5th March 2014
A recent survey shows that the UK construction industry has recently experienced its biggest growth in six and a half years – and the biggest since August 2007! Rapid Growth in the UK Construction Industry According to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) there was a considerable rise in the construction sector in January 2014. […]
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11th February 2014
Last year in the UK, 148 people were killed at work. A further 78,000 work-related injuries were reported, and 1.1 million people were suffering from a work related illnesses. And all of this cost the taxpayers £13.8 billion! Whilst some injuries, and even deaths, are complete and unavoidable accidents, had the proper risk assessments and […]
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4th February 2014
Forklifts are one of the most dangerous pieces of machinery present in many working environments, with even the most careful and skilled of operators risking life and limb if they misjudge a corner or forget to tighten the restraints on a load. So it’s a surprise that many employers fail to notice when something as […]
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27th January 2014
Our 2013/14 Winter Newsletter can be viewed below: HST Newsletter
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20th January 2014
The world of construction is an exciting and fast-paced one, but a construction site can be a very dangerous place if the right health and safety concerns and regulations are not adhered to. Almost everyone knows of the recent crane collapse in Brazil at the new stadium, which has served to bring these issues to […]
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8th January 2014
The fire drill is an unavoidable event that evokes all kinds of emotions – there’s the summertime fire drill, when everyone is all too happy to put down tools and have five minutes in the sunshine chatting. Then there’s the rainy day fire drill, that invariably makes you trudge outside in the cold and the […]
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2nd January 2014
As a new business owner, it’s essential that you understand how health and safety laws affect you, your business, your employees and your customers. Implementing a strict health and safety policy will keep you protected against legal action, and more importantly keep everyone safe from hazardous situations. Does health and safety apply to my business […]
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19th December 2013
Adhering to health and safety procedures in the workplace is paramount to prevent nasty injuries and sometimes fatalities. Nothing exemplifies this quite like the incident that occurred at UK Wood Recycling Ltd back in December 2008. 43 year old Raymond Thomas Burns worked as a Load Inspector for UK Wood Recycling Ltd and was working […]
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11th December 2013
Forklifts are incredibly useful pieces of equipment, used throughout many industries to enhance productivity, speed up processes and protect the health and safety of employees. But they can also be extremely dangerous, with thousands of forklift accidents every year resulting in sometimes serious injuries, and usually caused by improper and unsafe operation or lack […]
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3rd December 2013
Whether you’re an employer, owner of a commercial or industrial premises, landlord or occupier of any other non-domestic property – you are the responsible person, according to the Fire Safety Order. As such, you have an obligation to protect the occupants, employees and residents of that building by undertaking appropriate fire safety measures. Below is […]
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26th November 2013
In September 2013, the HSE launched a new Safer Sites Initiative with aims of achieving improvement in industry standards – especially on smaller sites, increasing awareness of the HSE’s expectations of the industry and to demonstrate the enforcement tools used to prevent risk and bring about long term improvements. HSE inspectors visited 2607 sites and […]
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11th November 2013
Most people will come across a situation which requires immediate first aid at least once in their lives, but more often than not we get the implementation of first aid wrong. This is unsurprising as most of us will never have had any formal training the way a nurse or a doctor would have. There […]
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5th November 2013
A forklift truck can be the source of some serious, and in some cases fatal, incidents if you don’t have the correct procedures and training in place. Here we have compiled a list of handy tips and guidelines to help you in implementing safe policies related to the use of forklifts, whether you operate in […]
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29th October 2013
Last month, a firm in Tyneside – Radford HMY Group Limited – were in court facing charges under Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This was following an incident in February last year, when a worker for the company got his hand trapped and crushed in a piece of machinery, […]
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2nd October 2013
A first aid room is a priority for anywhere where a sizeable number of people congregate. Public places and businesses should all have first aid facilities in place, whether sport centres, gyms, factories, office blocks, or construction sites. Some injuries may occur on the premises, but there may be instances when people fall ill and […]
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18th September 2013
This year Fork Lift Safety Week runs from 23rd September through to 27th and, as ever, aims to raise awareness around a serious issue in the workplace. The annual campaign is led by the Fork Lift Truck Association and is designed to coincide with a particularly problematic time of year. For some reason late summer […]
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