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Untrained driver overturns dumper!

Posted by Rhys Adams on Monday, June 29, 2009, In : Health and Safety Updates

A Company in Ascot has recently been fined £5000 with £1772 costs for contravening section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, as an untrained employee suffered from a bad foot injury. This happened when the demolition worker was trapped underneath a skip-loading dumper that he was driving when it overturned.

For more information on training - please call Forklift Agency on 0845 226 7710

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HSE re-launch sites.

Posted by Rhys Adams on Monday, June 29, 2009, In : Health and Safety Updates

The Health and Safety Executive has re-launched two of its websites;

COSHH - www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
FORMS - www.hse.gov.uk/forms/index.htm

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Safety alert issued; Skid Steer Loaders

Posted by Andree Askin on Friday, June 19, 2009, In : Health and Safety Updates

the HSE has issued a safety alert after an operator was crushed by the lift arm of a skid-steer loader. The alert concerns the dangers that can result from defective interlocks which, when combined with unsafe operating practices, can potentially result in serious injury or even death to the operator.

The safety bulletin stresses the importance of reviewing and following manufacturers guidelines, having properly trained operators and the need to test, inspect and maintain interlocks.

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Higher Penalties for Health and Safety Breaches

Posted by Rhys Adams on Thursday, March 12, 2009, In : Health and Safety Updates

A new act has recently come into force which will see the penalties for imposed health and safety breaches rise. At the moment magistrates can impose a fine upto £20,000 for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and fines of up to £5,000 for breaches of many of the Health and Safety breaches.

Imprisonment is only available for a very limited number of offences, such as breaching improvement notices or prohibition notices.

The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008;

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Working Time Regulations - Update

Posted by Rhys Adams on Thursday, March 12, 2009, In : Health and Safety Updates

From the 1st April 2009, The Working Time (Amendment) Reulations 2007 will increase the statutory minimum holiday entitlement to 28 days or 5.6 weeks.

Does this apply to your business?
Well it could do, if you currently give your employees 4 weeks plus Bank Holidays, then you don't have to do anything. The 5.6 days or 28 days takes into account the eight bank holidays. If you don't, then make sure you do from April 2009 and remember to let your employees know by issuing a new employment contrac...
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