Jan 12, 2017
In our last post we explored the subject of the vital importance of manual handling training and discussed how organisations find it highly beneficial to invest in their own in-house manual handling trainers. As well as saving on the cost and disruption of sending...
Jan 11, 2017
There were 31.2 million working days lost due to work-related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries in 2016-2017, a large proportion of which were related to musculoskeletal disorders which in many cases are connected to poor manual handling. A workforce trained...
Jan 10, 2017
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 form important reading for any employer, as does the accompanying Guidance on Regulations, also known as L23. L23 was revised in autumn 2016. Restructured into four parts, the regulations and brief guidance now appear in...
Jan 9, 2017
In our last post, we discussed the importance of ensuring evacuation chairs have trained operators who regularly undergo refresher training to make certain there is a competent person on hand at all times to operate the chair in an emergency. We’ve also talked...
Jan 8, 2017
In our last post we talked about the importance of correctly undertaken, site-specific manual handling risk assessments and how they can literally save lives by ensuring the people carrying out the tasks in question are adequately informed, trained and supervised. The...
Jan 7, 2017
It seems to have been a common theme in the past few months: in January we reported how the Health and Safety Executive had prosecuted and fined automotive parts manufacturer Mahle Powertrain following numerous accounts of workers sustaining back injuries during...
Jan 6, 2017
Back in February we discussed the tough new sentencing guidelines for health and safety breaches which were introduced across England and Wales in February 2016. The guidelines brought with them a significant change to the way larger companies are punished when found...
Jan 5, 2017
In last month’s article we looked at the impact of the new sentencing guidelines for health and safety breaches one year on from their introduction in February 2016. We discussed how trends in fines imposed since the new regime came into operation revealed that...
Jan 4, 2017
It was reported in January that household goods retailer Wilko had been fined £2.2 million following an incident at one of its stores which left a young female member of staff paralysed. The incident which happened in the retailer’s Leicester store left the...
Jan 3, 2017
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a new strategy aimed at improving occupational health standards and reducing sickness absence across the UK’s business sector. The Health and Work Strategy comprises three themes: work-related stress; lung...
