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Feb 61 min read

National Apprenticeship Week

This week is National Apprenticeship Week 2024 - a celebration of the positive impact apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and...

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Feb 11 min read

Metalworking fluids: Most businesses inspected ‘not doing enough’ to protect workers

Last year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced it was carrying out inspections and since then more than half of those checks...

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Jan 302 min read

Man handed community order for illegal removal of asbestos

A Hartlepool man has been handed a community order after he admitted removing asbestos from a school when he wasn’t licenced to do so....

What are the benefits of using an outsource HR provider?

Jan 262 min read

What are the benefits of using an outsource HR provider?

Outsourcing HR functions can offer several advantages to businesses, particularly smaller ones that may not have the resources to...

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Jan 252 min read

HSE launches new campaign to keep people safe from future dangers of asbestos

Buildings that people use in their daily lives, such as workplaces, schools and hospitals are the focus of a new campaign to keep people...

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Jan 232 min read

Director receives suspended prison sentence after scaffolder suffers 11,000-volt electric shock

A Kent scaffolding company has been fined and its director given a suspended prison sentence after a scaffolder suffered an 11,000-volt...

The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) overview...

Jan 184 min read

The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) overview...

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is a key piece of legislation that governs health and safety in the workplace. The Act was...

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Jan 182 min read

Moving and Handling Matters

Statistics published by the HSE revealed 473,000 workers reported suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder in 2022/2023,...

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Jan 162 min read

Garden landscaper sentenced after worker dies

The labourer, who had been working for Watford-based gardener Mr Fernando Araujo for just two days, was killed in the incident at a house...

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Jan 112 min read

Safe working in confined spaces

As stated by the HSE, a confined space is defined as one which is both enclosed or largely enclosed and has a reasonably foreseeable...

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Jan 92 min read

Asbestos and You

Any job, any day of the week, can potentially release lethal asbestos fibres. It’s not like dust – you can’t see, smell, or feel the...

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Jan 42 min read

Company fined after worker spotted on pallet raised by forklift truck

A company has been fined after shocked onlookers spotted an employee precariously working from height while standing on a pallet raised...

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Dec 21, 20232 min read

Company and director sentenced after worker fractures arm and leg

A company and its director have been sentenced after an employee fell from height and suffered serious injuries. Andrew Smith fractured...

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Dec 19, 20232 min read

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can affect muscles, joints and tendons in all parts of the body. Most MSDs develop over time. They can...

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Dec 14, 20231 min read

The Benefits Of Attending A CITB SMSTS Course

This course is for you if you’re considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and...

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Dec 12, 20232 min read

Roofing firm and company business partner sentenced following HSE investigations

A roofing company has been fined a total of £881,000 after two workers were seriously injured during two separate incidents. The Health...

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Dec 7, 20232 min read

Asbestos and You

Any job, any day of the week, can potentially release lethal asbestos fibres. It’s not like dust – you can’t see, smell, or feel the...

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Dec 5, 20232 min read

Renowned cider manufacturer fined following grandad’s death

A cider manufacturer has been fined after a much-loved grandfather was killed on his 65th birthday. Tommy Manns, from Dymock,...

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Nov 29, 20232 min read

Manchester firm fined after it put workers at risk with unsafe scaffolding

A rendering company in Manchester has been fined £3,000 after a HSE inspector noticed unsafe scaffolding on a house renovation as he...

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Nov 28, 20232 min read

Frozen food company fined after employee loses fingers

A frozen food company has been fined £700,000 after an employee lost two of his fingers following an incident at the firm’s premises in...