Here is a selection of the latest health and safety news. Just follow the headline for more details... Building firm fined £900,000 after fatal wall collapse A company has been fined after the death of an employee who died from head injuries when a wall collapsed on a construction site. Six-figure fine for company after worker falls from height A repair and maintenance company has been fined after an employee fell from two metres while working on a roof. Sheet metal fabrication company in court after worker loses finger A sheet metal working company has been fined after an employee's finger was wrenched off when drawn into a rotating drill bit. View our full list of news stories HSE has issued a safety alert about platform lifts after a number of incidents involving tampering with safety devices or inappropriate maintenance. Combined with deterioration of the doors and their hinges, landing doors have opened when the platform/lift car is not at that landing. This has resulted in people potentially accessing the lift well when the lifting platform was not at the same floor level/landing. It has led to members of the public or workers falling down the open lift well or becoming trapped beneath a descending platform. Read the full safety alert. Visit our website to download Thorough examination and testing of lifts: Simple guidance for lift owners, our free leaflet for those responsible for the safe operation of lifts used at work.  HSE's suite of RIDDOR forms is being refreshed, moving to a more modern platform to improve user experience. A feature of the new forms is that, once a report has been submitted, an email copy will no longer be automatically sent to the notifier's email address. If required, the notifier has the opportunity to download a copy of their form at the point of submission, otherwise a copy will not be received. Occupational disease, Dangerous Gas Fitting, Dangerous Occurrence, Dangerous Occurrence Offshore and Injury Offshore forms have now launched. The final two forms - Flammable Gas and Injury will go live by the end of April 2019. Please note that reporting requirements remain unchanged. For guidance on what, and how, to report, visit our website. | As spring arrives HSE continues to deliver a wide variety of innovative and relevant training courses. Follow the below links for more details, or to book your place:
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