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Food Industry Continues To Offer Serious Health And Safety Concerns

This week we have heard yet another example of a food company failing to ensure appropriate safety guards were in place and working, resulting in yet another hand injury. This is the fourth such injury within the food industry in the past few months, with all injuries resulting from the same lack of attention to [...]

A Critical Variable In The World Of Health And Safety

If there’s one factor that always needs to be considered when evaluating health and safety procedures and methods here in the UK, it’s the weather. Often unpredictable, frequently surprising, the weather can very easily turn a straightforward and simple job into one fraught with dangers. Whether it’s floodwater, wind, rain or lightning, the British weather [...]

Finding UK Health and Safety on Twitter

Nowadays there are plenty of interesting individuals and organisations in the UK Health and Safety industry getting involved on Social Media in particular, the evolving beast Twitter but at times it can be difficult to find them. Below are a few directory services available which have been set up by Twitter experts. wefollow.com twellow.com Just [...]

How to book CSCS Tests & get your CSCS Cards

Many of you working in the construction industry will no doubt be aware of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and are probably members of it but, for those that are not, the following information will hopefully prove invaluable and encourage you to join. What is CSCS? The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) was introduced back [...]

28 Year Old Killed In Wiltshire As A Result Of Cost Cutting

We all understand the need to cut costs and keep expenses low whilst trying to deliver on time, on target and to standard. But there are times when cost cutting should be cut out completely, and this is certainly very true in the tragic case in Wiltshire where a 28 year old contractor was killed [...]

The Cape Asbestos Factory

Asbestos is a group of minerals that occur naturally and were used in building materials as well as vehicle brakes. Its purpose was to stop corrosion and resist heat and was thus used in homes and buildings as insulation. Fortunately, asbestos has been banned in the UK since 1999, but history shows that authorities knew [...]

Dismissal: Know Your Employment Rights and Responsibilities

Since 1997 when Labour came to power, the number of employment legislation that have come into existence have been staggering. An example is “The Employment Rights Act of 2008″ which provide details on employment rights and responsibilities for employees and their respective Employers. The UK government has approved employment law governing a lot of aspects of the [...]

Crane Overturned at Boat Yard Due to Lack of Maintenance

A crane overturned at a boatyard in the Isle of Wight after it was not properly maintained by the company. Nobody was harmed in the incident but it could have easily resulted in serious injuries or even fatalities, it was just a matter of luck on the day. However, a car was crushed under the [...]

Be Aware of Health Risks in Your Business

As an employer you must ensure that your workers are not exposed to health risks.  One of the ways to spot problems is health surveillance. The surveillance allows you to spot any problems and apply corrections and new control measures when necessary.  You need to conduct health surveillance if you run a business where employees [...]

Permanent Damage to Nerves of Worker Could Have Been Prevented

On 25 March 2013 GKN Aerospace was fined after they failed to ensure the safety of their employees for a minimum of six years. As a result of their failings multiple employees have been left with damage to their nerves and the damage is permanent. Vibration Tools Led to Damage of the Nerves and Circulation [...]