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Winter is Here: Vehicle Safety Tips

Game of Thrones fans are eagerly anticipating the release of season 8; but before we get to that, we've got our own winter to weather! To help keep you and your loved ones safe during the cold weather, we've compiled our top vehicle safety tips, below... Tyres Without a good grip...

Mental Health Assistance Programme for Employees

I am sure you are aware of the current impact mental ill health is having on our society; but if not, here are a few key facts; One in four people will experience a mental health issue in any given year. One in five people take a day off due...

Employers Liability Insurance Warning

Here's a warning for all businesses; to ensure you have employer’s liability insurance in place for at least £5,000,000 and display your certificate in the workplace. It's unusual for prosecution but this case was brought against GMG Car Wash Ltd of Exeter Street, Birmingham. They pleaded guilty to breaching Section...

Providing Additional Safeguards For Lone Workers

Working by yourself in a remote location presents a set of challenges both for employers and the lone workers. It is estimated that there are 8 million lone workers in the UK which represents about 20% of the UK workforce. Ekim Saribardak, from Rewire Security, takes up the story… Due...

Construction’s Most Common Medical Conditions: What To Do

From 2014 to 2017, some 80,000 construction workers reported suffering from a medical condition caused or made worse by their work. Construction News looks at the most common problems – and best practice for tackling them. Between 2014 and 2017, 3.5 per cent of the industry’s workforce suffered from a medical condition they believe was caused or made worse by...

Amputation After 800kg Lift Crushed Worker’s Foot

A worker had to have two toes partially amputated when an automated storage retrieval system (ASRS) lift dropped and trapped his foot. On 28 April 2017, employees of Logistex Limited were replacing sensors on the lift at the Shop Direct Distribution Centre in Shaw, Oldham. The work involved replacing sensors...

Construction Inspections Find Rise in Unsafe Work at Height

The Building Safety Group (BSG), has reported a 13% rise in the number of Work at Height safety breaches recorded on construction sites. The increase is based on 10,000 site inspections conducted during the first 6 months of 2018, comparing Q1 with Q2. BSG’s figure is also a reflection of the...

IOSH Backs New Health and Safety GRI Reporting Standard

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international standards organisation based in the US, has published its updated and revised standard for reporting on occupational health and safety in corporate and organisational annual reports. The GRI, which has been active in environmental and sustainability reporting for over 20 years, hopes that...

A Simple Strategy for Mental Health

Whilst a small percentage of mental health issues in the areas of psychosis, schizophrenia and other serious (often organic) illnesses do not fit the model; the majority do - being centred around depression, anxiety or both. There’s a cyclical link, of course; as we can, for example, be anxious that...

Tackling Issues Flagged During Men’s Health Week

11-17 June is Men’s Health Week, spreading awareness of diseases affecting men, this year with a particular focus on diabetes. The Health Insurance Group is shining the spotlight on how employers can support and address the issue. One in ten men now have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and...

BCC Backs New Research Project to Reduce Injury Risk Caused by Long Reach Equipment

The BCC has awarded BCC member the Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) a £2,000 grant which will allow them to fully participate in a health and safety project being conducted by an industry-wide partnership. Other partners in the project include HSE, Principle Cleaning, Specialist Window Cleaning Ltd and NJC. Together...

Stress Found to be Main Cause of Short-Term Absence

Stress-inducing situations are one of the biggest reasons for why employees are unable to go to work, according to research. A survey of 500 HRs by Group Risk Development (GRiD) found stress and stress-inducing situations as the main reason for short-term absences of up to 26 weeks. The research also...

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Transport Company Fined After Admitting to Health & Safety Failings Which Led to Death

A haulage company has been fined £180,000 after a worker was crushed by a lorry. Graham Forsyth was working for Colin Lawson Transport when he was sent to help repark lorries in the company’s yard on Abbotswell Road, Aberdeen. He stood behind a lorry being driven by colleague Murray Duff...