Only HSE can approve a version of the health and safety law poster. If you employ anyone, the law says you must: - display an approved version of the poster, or
- provide each worker with a copy of the equivalent leaflet
You must display the poster where your workers can easily read it and you can't print a copy yourself. You can: The current version of the law poster includes enhanced security features and is more durable. Read our guidance on how to identify a genuine law poster. If you have any doubts and need to check if it's a legitimate version, please email HSEorders@tso.co.uk | HSE's latest construction health inspection campaign focuses on moving and handling materials. There are a range of free resources which support the campaign to help you manage the risks on site. The campaign is raising awareness of health issues in relation to moving and handling materials to improve the long-term health of those working in construction. When on site, HSE inspectors are checking that employers and workers: - know the risks
- plan their work to eliminate or substitute the risks, where possible
- where that is not possible, use sensible control measures to protect workers from aches, pain and discomfort in joints, muscles and bones known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
Make use of the following free resources to help promote change and protect construction workers' long-term health: | The fine followed an incident where a worker was crushed to death during maintenance work at a quarry. The worker was part of a maintenance team that was repairing a feed hopper. He had been standing on a conveyor that was located under the feed hopper before the repair work started. The conveyor was then inadvertently switched on, trapping and fatally crushing the 26-year-old worker. HSE's investigation found that the haulage company had failed to ensure the feed hopper was properly isolated before the repair work commenced. Read this press release for further details on the incident. HSE also has guidance about the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). Other recent prosecution cases include: Can you help us test our website and make it better? It's crucial that we hear from site users, so we can make sure we are providing the information and services you want from us. If you can help, please sign up and join our website improvement group. If you sign up, we will periodically email you asking you to look at some content on our website and complete a quick questionnaire so you can tell us what you think of it. We will let you know about any changes made as a result of your feedback, and you can unsubscribe at any time. | Come and work for HSE and help to protect lives and livelihoods. We currently have a range of vacancies. For details of selected posts, follow the links below: |
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