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HSE COVID Advice Update

Construction Safety Posted on 11th March 2021 by Sonya Parker11th March 2021

    The HSE has issued new guidance for working and returning to work in line with the Governments easing of restrictions. https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely Returning to work after a lockdown or other closure If your workers have been at home for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged COVID, Eased COVID Restrictions, hse, Return to Work

HSE Construction Health Inspection Initiative – October 2020

Construction Safety Posted on 25th September 2020 by Sonya Parker25th September 2020

October 2020 will see HSE carrying out its latest construction health inspection initiative with health and safety inspectors targeting construction sites across Great Britain. Details of the Initiative: The initiative will run from Monday 5 – Friday 30 October As … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged COVID, hse, HSE inspections, October, Respiratory, Silica, Sites

Making your workplace COVID safe

Construction Safety Posted on 30th July 2020 by Sonya Parker30th July 2020

Working safely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Social distancing and making your workplace COVID-secure HSE has produced guidance on social distancing in the workplace, with details on common areas, workstations, movement around buildings and more. Find out more below or … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged Back to work, COVID, hse, Safe Working

Working Safely During COVID 19

Construction Safety Posted on 21st May 2020 by Sonya Parker21st May 2020

Working safely during the coronavirus outbreak Assessing Risk As an employer, you must protect people from harm. This includes taking reasonable steps to protect your workers and others from coronavirus. In your risk assessment you must: Identify what work activity … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged coronavirus, COVID, hse, Travel to Work, Working, Working Safely

HSE ISSUES SOCIAL DISTANCING WARNING TO EMPLOYERS

Construction Safety Posted on 21st April 2020 by Admin Construction Safety21st April 2020

The HSE has published guidance on social distancing, keeping businesses open and in-work activities during the coronavirus outbreak Social distancing In these extraordinary times, the HSE is constantly reviewing the fast-moving situation with their partners across government to support the … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged business, businesses, control of workplace risks, coronavirus, covid 19, employers, enforcement, enforcement action, enforcement notices, essential work, guidelines, health and safety executive, hse, non essential work, public health England, shielded workers, social distancing, travel, travel for work purposes, travelling, working from home, workplace, workplace risks

Carrying out thorough examination and testing of lifting and pressure equipment during the coronavirus outbreak

Construction Safety Posted on 15th April 2020 by Admin Construction Safety15th April 2020

HSE recognises the potential challenges when carrying out legal requirements for thorough examination and testing (TE&T) of plant and equipment as a result of additional precautions people need to take to help reduce risk of transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). The … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged coronavirus, covid 19, enforcement, equipment, health & safety executive, health and safety executive, hse, inspectors, legal requirements, lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations, loler, plant, pressure systems safety regulations, pssr, restrictions, scheme, social distancing, te&t, testing, thorough examination, thorough examination and testing, thorough examination and testing scheme, visiting inspectors

Amputation after glove was entangled on rotating drill

Construction Safety Posted on 8th January 2020 by Admin Construction Safety8th January 2020

An architectural metalwork company has been fined after an employee suffered a serious hand injury on a pedestal drill. In August 2018, an employee, who was an apprentice, suffered an amputation injury to his right-hand middle finger whilst operating a … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Drills, Entaglement, Fines, Gloves, Hand Injury, hse, PPE, Prosecution, RIDDOR, Safety

DUMPERS/MOBILE PLANT AND VEHICLES GUIDANCE – CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FINED AFTER DUMPER TRUCK OVERTURNS AND FATALLY INJURES WORKER

Construction Safety Posted on 25th November 2019 by Admin Construction Safety25th November 2019

A leading construction company has been fined following an incident in which a worker was killed when a dumper truck overturned. The court heard that in October 2016, a groundworker working for the construction company, was manoeuvring a 9T front … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged collision, competence, construction, construction vehicles, dumper hazards, dumper trucks, dumpers, edges, front tipping dumper trucks, gradients, guidance, health and safety, health and safety executive, hse, inspection, loading, maintenance, mobile plant, overturning, pedestrian routes, pedestrians, reversing, roll over protection, safe system of work, safe working capacity, safety devices, segregation, spoil heaps, tipping operations, top soil, training, vehicle operations, vehicles, wheel stops

UPDATE: REVISED HSE GUIDANCE ON EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUME

Construction Safety Posted on 14th November 2019 by Admin Construction Safety14th November 2019

In February 2019 HSE issued a safety alert to inform industry of a change in relation to the control expectations for exposure to welding fume including that from mild steel welding. This followed new scientific evidence from the International Agency … Continue reading →

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IS HEALTH SURVEILLANCE REQUIRED IN YOUR WORKPLACE?

Construction Safety Posted on 5th November 2019 by Admin Construction Safety5th November 2019

Is health surveillance required in your workplace? Risk assessment and controls (first part of the health surveillance cycle .) The starting point is your risk assessment. Through this you will have found out the hazards in your workplace, identified who is … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged adverse health effect, arms, asbestos, biological agents, compressed air, coshh, damage, disease, dust, dusts, fumes, hands, havs, hazardous substances, health effects, health surveillance, health surveillance cycle, hse, identifiable disease, ill health effects, ionising radiation, irritation, itching, lead, noise, redness, risk assessment, schedule 6 of the control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002, signs, skin, solvent, solvents, soreness, statutory medical surveillance, substances, symptoms, vibration, workplace exposure, workplace exposures

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