A plant hire company has been fined over £66k for leaving workers at risk of a fall from height and failing to provide minimum welfare facilities.
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
25 workers were killed in 2020-21 as a result of being struck by a moving vehicle.
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