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Issued: 7 November 2024
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Stress Awareness Week: 4 to 8 November 2024
Many people still do not realise that it is a legal duty to include work-related stress in risk assessments.
You can help change that during stress awareness week by supporting 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=saw-1&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ].
The campaign helps raise awareness that all employers are required by law to prevent work-related stress and support good mental health by doing a risk assessment and acting on it.  
You could: 
* talk about it at your next one-to-one with a staff member
* bring it up at a team meeting 
* encourage others to do our free bitesize online learning on work-related stress [ https://workright.campaign.gov.uk/working-minds-learning/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=e-learning-1&utm_content=standard-ebul-23 ]
* download and share resources to support our Working Minds campaign [ https://workright.campaign.gov.uk/campaigns/working-minds-champions-page/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=working-minds&utm_term=saw-2&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ], such as our one-page summary of support, a campaign poster and social media graphics, with your colleagues and networks
* sign up to the monthly Working Minds campaign ebulletin [ https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHSE/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKHSE_308 ] for updates and new resources
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Company fined £80,000 as worker fractures skull
The fine was issued following an incident in which a worker was struck by a telehandler bucket on site.
The worker had been removing cattle from the back of a lorry when the telehandler bucket became detached and struck him.
In addition to a fractured skull, the worker also sustained a broken clavicle, a ripped earlobe and haematomas down his right side.
HSE’s investigation found that the company had failed to implement a safe system of work for the use of quick hitches on the telehandler.
Read more in our press release: Company fined as employee fractures skull [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/10/28/company-fined-as-employee-fractures-skull/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=skull-fracture-pr&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ].
Our website has guidance on the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/puwer.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=skull-fracture-guidance&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ].
You can visit our news centre for more on recent enforcement cases [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=news-centre&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ], which includes:
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School trust fined after pupil injured [ https://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/10/30/school-trust-fined-after-pupil-injured/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=school-trust-pr&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ]
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Reporting accidents and illness at work
Make sure you submit a Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) report for a workplace accident where necessary.
RIDDOR [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=riddor-1&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ] puts duties on employers, the self-employed and those in control of work premises to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences.
Our website has further information about RIDDOR, including details on:
* the types of incident that must be reported and those that are exempt [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/reportable-incidents.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=riddor-2&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ]
* how to make a RIDDOR report [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/report.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=riddor-3&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ]
* definitions of RIDDOR key terms [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/key-definitions.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=riddor-4&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ]
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Latest job vacancies at HSE
*Join HSE to develop your career and help 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=jobs-1&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ], which include:
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closes 18 November
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closes 19 November
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closes 25 November; 2 roles available
EH40/2005 Workplace exposure limits
HSE’s publication will help those responsible for controlling exposure to hazardous substances at work.
You can download a free copy: EH40/2005 Workplace exposure limits [ https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/eh40.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=grey-cta-eh40&utm_content=digest-7-nov-24 ].
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