Asbestos Risk Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that was commonly used in building materials for decades and is responsible for the deaths of 5,000 people each year, with 66 per cent of them having worked in construction, according to the HSE. What makes the mineral truly dangerous is that its effects can take years or Read More…
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Fireplace Surrounds Update
Fireplace Surrounds Update Back in 2013 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a safety bulletin drawing attention to a number of deaths caused by incorrect fitting of stone fireplace surrounds. Tragically there are still occasional incidents, and the HETAS Technical team is revisiting an article published in Technical Bulletin #1 in 2013 to Read More…
Focus on: Working at height
Focus on: Working at height Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries. In fact, statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) state that in 2015/16 144 workers were killed at work in Great Britain[1] and 26% of these fatalities were due to falls from height. To Read More…
Important changes to RIDDOR
Changes in Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) If you have people in your employment and/or are in control of the work premises then the following will affect you. From 1st October 2013 new RIDDOR regulations are in force that you need to be aware of so you can update your procedures Read More…