What's new at HSE » Workers http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:09:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Statistics - big improvements in Britain’s record http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/statistics-big-improvements-in-britains-record/?rss=Workers Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:16:34 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11738 Britain became a healthier and safer place to work last year, according to figures released today by HSE.

Statistics show there has been a significant reduction in the numbers of people killed, injured or suffering work related ill-health from April 2008 to March 2009.

Statistics press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/statistics-big-improvements-in-britains-record/feed/ Health and safety statistics 2008/09 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/health-and-safety-statistics-200809/?rss=Workers Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:16:04 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11743 The latest statistics on work-related health and safety - work-related ill-health, injuries, dangerous occurrences, enforcement and gas safety - in Great Britain for 2008/09.

Health and safety statistics 2008/09

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/health-and-safety-statistics-200809/feed/ HSE warning to sole traders after labourer killed by a falling steel joist http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/hse-warning-to-sole-traders-after-labourer-killed-by-a-falling-steel-joist/?rss=Workers Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:45:57 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11723 A London-based plumber has been fined following the death of a labourer in Essex. HSE brought the case after Ajet Krasniqi, 24, died when he was hit on the head by a reinforced steel joist in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.

View press release HSE warning to sole traders after labourer killed by a falling steel joist

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/hse-warning-to-sole-traders-after-labourer-killed-by-a-falling-steel-joist/feed/ Asbestos http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/20/asbestos/?rss=Workers Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:30:26 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11472 Coming soon - Hidden Killer campaign launches 2 November 2009.

Campaign starts soon - find out more

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/20/asbestos/feed/ Construction - Working Well Together events http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/16/construction-working-well-together-events/?rss=Workers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:45:01 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11318 Join the campaign, help reduce death and injury in the construction industry. Find a Working Well Together (WWT) event near you.

Find a WWT event near you

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/16/construction-working-well-together-events/feed/ HSE warns building firms after worker is seriously injured in fall http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/16/hse-warns-building-firms-after-worker-is-seriously-injured-in-fall/?rss=Workers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:30:04 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11342 HSE is urging employers to ensure their workers are protected when working at height after a man fell from the first floor of a building he was working on, suffering life-threatening injuries.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/16/hse-warns-building-firms-after-worker-is-seriously-injured-in-fall/feed/ Safety warning after Lancashire workers get 11,000-volt shock http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/15/safety-warning-after-lancashire-workers-get-11000-volt-shock/?rss=Workers Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:00:53 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11335 Outdoor workers in Lancashire are being urged to take extra care near overhead electricity lines after two men suffered 11,000-volt electric shocks and burns.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/15/safety-warning-after-lancashire-workers-get-11000-volt-shock/feed/ Pet food director fined after worker crushed to death http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/15/pet-food-director-fined-after-worker-crushed-to-death/?rss=Workers Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:25:14 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11203 A director of a pet food company has been fined £10,000 for breaches of health and safety law after a worker was crushed to death.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/15/pet-food-director-fined-after-worker-crushed-to-death/feed/ Machinery manufacturer fined after worker loses fingers http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/14/machinery-manufacturer-fined-after-worker-loses-fingers/?rss=Workers Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:30:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11209 HSE is reminding companies of the importance of adequately guarded machinery following an incident where a man lost four fingers and part of his thumb.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/14/machinery-manufacturer-fined-after-worker-loses-fingers/feed/ Mental Health Awareness Day 2009 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/09/mental-health-awareness-day-2009/?rss=Workers Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11030 10 October - HSE advice to help define and understand the relationship between work related stress and common mental health problems.

Stress and mental health at work

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/09/mental-health-awareness-day-2009/feed/ Coming soon: Asbestos - Hidden Killer campaign http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/06/coming-soon-asbestos-hidden-killer-campaign/?rss=Workers Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:40:42 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10948 Starts 2 November 2009 - helping tradesmen and maintenance workers know when they might be working with asbestos.

Coming soon: Asbestos: Hidden Killer campaign

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/06/coming-soon-asbestos-hidden-killer-campaign/feed/ Food manufacturer fined after worker’s fingertips amputated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/02/food-manufacturer-fined-after-worker%e2%80%99s-fingertips-amputated/?rss=Workers Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:40:17 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10977 HSE is warning food companies about the need for suitable risk assessments and adequate guarding of machinery after a company was fined today at Oxford Magistrates Court.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/02/food-manufacturer-fined-after-worker%e2%80%99s-fingertips-amputated/feed/ Machinery guarding warning http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/02/machinery-guarding-warning/?rss=Workers Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:38:20 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10981 Employers operating machinery need to ensure that risks are fully assessed and that potentially dangerous moving parts are suitably guarded, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/02/machinery-guarding-warning/feed/ Company fined after employee dies from serious head injuries at work http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/company-fined-after-employee-dies-from-serious-head-injuries-at-work/?rss=Workers Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:07:55 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10829 HSE is urging companies to implement and maintain safe systems of work and to offer full training to staff to ensure that the health and safety of employees is not put at risk.

This follows the sentencing on Friday (25 September) of Delico Ltd at Aylesbury Crown Court. The company was prosecuted after a cleaner was fatally injured while cleaning a blending machine at its meat processing plant in Milton Keynes.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/company-fined-after-employee-dies-from-serious-head-injuries-at-work/feed/ HSE marks 35 years http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/hse-marks-35-years/?rss=Workers Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:37:24 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10820 The number of employees being killed or injured at work is at its lowest level since the inception of the modern health and safety system 35 years ago.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/hse-marks-35-years/feed/ Cheltenham borough council fined £14,000 after ride on mower incident http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/cheltenham-borough-council-fined-14000-after-ride-on-mower-incident/?rss=Workers Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:33:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10834 HSE is warning that care needs to be taken when using ride-on mowing machines following a court prosecution of an employer.
A council employee fell from a ride-on mower onto a park bench on 21 may 2008, breaking two ribs and suffering a compressed lung.

View Cheltenham borough council fined after ride on mower incident press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/cheltenham-borough-council-fined-14000-after-ride-on-mower-incident/feed/ Crumlin company fined after worker loses parts of fingers in machinery http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/28/crumlin-company-fined-after-worker-loses-parts-of-fingers-in-machinery/?rss=Workers Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:00:31 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10814 Machinery workings must be guarded to prevent operatives contacting dangerous parts HSE has said. The warning comes after a company was fined for an incident in which a worker lost part of three fingers as he was attempting to clean a probe on a bagging machine at a plastics factory in Crumlin on 13 October 2008.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/28/crumlin-company-fined-after-worker-loses-parts-of-fingers-in-machinery/feed/ Businesses urged take proper precautions after worker fractures skull in fall http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/28/businesses-urged-take-proper-precautions-after-worker-fractures-skull-in-fall/?rss=Workers Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:00:46 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10818 Businesses are being warned to take correct precautions when their staff work at height, after a roofer sustained serious head injuries when he fell nearly four metres through a roof he was working on.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/28/businesses-urged-take-proper-precautions-after-worker-fractures-skull-in-fall/feed/ Kent company fined after employee is crushed to death http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/27/kent-company-fined-after-employee-is-crushed-to-death/?rss=Workers Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:41:32 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10975 The crushing of a vehicle spray painter has led to a HSE prosecution that concluded today.
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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/27/kent-company-fined-after-employee-is-crushed-to-death/feed/ HSE fines laundry company after man is crushed by machine http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/25/hse-fines-laundry-company-after-man-is-crushed-by-machine/?rss=Workers Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:43:11 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10973 HSE is urging laundry companies to ensure that they have safe systems of operation in place and carry out risk assessments after a worker was left in a coma, following an incident at a factory in London.

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