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Employers advised to warn staff of the potential danger of wearing a lanyard whilst driving

Published on Thursday, September 19th, 2019 by admin

It is very common for employers to provide employees with a company lanyard, but many organisations are unaware of the safety risks it can potentially have on its employees. Dorset Police issued a warning on social media announcing the harmful consequences that could come with driving with a lanyard on.…

Published on Friday, September 13th, 2019 by admin

Christina Fry, Chemical Engineer and UK/Ireland Environment Health & Safety Manager for Air Products, explores how a shift in approach could hold the key to safer and more productive working environments. It’s not uncommon, even now, to hear people talk about making time for health and safety. What, you might…

Published on Monday, September 9th, 2019 by admin

Research conducted by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has revealed that only 42% of employers in the UK provide overhead earmuffs to its employees. Businesses of all sizes across the UK took part in a survey to find out what type of hearing protection is provided for them. It looked at the types of hearing protection offered…

Published on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 by admin

High-rise construction site workers aren’t treating evacuation alarms seriously enough and are “risking their lives” by not responding immediately, new research reveals today (Wednesday 4 September). Rather than head straight for the emergency exit, a third of workers who took part in evacuation trials spent more than a minute finishing…

Published on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 by admin

The UK’s health and safety watchdog has warned Total after workers on one of its North Sea platforms were exposed to a dangerous gas. The incident took place in the shale shaker area of the Alwyn North platform in June, according to an inspector from the Health and Safety Executive…

Published on Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 by admin

A Coventry-based company that manufacturers stands for exhibitions has been fined £161,000 after an employee was knocked unconscious and sustained a broken collar bone during the unsafe lift and move of a park home chassis. Coventry Magistrates’ Court was told how employees at Sovereign Exhibitions and Events were moving the…

Published on Thursday, August 8th, 2019 by admin

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety notice over after a support vessel collided with an offshore platform in the North Sea. The incident happened on June 6 at the Brae Alpha installation, when the Grampian Explorer ran into the platform causing damage to the ship and…

Published on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 by admin

A concrete production company has been fined £400,000 after a welder lost four fingers during an unsafe lifting operation. On 27 September 2016, a welder from Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd, suffered injuries to his hand at the company’s Kings Cross site. The injury was inflicted when a forklift that…

Published on Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 by admin

A Northampton-based engineering firm has been fined after an operator was crushed while making moulds for a casting machine. The RSM Castings employee, who has asked to remain anonymous, sustained extensive injuries on 11 April 2018, including a broken neck, back fractures, broken ribs, a fractured shoulder blade, a ruptured…

Published on Friday, July 19th, 2019 by admin

The UK government is “not doing enough” to remove and replace potentially dangerous cladding on high-rise residential buildings, MPs have warned. In a report published yesterday, the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee also accused the government of being “far too slow” to reform the building and fire safety regime, more…

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