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*HSE Weekly Digest ebulletin*
*Issued: 12 October 2023
This week’s edition includes: 
* links and resources to help you take action and help prevent work-related stress, anxiety and depression 
* details of upcoming inspections that will focus on working at height on farms 
* news from some recent enforcement prosecutions 
* information about our vacancies for trainee health and safety inspectors, here at HSE
For more health and safety updates visit our website [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=home&utm_term=intro-link&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
Lights, camera, take action for World Mental Health Day [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2023/10/10/lights-camera-take-action-this-world-mental-health-day/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=wmhd-headline&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
stressed male construction worker on site [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2023/10/10/lights-camera-take-action-this-world-mental-health-day/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=wmhd-image&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
World Mental Health Day was marked on 10 October and has been celebrated for over 30 years. However, while awareness and acceptance of stress and mental health may be increasing, action – particularly prevention – is not.
This week, HSE’s Working Minds campaign [ https://workright.campaign.gov.uk/campaigns/working-minds/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=wmhd-1&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ] calls for employers to take action to mark World Mental Health Day.
Stress, depression and anxiety are the number one cause of work-related ill health [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=wmhd-2&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ] in Great Britain.
No matter the size or type of business, employers have a legal duty to ensure risks of stress and mental ill-health are considered in stress risk assessments [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/risk-assessment.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=wmhd-3&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ] and acted upon.
HSE has welcomed three new partners to its Working Minds campaign [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2023/10/10/lights-camera-take-action-this-world-mental-health-day/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=wmhd-4&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ] for the entertainment and leisure sector – an industry which by its very nature, is fast paced and changeable with many being self-employed, freelancers or contracted for set amounts of time.
*Help is available*
If you, or someone you know, needs help or support, reach out and ask how they are feeling and coping. We have guidance, resources and sources of support [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/overview.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=wmhd-5&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ] to help.
Sign up to support HSE’s Working Minds campaign [ https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHSE/signup/30967?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=wmhd-6&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ] to help drive positive change across Britain’s workplaces.
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Food processing company fined after worker suffers serious injuries [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2023/10/11/food-processing-company-sentenced-after-worker-suffers-serious-injuries/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=food-arm-headline&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
The fine relates to an incident where a worker’s arm was drawn into machinery and suffered injuries that required surgery.
The worker had been removing debris that was trapped on the hinges of an open access panel door at the base of a hopper machine.
The door had been opened to allow the debris to drain from the auger. While removing the debris, the auger was still in operation and caught the worker’s right arm, drawing it into the machine up to the elbow.
HSE’s investigation found that:
* the access panel door was able to be opened freely while the auger was in motion
* there were no controls in place to prevent the panel from being opened while the auger was moving
* there was no safe isolation procedure for this weekly cleaning task
Read this press release [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2023/10/11/food-processing-company-sentenced-after-worker-suffers-serious-injuries/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=food-arm-pr&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ] for further details on the incident.
HSE has guidance on working safely with equipment and machinery [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=food-arm-guidance&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ].
Other recent prosecution cases include:
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Bird farm sentenced after worker suffers serious burns in shed blaze [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2023/10/04/leeds-bird-farm-fined-after-worker-suffers-serious-burns-in-shed-blaze/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=bird-fire-pr&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
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Recycling company fined after worker crushed to death [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2023/10/09/company-fined-after-worker-crushed-to-death/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=crush-fatality-pr&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
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HSE farm inspections to include a focus on working at height [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/falls.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=farms-headline&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
HSE will be visiting farms across Great Britain throughout this winter and into spring. Inspections will focus on the main causes of death and serious injury in farming, including falls from height.
Autumn and winter are traditionally times when farms may need to carry out building maintenance, for example to repair leaking roofs, replace damaged roof sheeting or repair storm damage.
Unsafe work at height is not worth the risk. Make sure that work at height risks are controlled on your farm. Before carrying out any work at height, stop and think:
* avoid work at height wherever possible
* avoid doing the work yourself
* don’t be tempted to use the wrong equipment
Find out more on our website:
* Agriculture: Preventing falls [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/falls.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=farms-1&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
* What a good farm looks like [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/resources/good-farm.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=farms-2&utm_content=digest-12-oct-23 ]
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