(AGENPARL) – gio 08 dicembre 2022 Including guidance and advice on working in cold and wintry weather []
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HSE Weekly Digest ebulletin
Issued: 8 December 2022
This week’s edition features:
– guidance on working safely in cold and wintry weather
– advice on minimising the risk of manual handling injuries
– news of recent enforcement action
– the chance to watch our recent health and work conference on-demand
– links to some of our latest job vacancies
Keep safe when working in wintry conditions
There are plenty of factors to consider when avoiding these sorts of accidents. Ice and snow, poor lighting, excess water from rain and even gritting can all cause problems.
Working in cold weather
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations require employers to provide a reasonable indoor temperature in the workplace.
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Christmas is nearly upon us and it can be a demanding time for those working throughout the festive season.
From people lifting heavy parcels around warehouses to delivery drivers moving products across the country, workers in this industry are vulnerable to the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling.
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A worker was in a coma for 24 days and suffered life-changing brain injuries after he fell 2.5 metres from a delivery vehicle to a concrete floor at the vehicle parts company where he worked.
As a result of the incident, the 57-year-old can never work or drive again and is classed as 80% disabled.
HSE’s investigation found that risk assessment in place was not suitable and sufficient. There was no safe system of work for unloading vehicles or dealing with pallets that had moved in transit.
In addition, employees had not been adequately trained or instructed, and supervision and monitoring was not adequate to identify the existing risk.
Other recent prosecution cases include:
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If you were unable to join HSE’s Health and Work Conference last month, it’s not too late to sign up for a video-on-demand ticket.
The free, virtual event promoted better prevention, management and control of the common risks and causes of occupational ill health across Great Britain.
As well as discussions on topics including musculoskeletal disorders and work-related stress and mental health, HSE unveiled how it is supporting the government’s response to the Health is Everyone’s Business consultation.
Speakers included HSE’s Chief Executive Sarah Albon, HSE’s Chair Sarah Newton and Mims Davies, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression).
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