(AGENPARL) – mer 01 maggio 2024 Temporary and agency workers advice | MSD design awards winners | Latest news and updates
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*HSE Weekly Digest ebulletin*
*Issued: 1 May 2024
This week’s edition includes: 
* guidance and advice for keeping new, temporary and agency workers safe at work
* information about HSE’s annual statistics and how you can highlight their importance in the workplace with our poster 
* details of the winners of our 2024 MSD risk reduction through design awards
* news of a recent enforcement case resulting in a worker suffering burns to his face and a £500,000 fine was issued to his employers
* links to some of HSE’s latest job vacancies 
For more health and safety updates visit our website [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=intro-link&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
Health and safety is vital for all new, seasonal and temporary workers [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=seasonal-headline&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
young construction worker moving material on site [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=seasonal-headline&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
It is vital that employers protect the health and safety of gig economy, agency and temporary workers.
Workers are as likely to have an accident in their first 6 months at work as during the whole of the rest of their working life.
We have advice around protecting those who are new to the job [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/new-to-the-job.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=seasonal-1&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ], including 6 ways to protect new starters.
Our website has guidance to help users and suppliers of agency and temporary workers [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=seasonal-2&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ] understand their health and safety responsibilities.
If you are an agency or temporary worker [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/gig-agency-temporary-workers/workers/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=seasonal-3&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ] your health and safety is protected by law and employment businesses (agencies) have a duty to make sure they follow it.
A packaging manufacturer was recently fined £100,000 after an agency worker received severe hand injuries [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/04/25/company-fined-after-agency-worker-injured-using-unguarded-machine/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=seasonal-4&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ] at a factory. 
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Housing company fined more than £500,000 after worker suffers burns [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/04/24/housing-company-fined-more-than-500000-after-worker-suffers-burns/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=500k-housing-headline&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
The company was fined £528,000 after a worker repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns to his face.
The worker and a colleague had been tasked by the company to repair 3 fence posts in a back garden of a tenant. One of the workers struck an underground electrical cable when trying to break through some concrete using a breaker.
HSE’s investigation found that the company had failed to provide the workers with:
* information on the location of an electrical cable and gas pipe
* the tools to safely excavate around the cable and pipe
Read this press release [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/04/24/housing-company-fined-more-than-500000-after-worker-suffers-burns/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=500k-housing-pr&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ] for full details about the incident.
HSE’s website has guidance on avoiding danger from underground services [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg47.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=500k-housing-guidance&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ].
Other recent enforcement cases include:
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Company and director fined after workers exposed to asbestos [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/04/25/company-and-director-fined-after-workers-exposed-to-asbestos/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=asbestos-fine-pr&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
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Council fined after vulnerable man choked to death on food [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/04/23/council-fined-after-vulnerable-man-choked-to-death-on-food/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=vulnerable-choked-pr&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
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Winners of the MSD risk reduction through design awards 2024 announced [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/04/29/awarding-success-winners-of-the-risk-reduction-through-design-award-2024-announced?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msd-awards&utm_term=msd-headline&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
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We are delighted to announce our prestigious 2024 ‘risk reduction through design’ award winners.
The awards celebrate solutions that reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The winners are:
* MSD risk reduction through design award 2024: *Cranswick Gourmet Pastry*
* Small to medium enterprise (SME) recognition award 2024: *MRF Contracting*
For details on the winners and their design solutions:
* visit the MSD awards page [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/msd-awards.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msd-awards&utm_term=msd-1&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
* read our press release [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/04/29/awarding-success-winners-of-the-risk-reduction-through-design-award-2024-announced?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msd-awards&utm_term=msd-2&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
The HSE website also has a range of advice, guidance and resources [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msd-awards&utm_term=msd-3&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ] on managing the risks of MSDs in the workplace.
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Job vacancies at HSE [ https://careers.hse.gov.uk/latest-vacancies?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hse-jobs&utm_term=vacancies-headline&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]
Come and work at HSE where you can help to protect lives and livelihoods. 
We currently have a range of vacancies [ https://careers.hse.gov.uk/latest-vacancies?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hse-jobs&utm_term=vacancies-1&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ]. For details of selected posts, follow the links below:
closing date: 13 May
closing date: 28 May
closing date: 28 May
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HSE publishes a range of statistics relating to health and safety in Great Britain on an annual basis.
HSE’s statistics website [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hse-solutions&utm_term=stats-poster-1&utm_content=digest-1-may-24 ] provides detailed commentary on the figures for 2022 to 2023.
The annual report found that:
* 1.8 million working people are suffering from work-related ill health
* 135 workers were killed in work-related accidents during this time period
* 35.2 million working days were lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury
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