The poster explains British health and safety laws and lists what workers and their employers should do. If you employ anyone, you must either: - display the health and safety law poster where your workers can easily read it
- provide each worker with the equivalent health and safety law leaflet
There are various versions of the poster, so you can select the most appropriate for your business. You can: HSE also provides health and safety law pocket cards. These are a legal alternative to the law poster and are easy to distribute for your employees to carry with them. | Bernard Matthews Food Ltd. were fined following two separate incidents where employees were seriously injured. One worker was left permanently paralysed and spent six months in hospital following an incident at the company's Suffolk manufacturing plant. In another incident just five months earlier, a worker suffered a broken arm and severe damage to the muscles in his forearm. To find out more details on these incidents read this press release Our website has more information about managing risks and risk assessments at work. Other recent prosecution cases include: HSE has published a research report looking at potential worker exposure to hazardous atmospheres at ports and distribution centres. HSE carried out the research which involved visits to six ports and two distribution centres by our scientists. The report found that port and distribution workers who open or enter freight containers could be exposed to dangerously low oxygen levels or to hazardous substances in the air which have built up as a result of limited ventilation while they are sealed. Our downloadable leaflet Safe Work in Confined Spaces, helps you to assess the risk of working within a particular confined space and put precautions in place for the work to be carried out safely. | Employers have the same responsibilities for the health and safety of older workers as they have for all workers. Our older workers webpage offers advice on what you need to consider, as well as linking to relevant information on: - the law
- worker responsibilities
- equality law
o receive the latest guidance and information for older workers subscribe to our vulnerable workers ebulletin. HSE's website has advice and guidance on how to protect other vulnerable workers. | Work for HSE and you will be helping to protect lives and livelihoods. We currently have an exciting and varied range of vacancies. For details of selected posts, follow the links below: View our full list of vacancies |
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