A Sunderland firm has been fined for failing to hold statutory insurance that enables employees to claim compensation should they be injured at work.
Case 202 – School using health and safety as explanation for jewellery policy
A school sent out a school uniform policy reminder stating that pupils were not permitted to wear chains and necklaces because of health and safety.
Managing upper limb disorders in your business: A brief guide for employers
This revised leaflet is aimed at employers and managers in small businesses. It explains what upper limb disorders are, their symptoms, how to manage the risks around them and what employers can do to help their employees.
Case 201 – A visitor to an historic site refused pushchair access because of health and safety
A visitor to an historic church site was told that they could not access the site with a pushchair due to health and safety rules.
Freight company fined £50,000 after worker hit by falling pallets
A Suffolk-based freight company has been sentenced for a series of safety breaches after a forklift truck toppled and spilled its load onto a worker, breaking his back.
Construction firm fined after worker seriously hurt in fall
A construction firm has been fined for safety failings after an agency worker suffered serious arm injuries in a fall while working on a County Durham residential home.
Faulty rope led to amputation for outdoors instructor
A Southampton firm was today prosecuted after an outdoors activity instructor was left permanently disabled when he used a defective rope for a simulated parachute landing.
Case 200 – Staff at DIY store cannot put 5 litre tin of paint into a carrier bag due to health and safety
Check-out assistant at a DIY store was unable to place a 5 litre tin of paint into a plastic carrier bag due to health and safety reasons.
Case 199 – Security door chains removed from hotel rooms because of health and safety
A hotel guest was unhappy that the security chain had been removed from her hotel room door preventing the door being locked from the inside.
Managing for health and safety
HSE has launched new online guidance to help make it easier for larger organisations and businesses to understand how to manage health and safety. Managing for health and safety replaces Successful health and safety management (known to many as HSG65) refreshing and enhancing the existing content.