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Issued: 29 June 2023
This week’s edition includes:
– advice on what to expect when you receive a visit from an HSE inspector
– news of the winning entry in HSE’s MSD ‘Risk-reduction through design’ award
– guidance and information about managing vehicle and driver safety at work
– links to recent HSE enforcement prosecutions and some of our latest job vacancies
Make sure you are prepared when an HSE inspector calls at your business.
– what to expect when we visit your business
– how to let workers and their representatives know about information an inspector may provide during a visit
There are currently a series of inspections taking place in the construction and woodworking sectors. Find out more:
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The company, Serco Limited, was fined £240,000 following the fatal incident.
The man was killed when the lorry he was a passenger in crashed into litter picking vans blocking a lane of a dual carriageway. HSE’s investigation found that Serco had:
failed in its health and safety management of litter picking activities on high-speed dual carriageways
not provided its employees with appropriate work instructions to ensure the litter picking activity was safe
failed to supervise and monitor the high-risk activity to ensure it was carried out safely
Other recent prosecution cases include:
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Help prevent accidents by assessing and managing vehicle and driver safety – wherever you work.
Vehicles at work continue to be a major cause of fatal and major injuries.
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Zebra Technologies Europe Limited (Preston) are the winner of the ‘Risk reduction through design’ award 2023 for protecting workers from developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
The manufacturing company won the prestigious award after overcoming tough competition from innovators across a wide range of sectors.
They developed an innovative design solution in-house for reducing the manual handling of printed rolls and boxes.
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