We recently attended a briefing session in London where the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) was represented and RIDDOR was commented on. The key changes to RIDDOR is moving the reporting of over 3 days incidents to 7 days and increasing reporting time lines from 10 to 15 days. The message seems …
[0 comments] Read and discussRIDDOR changes to reporting
With the RIDDOR consultation over it is confirmed that the requirement to report over 3 day injuries will change to 7 days and over. Will this help cut the red tape burden on businesses and will it make reporting more reliable; only time will tell. Clearly the previous reporting criteria meant that …
[0 comments] Read and discussHSE cost recovery proposals consultation
The HSE proposal to replace the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2010 to reinstate existing fees and to extend the range of activities for which HSE recovers costs. In addition to reinstating existing fees the proposed Fees Regulations would place a duty on HSE to recover costs where dutyholders are found to be in …
[0 comments] Read and discussHow can on-line DSE assessments help business
As can be seen in our previous blogs on DSE assessment we believe many businesses fail to understand the health risks to their staff from working with computers. Yet HSE figures tell us that this is a very real problem and one that could lead to significant absence time if …
[0 comments] Read and discussDo machines need guards?
We ask this question to those that use or supervise the use of machinery because in our experience many machine operators think not. We often are told that operator experience and skill is what will keep them safe from injury. But on further questioning they mainly fail to understand the …
[0 comments] Read and discussIs it right that “Low Risk” businesses should receive less inspections?
The government has recently unveiled plans to cut unnecessary health & safety inspections by a third to shops and offices. This is part of the plan introduced by Lord Young to reduce the burden of health & safety on what he see as "low-risk" businesses. Guidance has been produced for the local …
[0 comments] Read and discussFire results in six executives prosecuted in Italy
An Italian CEO received a long prison sentence and the sentencing of five other executives came after one worker died in the blaze, while six others died later in hospital. ThyssenKrupps was also fined in relation to the fire, with some reports saying the fine was 1 million Euros and others …
[0 comments] Read and discussRWE npower and contractor AMEC Group Ltd must pay a total of £510,000 after fatal fall
The energy giant, RWE npower and contractor AMEC Group Ltd must pay a total of £510,000 after a maintenance worker fell to his death at a South Wales power station. The firms were sentenced over the incident that an saw agency worker fall around 12 metres through an unprotected opening …
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