April 2020 | 5 min read
Creating A Health & Safety Culture
The development of organisational culture and change is essential in the rapidly changing environment which most organisations operate. Cultures and as such organisations can be changed through: Flexibility In positive climates new rules and procedures are easily accepted and unnecessary rules are kept to a minimum. Management focus is on getting the best people […]
April 2020 | 3 min read
Cambridge Safety Supports The Wildlife Trust Of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire And Northamptonshire
We are pleased to announce we have donated £1000, to one of our local wildlife Trusts, after Jackie at Cambridge Safety saw first hand the excellent work they have done locally. When she visited Holme Fen for one of their workshops on identifying different raptors (birds of prey not dinosaurs!) and another in Northampton on […]
April 2020 | 2 min read
Learning The Lessons From Real Incidents
Vibratory roller driver crushed by reversing tipper lorry Reversing is dangerous and should be eliminated as far as reasonably practicable or controlled to prevent danger. The driver of a vibratory roller was crushed to death under the rear wheels of a reversing tipper lorry on a road construction project. The work involved tipping the fine […]
April 2020 | 3 min read
New Standards For Road Signage For Wet and Windy Weather
How many times have you driven along the road to see road signs or temporary barriers have been blown over or moved from the position they should have been located? Recently the UK has been experiencing severe harsh winds with anything not attached to the floor or building having the potential to fly off into […]
April 2020 | 2 min read
HSE Following Up With Spot Checks After Safety Alert in 2019 on Welding
The HSE is reminding employers that they must protect their workers’ health by controlling the risks from welding fume. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) current programme of inspections will review health and safety standards across the country and businesses are encouraged to check the new guidance (see link at the end of this article) […]
February 2020 | 3 min read
Can You Hear Me? – Quiz
It is now FIFTEEN years since the new standards in the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 were introduced. Try the following quiz to review your knowledge: What action must be taken if an employee’s typical daily exposure exceeds 80 decibels at the “A” weighting? What are the three different types of ear defenders […]
February 2020 | 5 min read
Explosions (Legal Ones)
Establishing exclusion zones when using explosives in demolition When designing for demolition using explosives you need to plan for the possible of flying projectiles. An exclusion zone should be established at a distance from and surrounding any structure which is being demolished using explosives. The zone needs to be designed and managed as part of […]
February 2020 | 3 min read
Hottest Decade on Record
The importance of the effect of business activities on the environment has long been acknowledged. Until relatively recently, business activities were generally thought to be in conflict with environmental management, but many companies, irrespective of size or type of business, now recognise that a more efficient use of resources can bring substantial cost savings (e.g., […]
February 2020 | 5 min read
Dealing With The Risks Of Electric Arcs
Most employers are aware of the risks of working on or near live electrical components. Electric arc flashes when two electrodes connect by a luminous bridge, leaping across the void. Arcs can occur on a small scale as electrical short circuits. The more worrying consequence can be an electrical arc flash. This is when a […]
February 2020 | 2 min read
Worker Injured After Fall From Conveyor
A company providing a range of airline ground support services has been fined after an employee fell from a height of more than two metres. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard that on 24 December 2016 Rebecca Smith of Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited was injured during the loading of luggage onto an aircraft during an aircraft turnaround […]
December 2019 | 3 min read
Glove Protection and Standards
Where hazards and risks are present that cannot be eliminated or effectively controlled personal protective equipment may need to be used. This is where an item of equipment or clothing is issued to protect the wearer from a known risk. PPE and gloves should be issued as a last resort and not as a first […]
December 2019 | 3 min read
Latest Legionella Prosecutions
Two people have been sentenced after failing to control the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria in the cooling tower at their business premises in Spring Hill, Birmingham. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard that, between June 2017 and February 2018, Kulwant Singh Chatha and partner Satpaul Kaur Chatha of Isher Hangers failed to put suitable measures […]
