in court
Scaffolding company fined after employee suffers severe injuries in scaffold collapse
July 15, 2020
JR Scaffold Services Ltd has been fined after an employee fell eight metres to the ground and sustained severe injuries when the cantilever section of a scaffold he was erecting collapsed. Read More
Work Related Road Risk
Managing Work Related Road Risk as employees return to work post COVID-19 Lockdown
July 14, 2020
Dr Jim Golby, Director of Research and Customer Experience at Applied Driving Techniques, highlights the opportunities and benefits for Employers as their staff begin to return to work. Read More
Consultant fined for providing ‘incompetent’ health and safety advice
July 14, 2020
A self-employed independent health and safety consultant has been fined £1,400 for breach of legislation for giving advice to clients, despite not being properly qualified. Read More
Sponsored content
PAC accelerates the move to contactless workplaces with new RTE button
July 14, 2020
Access control solutions supplier PAC has announced the availability of its new contactless and hands-free request to exit (RTE) button, which it says will support organisations as the post-lockdown return to work begins in earnest. Read More
return to work
Safety first in a post COVID-19 landscape
July 13, 2020
COVID-19 has had a profound effect on our lives but what will be required to protect people in the industrial and commercial workplace as we ease out of lockdown? How will employers manage risk effectively and ensure people stay safe and well? Read More
in court
Firm fined £310,000 after workers’ fingers amputated
July 13, 2020
A meat processing firm has been fined after two workers had their fingers amputated by machines. Read More
SHP most-read
SHP weekly top five
July 10, 2020
The top five most-read articles on SHP this week include: Workplace fatality figures released for 2019/20, HSE urges businesses to make sure they are COVID-secure, Woman dies after London crane collapses, PPE and coronavirus and the latest coronavirus advice for employers. Read More
Coronavirus
Coronavirus advice for employers
July 10, 2020
At the latest government press briefing, on Thursday 9 July, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden revealed that theatres and music venues can restart outdoor performances from Saturday 11 July, with outdoor sports, including team sports, also be able to restart in stages from this weekend and indoor venues to follow on 25 July. However, the lockdown restrictions in Leicester remain in place, following a spike of infections in the city. Read More
E-Learning
Is online training a ‘new normal’?
July 10, 2020
Avoiding the pitfalls of online training with some simple steps. Dr Nick Bell shares his thoughts about this new way of working. Read More
First aid
St John Ambulance restarts face-to-face workplace first aid training
July 10, 2020
Health charity provides workplace first aid training at 25 venues as it looks to bridge what is says is a serious skills shortage, caused by coronavirus. Read More
News
Woman dies after London crane collapses
July 9, 2020
A woman has died, and four people have been injured after a 20m tower crane collapsed onto a row of houses in Bow, London. Read More
in court
Tile manufacturer fined after employee suffered serious injuries
July 9, 2020
A tile manufacturing firm has been fined £10,000 after a worker suffered three broken bones in his arm and crush injuries to his forearm when he was drawn into the in-running nip of a conveyor tail drum. Read More
