The Legislation News page has been updated. You can read more on the following by clicking the link.
* The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
27 December 2005 - Site News
The Legislation News page has been updated. You can read more on the following by clicking the links.
27 December 2005 - HSE to Launch New Small Business Campaign
27 December 2005 - HSE to Launch New Small Business Campaign: "The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are getting ready to launch a new campaign for small businesses to highlight how good health and safety practise can reduce costs."
Monday, December 19, 2005
19 December 2005 - HSL Report Shows Non Union Workplaces Failing
19 December 2005 - HSL Report Shows Non Union Workplaces Failing: "A report, conducted by the Health and Safety Laboratories (HSL), into the awareness and participation of workers on health and safety within non-union workplaces, found most to be 'clueless' regarding consultation laws with 'very limited' participation from the workforce."
Sunday, December 18, 2005
15 December 2005 - New HSE Guidance Notes and Leaflets
15 December 2005 - New HSE Guidance Notes and Leaflets: "The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have provided new guidance notes and leaflets for the following:
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Falls from height - Working at Height Guidance for Schools
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Workplace Transport Safety
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Working Platforms (non-integrated) on Fork Lift Trucks
The first of the above is a webpage full of excellent advice and help. The remaining two are in pdf format. All of the above can be accessed by clicking the relevant link.
Article by Alexandra Johnston"
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Falls from height - Working at Height Guidance for Schools
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Workplace Transport Safety
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Working Platforms (non-integrated) on Fork Lift Trucks
The first of the above is a webpage full of excellent advice and help. The remaining two are in pdf format. All of the above can be accessed by clicking the relevant link.
Article by Alexandra Johnston"
15 December 2005 - HSC Recommend Explicit Safety Duties for Directors
15 December 2005 - HSC Recommend Explicit Safety Duties for Directors: "Following a meeting by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) on 6 December 2005, in which unions and safety campaigners proposed that Directors of organisations should have explicit health and safety duties ensuring compliance with safety law, the HSC agreed and recommended the following:
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There should be positive legal duties on directors to ensure their organisations comply with safety law.
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There should be more authoritative guidance.
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There should be more enforcement.
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There should be greater penalties and more use of director disqualifications."
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There should be positive legal duties on directors to ensure their organisations comply with safety law.
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There should be more authoritative guidance.
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There should be more enforcement.
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There should be greater penalties and more use of director disqualifications."
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
7 December 2005 - HSE Update on First Aid Provision for Public
7 December 2005 - HSE Update on First Aid Provision for Public: "The Health and Safety Executive have reviewed the duty required by employers under The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, which states that employers must provide adequate first aid equipment, facilities and personnel to their employees. However, the Regulations do not extend to members of the public and non-employees, which can cause difficulties in such places as schools, entertainment facilities, fairgrounds and shops."
7 December 2005 - HSC Consultation for New Workplace Exposure Limits
7 December 2005 - HSC Consultation for New Workplace Exposure Limits: "A consultation on proposals for new Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL's) for Respirable Crystalline Silica has been published by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC).
Two million employees every year are exposed to crystalline silica, a naturally occurring mineral found in rock, sands, clay, building materials made from them such as bricks, concrete and tiles, exposing at least, as estimated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 100,000 workers to the dust containing respirable crystalline silica.
Long-term exposure to dusts can lead to the following:
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The development of silicosis, a slowly developing irreversible lung disease.
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Risk of lung cancer through heavy and prolonged exposures under conditions that are sufficient to cause silicosis."
Two million employees every year are exposed to crystalline silica, a naturally occurring mineral found in rock, sands, clay, building materials made from them such as bricks, concrete and tiles, exposing at least, as estimated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 100,000 workers to the dust containing respirable crystalline silica.
Long-term exposure to dusts can lead to the following:
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The development of silicosis, a slowly developing irreversible lung disease.
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Risk of lung cancer through heavy and prolonged exposures under conditions that are sufficient to cause silicosis."
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
8 December 2005 - Death Influenced by Bullying in the Workplace
8 December 2005 - Death Influenced by Bullying in the Workplace: "A jury inquest, at Oldham Magistrates Court, into the death of a young teenage girl, on Boxing Day 2003, ruled that Hannah Kirkham from Baguley, Greater Manchester had died from 'cardiac arrest, brought on by ingestion of her medication' and was 'significantly influenced' by the abuse and threats to her life from bullies within her workplace.
The inquest heard how young Hannah, whilst working at Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food outlet in Northeden had been subjected to such abuse as the following:
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She was stabbed in the arm with corn sticks.
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Verbally abused and threatened with death.
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Her colleagues and team leader called her a 'fat, spotty bitch.'
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One colleague also said: 'You dirty ugly slag, who would want to rape you?'
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Workers sprayed deodorant on her uniform.
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Workers held a cigarette lighter against her.
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Workers also drew on her face and body with a marker pen.
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One worker said: 'Would anyone miss you if you died?'.
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Another said: 'No one could ever have loved you, not even family' and 'If we killed you we would cut you up and post your body through your letterbox.'
Hannah was signed off sick. She then suffered hallucinations of being attacked and consequently harmed herself.
Eighteen year old Hannah told her KFC employer of the abuse. She was told to try and sort it out by herself and if this failed, she had to put her grievances in writing. Hannah did put her grievances in writing on 5 December 2003, but her letter was 'misplaced' by her employer KFC and was not opened until February 2004, some 2 months later and after her death.
Young Hannah was found by her Mother on the morning of 17 December 2003, lying next to empty blister packs of her medication. She subsequ"
The inquest heard how young Hannah, whilst working at Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food outlet in Northeden had been subjected to such abuse as the following:
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She was stabbed in the arm with corn sticks.
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Verbally abused and threatened with death.
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Her colleagues and team leader called her a 'fat, spotty bitch.'
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One colleague also said: 'You dirty ugly slag, who would want to rape you?'
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Workers sprayed deodorant on her uniform.
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Workers held a cigarette lighter against her.
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Workers also drew on her face and body with a marker pen.
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One worker said: 'Would anyone miss you if you died?'.
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Another said: 'No one could ever have loved you, not even family' and 'If we killed you we would cut you up and post your body through your letterbox.'
Hannah was signed off sick. She then suffered hallucinations of being attacked and consequently harmed herself.
Eighteen year old Hannah told her KFC employer of the abuse. She was told to try and sort it out by herself and if this failed, she had to put her grievances in writing. Hannah did put her grievances in writing on 5 December 2003, but her letter was 'misplaced' by her employer KFC and was not opened until February 2004, some 2 months later and after her death.
Young Hannah was found by her Mother on the morning of 17 December 2003, lying next to empty blister packs of her medication. She subsequ"
Monday, December 12, 2005
12 December 2005
A new article has been published on the Your Articles page
- Noise at Work by John Johnston AIIRSM
Thursday, December 08, 2005
8 December 2005
New download added to the Downloads PowerPoints section
- Hazard Assessment by Graham Clarke 267KB
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
6 December 2005
The Legislation News page has been updated. You can read more on the following by clicking the link on the bottom of this post.
http://www.healthandsafetytips.co.uk/legislation_news.htm
- Proposals for a Workplace Exposure Limit for Respirable Crystalline Silica
- The Disability Discrimination (Private Clubs etc.) Regulations 2005
- The Disability Discrimination (Prescribed Times and Periods for Accessibility Strategies and Plans for Schools) (England) Regulations 2005
http://www.healthandsafetytips.co.uk/legislation_news.htm
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