Regulations which apply from 6 April 2022 are available on the link below: There is also basic advice on PPE at work and guidance on using PPE to protect people from COVID-19.
Personal protective equipment at work regulations are changing
For further advice on how to help prevent accidents, by assessing and managing vehicle and driver safety – wherever you work visit the HSE website
Two new estimates have been developed to measure the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic;
According to a report published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), an estimated 555,000 workers sustained non-fatal injuries in 2018.
Workplace health and safety hazards can be costly – to lives and the bottom line – but the good news is that they are largely preventable if you take the right precautions.
There is a long list of things to think about and it all starts with a risk assessment and review.
Download your free Risk Assessment Toolkit today to ensure you meet and surpass your health & safety legal requirements. Click here to download.
The HSE home working guidance is for anyone who employs home workers, including those who split their time between their workplace and home (also known as hybrid working).
It has been redesigned and expanded to provide more detail on straightforward actions to manage home workers’ health and safety and includes the risks of stress and poor mental health as well as working with display screen equipment (DSE).
A concrete supplier is fined after and agency worker contracted to work at its site suffered fatal injuries following a Tyre explosion.
The contractor suffered fatal injuries when using an air hose/compressed air to inflate the tyre of an articulated wheel loader.
For further information about health & safety during Tyre inflation read the HSE free (PDF) leaflet.
Work-related stress is now the number one cause of employee sickness absence, with major factors including workload pressures – tight deadlines, too much responsibility and a lack of managerial support.
Working Minds is aimed specifically at supporting small businesses by providing employers and workers with advice that is easy to implement, including simple steps to introduce the principles of the stress management standards.
Find out more about the Working Minds campaign.
Six of the incidents were in the waste and recycling sector while the remainder involved wood chip.
Some were due to poor forward visibility, while others resulted from reversing. Larger capacity buckets had been fitted to some machines, further reducing forward visibility.
Before using wheeled loaders (or making changes to them), you should review your workplace transport risk assessments to ensure they will be safe to use in your environment and in the way that you intend to use them.
View the safety notice for full details.