HEALTH & SAFETY UPDATES
What are Dangerous Goods?
This news article featured in issue no.16 in CHSP’s July - August 2022 newsletter Dangerous Goods In this article you will learn what Dangerous Goods are and how they are identifiable. Dangerous Goods are aka hazardous goods, hazardous freight, hazardous...
Scaffolder worker fined for unsafe practices
This news article featured in Issue no. 16 of CHSP’s July - August 2022 newsletter. Introduction It is often the case in health and safety-related news, to read about the Employer or Organisation being reprimanded by the Courts, for Health and Safety breaches. With...
Nail Gun Safety and Risk Assessment Guide
This news article featured in issue no.15 in CHSP’s June - July 2022 newsletter This article is inspired by a recent accident at one of CHSP client sites. These tools are very handy yet very dangerous tools that are used for a multitude of tasks including...
HSE Visits To Focus On Dust Control
This news article featured in Issue no. 14 of CHSP’s May - June 2022 newsletter. HSE VISITS The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), England's workplace health and safety regulator have committed to conducting random visits to construction sites from...
Safety video released following a heat gun exposed to flammable resin causing fatal fire
This news article featured in issue no.13 in CHSP’s April 2022 newsletter On 21st September 2020 two contract workers working in a confined space working for Evergreen Packaging Mill were fatally injured following some other work activity taking part in a...
Woman wins unfair dismissal case against previous Employer
On 12th May 2020 a woman based in Ireland who wishes to remain anonymous felt she was left with no other option but to quit her job during the COVID lockdown as her employer refused to allow her to work from home as per the government guidelines at the time.
Several Hand Arm Vibration diagnosis related fines issued to Council
This news article featured in issue no. 11 in CHSP's February 2022 newsletter. Do you have a suitable risk assessment for vibration exposure to workers? In February 2011, 11 workers at Wrexham County Council were diagnosed with a combination of Hand Arm Vibration or...
Highway code changes
Professional drivers and operators will be affected by Highway Code changes The Highway Code changes are due to be released on 29th January 2022 some of which are legal requirements. A summary of some of the changes are below: Road users that can cause the most...
Director jailed after ignoring several HSE notices
This news article featured in issue no. 9 in CHSP’s December 2021 newsletter. Fifteen enforcement notices were issued by the HSE between 2016-2018 to car salvage company Long Life Spares in Caerphilly. The Director Tahir Karim had failed to provide a safe...