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Devon dad has 8 fingers amputated after hands crushed in machine
A dad from Devon was left with horrific injuries to his hands after an incident at his work. Dean Delahaye, from Barnstaple, had to have...
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May 9, 20232 min read
Ensuring worker safety and welfare on construction sites
The sheer amount of injuries, illnesses and long-term health issues that can affect employees are massive, and they are all made...
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May 5, 20231 min read
Manual handling at work - Reduce the risk of injury
As an employer, you must protect your workers from the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling in the workplace. The Manual...
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May 3, 20231 min read
London joinery firm fined £20,000 for failing to control wood dust
A joinery firm in South East London has been fined £20,000 for failing to control its employees’ exposure to wood dust. F&E Joinery...
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Apr 28, 20232 min read
Companies sentenced after worker hospitalised for nearly two weeks
Two construction companies have been sentenced after a worker was hospitalised for nearly two weeks after being struck by a 124kg panel....
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
Stress and Mental Health - Scream Day April 24th
In this modern day and age, with pressures and anxieties piled up high, April 24th has been named Scream Day! Scream Day has been created...
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Apr 24, 20232 min read
Company sentenced after roof fall that led to severe injury
G & A Leask Limited pleaded guilty to a breach of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 at court on 19 April 2023. The company was fined...
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Apr 21, 20232 min read
CITB 2023/24 Plan - £250m across Britain
Focusing on three core priorities, CITB published its Business Plan in April, announcing it will be investing over £250m across Britain...
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Apr 19, 20232 min read
Asbestos and You
Tradespeople across Great Britain are being warned about the hidden dangers associated with asbestos as part of the Health and Safety...
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Apr 17, 20232 min read
Roofer jailed after worker fell more than 16-feet to his death
A man has been jailed after a worker fell from the roof of a commercial property in North London and died a week later. Patrick McCarthy...
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Apr 13, 20232 min read
Legionella: What you must do
As an employer, or a person in control of the premises, you are responsible for health and safety and need to take the right precautions...
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Apr 11, 20232 min read
CSCS supports HSE campaign to highlight the risk of asbestos to those working in trades
Builders, carpenters, electricians, joiners, plasterers, plumbers, and roofers, are just some of the trades being urged to take the risks...
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
First Aid at Work - What are employers required to do
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require you to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and...
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Apr 3, 20232 min read
Property owner sentenced after builder suffered life changing injuries
A Derbyshire property owner has been given a community order after a father-of-two sustained life changing injuries when a wall collapsed...
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Mar 31, 20232 min read
Safety in the use of abrasive wheels
Nearly half of all accidents involving abrasive wheels are due to an unsafe system of work or operator error. In general, abrasive wheels...
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Mar 29, 20231 min read
Company fined £2.3m after workers put at risk of death
A major pipeline transportation company has been fined £2.3 million for safety breaches after its employees were exposed to risk of...
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Mar 27, 20232 min read
Morrisons fined £3.5 million after worker died on the job by falling down the stairs
Morrisons has been fined £3.5m after an employee with epilepsy died when he fell from the stairs during a seizure. Matthew Gunn, 27,...
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Mar 24, 20231 min read
Travel to Train - CITB Apprenticeship travel and accommodation grant
Travel to Train grant available to all CITB-registered employers with apprentices in training on or after 1 April 2021 in England,...
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Mar 22, 20232 min read
Company fined £175,000 after worker suffers brain trauma
A London company has been fined £175,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries that saw him hospitalised for seven months. The...
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Mar 20, 20231 min read
£400m Mental Health Funding announced in Spring Budget
In the Budget statement on the 15th March, Hunt said: “We also want help for those who are forced to leave work due to health conditions...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
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