 With many seasonal jobs being filled at this time of year, it is important that employers protect the health and safety of gig economy, agency and temporary workers. Workers are as likely to have an accident in their first 6 months at work as during the whole of the rest of their working life. We have further advice around protecting those who are new to the job, including 6 ways to protect new starters. Our website has guidance to help users and suppliers of agency and temporary workers understand their health and safety responsibilities. If you are an agency or temporary worker your health and safety is protected by law and employment businesses (agencies) have a duty to make sure they follow it. |  HSE's targeted health initiative is continuing to inspect manufacturing businesses across England, Wales and Scotland. The inspections focus on the respiratory risks of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) – a natural substance found in most stone, rocks, sand and clay, and in products such as bricks and concrete. HSE inspectors are visiting manufacturing business where these materials are used. These include brick and tile manufacturers, foundries and sites processing stone (both natural and artificial), especially those producing kitchen and bathroom worktops. Our refreshed silica advice sheets for manufacturing and foundries will help you ensure you are protecting your workers' health: In addition, our guidance for controlling exposure to stone dust (HSG201) has been recently refreshed. It has updated guidance on the risks from exposure to dust in the stone working industry, and measures required to control them. | Two companies have been fined a combined total of £359,000 after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver suffered fatal chest injuries while unstrapping a load on a trailer. The worker was fatally crushed when he was hit by a pack of steel gates that fell approximately 3 metres from a load on a flatbed trailer. HSE's investigation found that arrangements for planning and restraining loads were inadequate to ensure the stability of goods was independent of the load straps. This meant that release of the straps did not allow the load to fall from the vehicle. To find out more details on this incident read this press release. Other recent prosecution cases include:  The HSE Accident Book is a valuable document that organisations can use to record accident information. The Accident Book can be used to record details of all work-related accidents, including injuries from accidents at work that employers must report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). The book contains 50 perforated accident record forms and is designed support users in complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). | Work for HSE and you will be helping to protect lives and livelihoods. For details of selected posts, follow the links below: Keep up to date with our latest vacancies by subscribing to our jobs ebulletin. | 
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