(AGENPARL) – gio 30 giugno 2022 This week’s news and updates about health and safety at work []
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Weekly Digest ebulletin
HSE Weekly Digest ebulletin
Issued: 30 June 2022
This week’s edition contains advice around portable appliance testing (PAT) and how to prevent danger from movable electrical equipment.
We also have information on the final stages of our respiratory health inspection initiative and details of recent enforcement prosecutions. There is also news of the winning entry in our MSD ‘Risk Reduction Through Design’ award you can find links to some of our current job vacancies.
Portable appliance testing (PAT) is the examination of electrical appliances and equipment to ensure they are safe to use.
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HSE’s month-long respiratory health inspection initiative targeting construction sites is coming to an end.
We are reminding employers and workers about the risks associated with everyday tasks and how hazardous construction dust, including respirable crystalline silica (RCS) and wood dust, can affect the long-term health of workers.
– not knowing the risks
– not planning the work
– not using the right controls
We also have a set of short videos in which HSE’s Chief Medical Adviser, Professor David Fishwick, highlights the risks of breathing problems from exposure to construction dust.
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Carlsberg has been fined £3 million after a contractor died and another was seriously injured following an ammonia gas leak at one of its breweries.
The incident happened at their brewery in Northampton. An investigation by HSE found Carlsberg hadn’t put proper controls in place.
Other recent prosecution cases include:
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This year’s winner of The Risk Reduction Through Design Award has been announced…
The award recognises design innovation to reduce risks of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
The winning company, Solvay Darbyshire, worked with designer Haviland Industrial Ovens to reduce manual handling risks when loading 38kg bowls into a warming oven, which were lifted up to 48 times per shift.
Last week HSE ran a webinar which explained how employers can effectively manage the risk of MSDs in the workplace and protect home workers.
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