Potential failure of window side-stay restrictors in health and social care premises. Action required where there are people vulnerable to the risk of falls to prevent falling from height due to failure of the window side-stay mechanism.
Category: Safety alerts
Dr Garry Fawcett MBE vs the Health and Safety Executive – Outcome of Judicial Review Hearing
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Dr Garry Fawcett MBE applied for permission to judicial review 10 “decisions” relating to a HSE Safety Alert regarding the ‘Crazy Frog’ fairground ride.
Safety notice – Provision of key clinical information on laboratory specimen request forms
Friday, December 9, 2011
Recent investigations have identified there has been lack of sufficient relevant clinical details being provided on specimen request forms. This has resulted in samples being handled at the wrong biological containment level with resulting increased risk of infection to laboratory staff.
Safety notice – Use of Mobile Phone “Expert XP-Ex-1″ in potentially explosive atmospheres
Friday, December 9, 2011
The European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) requires Member States to prohibit the placing on the market and withdrawal from the market of mobile phone “Expert XP-Ex-1″ manufactured by Intrinsic Safety specialists, Netherlands.
Safety notice – Mobile crushing plant
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
There is potential, on some mobile crushers, for unintended movement of a machine track if an earth/ground fault occurs because of damage to the outer sheath and insulation of the electrical cable that controls the proportional control valve for the track.
Safety Notice – Supply of flail-type cutting attachments on portable hand-held brush cutters
Friday, September 30, 2011
Non-standard metal brush cutting accessories fitted to petrol driven brush cutters can fail catastrophically in-service. There is a risk of death or serious injury to operators and others in vicinity from ejected metal components. Suppliers of such equipment should immediately discontinue supply of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
Safety alert – Preventing inrushes at underground mines
Friday, September 23, 2011
The purpose of this safety alert is to remind owners and managers of producing mines of the precautions to be taken against inrushes and request owners confirm that appropriate measures to protect against inrush are in place at their mines.
HSE issues gas detector safety alert
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
This alert is to warn workers using a Status Mentor PGD2 gas detector that some of them may be giving false readings due to software configuration. None of these gas detector should be used until its software and configuration has been verified.
Safety alert – HSE warns of dangers of diving for shellfish following two recent tragedies
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
There have been two recent fatalities involving shellfish diving in inshore waters. This safety alert is to remind those working in this sector of HSE’s guidance and their legal responsibilities.
Safety notice – Risks to users from firewood processing machines
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Recent accident investigations indicate that some firewood processing machines may be unsafe because the guards provided are too short or the other safety devices provided may be easily overcome.
General safety notice – Powered perimeter gates
Friday, January 21, 2011
The purpose of this General Safety Notice is to advise Landlords, Commercial owners or facilities managers what they must do to ensure the safety of people in the vicinity of powered perimeter gates.
Scissor lift safety warning following fatal overturns
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Users of certain types of scissor lifts are being advised to make daily safety checks after five people were killed in three separate incidents when they overturned.
Safety alert – Overturns of JLG 500RTS scissor lifts
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The purpose of this Safety Alert is to alert the target audience above about the need to regularly maintain, inspect and test safety related equipment on Mobile Elevating Work Platforms generally,
Safety notice – Waterlogic water dispensers
Monday, December 20, 2010
Modifications to Waterlogic water dispensers with a UV system or WL 3000 Cold only model are required to prevent moister ingress to the UV ballast windings and/or internal water pipe leaks.
Safety notice: Gas boilers – flues in voids
Thursday, December 2, 2010
This Safety Notice provides updated information to that in the safety alert that was issued by HSE on 2nd October 2008 following a death earlier that year.
Safety notice – ‘False’ engagement of tipping hooks on ‘builders’ skips
Friday, November 19, 2010
This safety notice highlights a potential danger whereby fabrication of the skip can result in a lip on which tipping hooks may ‘falsely’ engage and provides advice on corrective actions
Employers warned about explosion risks from cutting of drums and containers
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Employees contemplating ‘hot work’ on used containers, and managers overseeing it, are being urged to check that the correct working procedures are followed after two people were killed in separate incidents in North East Scotland whilst cutting up drums.
Safety alert – Deadly explosions during cutting of drums and containers
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Duty holders are being reminded of the dangers of undertaking hot work on containers that contain, or have contained, flammable or combustible substances following two recent fatal accidents in North East Scotland where employees were killed whilst cutting up drums.
Safety alert – Deterioration and failure of cold / frozen food store ceilings
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
HSE has recently completed a fatal accident investigation following the failure of the ceiling of a frozen food store. Two men fell to the floor of the store when insulation panels separated from the steelwork, which supported the ceiling. One of the men died from his injuries.
HSE Podcast – Electric gates safety warning
Friday, September 24, 2010
In this episode: We speak to David Ashton, HSE’s Director of Field Operations, about the new warning that has been
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