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| HSEWeekly Digestebulletin Issued: 5 October 2023
This week's edition includes: details about the health and safety law poster that must be displayed for all workers to reador be provided as an equivalent leaflet information on our latest health inspection campaign that focuses on moving and handling construction materials news from recent enforcement prosecutions, including a case where a company was fined 1.2 million after a worker was fatally crushed links to the latest job vacancies here at HSE For more health and safety updatesvisit our website |
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| Only HSE can approve a version of the health and safety law poster. If you employ anyone, the law says you must: display an approved version of the poster, or provide each worker with a copy of the equivalent leaflet You must display the poster where your workers can easily read it and you cant print a copy yourself. You can: order HSE approved versions of the poster download the equivalent leaflet The current version of the law poster includes enhanced security features and is more durable.Read our guidance on how to identify a genuine law poster. If you have any doubts and need to check if its a legitimate version, please email [email protected] |
HSEs latest construction health inspection campaign focuses on moving and handling materials. There are a range of free resources which support the campaign to help you manage the risks on site. The campaign is raising awareness of health issues in relation to moving and handling materials to improve the long-term health of those working in construction. When on site, HSE inspectors are checking that employers and workers: know the risks plan their work to eliminate or substitute the risks, where possible where that is not possible, use sensible control measures to protect workers from aches, pain and discomfort in joints, muscles and bones known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Make use of the following free resources to help promote change and protect construction workers long-term health: visit our campaign website to get advice for employers, workers and small builders download our poster (.pdf) to use on your site take our manual handling quiz |
The fine followed an incident where a worker was crushed to death during maintenance work at aquarry. The worker was part of a maintenance team that was repairing a feed hopper. He had been standing on a conveyor that was located under the feed hopper before the repair work started. The conveyor was then inadvertently switched on, trapping and fatally crushing the 26-year-old worker. HSE's investigation found that the haulage company had failed to ensure the feed hopper was properly isolated before the repair work commenced. Read this press releasefor further details on the incident. HSE also has guidance about theProvision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). Other recent prosecution cases include: Three companies fined after engineer electrocuted in hospital kitchen Dockside company sentenced after worker seriously injured on trawler Can you help us test our website and make it better? Itscrucialthat we hear from site users,so we can make sure we are providingthe information and services you want from us. If youcanhelp,pleasesign up and join our website improvement group. Ifyou sign up, we will periodically emailyou asking you to look atsome content on our website and complete a quick questionnaireso you can tell us what you thinkof it. We will let you know aboutanychanges made as a result of your feedback, and you can unsubscribe at any time. |
Come and workfor HSE and help to protect lives and livelihoods. We currently have a range of vacancies.For details of selected posts, follow the links below: Operational Policy Advisor
closes 16 October; 2 roles available
Administrative Officer
closes20 October; 2 roles available
Electrical and Control Engineer Specialist
closes 20 October |
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