Weekly Digest: Companies sentenced following worker fatalities

HSE's Weekly Digest e-bulletin: 15 May 2019

Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page. Weekly Digest eBulletin Welcome to the HSE Weekly Digest eBulletin This week we have advice on making sure workers are protected with the right equipment, help with managing work-related stress and guidance on preparing a health and safety policy.   We've also got the latest health and safety headlines, as well as details about some of this summer's training courses. Visit HSE's website for daily updates. This week's health and safety headlines Here is a selection of the latest health and safety news. Just follow the headline for more details... Waste management company fined £500k after the death of an employee Recycling company sentenced after a worker is crushed to death NHS trust fined after employees and contractors exposed to asbestos during refurbishment Construction company fined after employee falls through roof View our full list of news stories Mental Health Awareness Week brings work-related stress to the fore 13 May marked the start of Mental Health Awareness Week - but make sure you support your staff and colleagues at all times.    Work-related stress accounted for 44% of all ill-health cases and 57% of all working days lost due to ill health in 2017-18, with 15.4 million working days lost due to this condition.   Our Go Home Healthy campaign partly focuses on preventing work-related stress.   At our HSE Books website we have guidance, tools and publications that will help you manage stress in the workplace and recognise the signs and symptoms of stress at work. Make sure your workers are protected with PPE Employers have duties concerning the provision and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) at work.   PPE is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work. It can include safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility clothing, safety footwear and safety harnesses. It also includes respiratory protective equipment (RPE).   If PPE is needed, you must provide this for your employees free of charge.   Download our free PPE leaflets. Prepare a health and safety policy with our step-by-step guide The law says that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety.   A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you will manage health and safety in your business and should clearly say who does what, when and how.   Visit our step-by-step guide, which shows you how to write a health and safety policy, as well as outlining the legal requirements.   The guide is part of our updated health and safety made simple website. Upcoming health and safety training courses HSE has a number of training courses coming up this summer. Just follow the links below for further details on the listed courses, or to book.   Hazardous Area Classification for Gases and Liquids 4 June, Buxton This course is to provide delegates with the knowledge to carry out straightforward hazardous area classification. Human Factors in Accident and Incident Investigations 19-20 June, Buxton A two-day course which offers an impartial and pragmatic understanding (and experience) of some of the techniques that are available for investigating human factors issues.   View our full schedule.  You can get all the latest news and updates from HSE across a range of industries and topics. Subscribe to our eBulletins here Subscriber services: Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Disclaimer Email was sent to gunjam11.brt77@blogger.com www.hse.gov.uk

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