It is suggested that unnecessary electrical safety tests cost office-based businesses an estimated £30 million a year. It is certainly apparent to us that far too many low risk workplaces are facing an overkill of testing that ends up costing much more than it should. The problem seems to be that …
[0 comments] Read and discussRIDDOR changes – what are the benefits?
Changes are now in force that mean businesses will no longer have to report over three day injuries sustained at work; instead they will now have to report over seven day injuries. Additionally they will have extra time in which to make the report, which means they now have up …
[0 comments] Read and discussCommon sense committee launched
The government has suggested that a new panel will help to put “common sense” back into health & safety. The Myth Busters Challenge panel chaired by the head of the HSE will be asked to look into complaints on advice given by non-regulators. The committee would then look to provide guidance …
[0 comments] Read and discussAutomatic fire alarm response changes have arrived.
Many fire brigades around the UK have changed the way that they respond to automatic fire alarms and these changes will need to be reflected in each businesses fire risk assessments. From April it’s the policy of many brigades to challenge any automatic alarm between the hours of 06:00 – …
[0 comments] Read and discussPoorly controlled fork lift truck activity costs Cammell Laird £132K.
The Merseyside shipbuilding firm has been fined £120,000 over the death of a welder who became trapped while driving a forklift truck. The worker suffered life-threatening injuries while using the truck to transport heavy welding equipment at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead; he died in hospital four days later. Cammell Laird Ship …
[0 comments] Read and discussHow to pass IOSH
Clearly there are many IOSH training providers out there who provide the IOSH Managing Safely course, but do they all provide training that will make a difference to the way the candidates think about health and safety? We think not. The importance of well trained personnel cannot be over emphasised because …
[0 comments] Read and discussDSE – training is often overlooked.
The more companies that we work with around the UK, the more apparent it becomes that businesses fail to manage the health risks of working with DSE properly. We see many that undertake DSE assessments and provide a wide selection of workstation equipment for staff to use but without tackling the …
[0 comments] Read and discussFuel tanker dispute concerns over health & safety. Really?
It struck us recently how health & safety is more commonly being used as a reason for going on strike; at least it’s what we hear on the news and in the press. However it also struck us how these apparent health & safety concerns are not clearly identified; but …
[0 comments] Read and discussWhat is the NEBOSH pass rate?
We understand the importance of knowing you have found a high quality training provider to support your career development in health and safety. Unfortunately there are a wide variety of providers across the UK who focus more on getting bums on seats than on candidate results; this is evident by …
[0 comments] Read and discussSafety Matters – April 2012
Welcome to the April 2012 edition of the MESH Consultants Safety Matters email newsletter. This newsletter is available on free subscription only and is our way of keeping you informed about developments in Health and Safety. To review or amend your subscription details, please see the notes at the end. In …
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