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| HSEWeekly Digestebulletin Issued: 22 June 2023
This week's edition includes: information about a safety alert HSE has issued about the risk of people being crushed by pop-up toilets details about the health and safety law poster that must be displayed for all workers to reador be provided as an equivalent leaflet guidance to help users and suppliers of agency and temporary workers links to recent HSE enforcement prosecutions and some upcoming training opportunities being offered by HSE For more health and safety updatesvisit our website |
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| HSE has issued a safety alert after an incident where a worker was killed when working underneath a raised, telescopic pop-up toilet. There is a risk of people being crushed in this way because there is a potential danger from: lowering a raised pop-up toilet during cleaning, maintenance or inspection activity intentional or unintentional access to the chamber underneath this type of toilet The risks of any work on pop-up toilets must be managed by: designers, manufacturers, suppliers and owners anyone providing information for, or carrying out, cleaning, maintenance or inspection View the safety alert for full details Workers are as likely to have an accident in the first 6 months at a workplace as during the whole of the rest of their working life. With many seasonal jobs being filled at this time of year, it is important that employers protect the health and safety of gig economy, agency and temporary workers. Our website has guidance to help users and suppliers of agency and temporary workersunderstand their health and safety responsibilities. If you are an agency or temporary worker then your health and safety is protected by law and employment businesses (agencies) have a duty to make sure they follow it. |
Theworker had been dismantling and removing a spraying booth when he fell more than 7 feet through its roof. The worker suffereda fractured skull and multiple broken bones, including to his ribs and collar bone. HSE's investigation found there had been: inadequate planning of the work at height, which meant suitable equipment wasnt used insufficient instruction and training given to those carrying out the work Read this press releasefor more details on the incident. HSE's website has advice on preventing falls while working at height. Other recent prosecution cases include: Council fined 80,000 for waste collection failures Vape liquid manufacturing company finedafter workers fingers sliced off |
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