Coronavirus: A joint statement between HSE, the TUC and the CBI
This is an extremely worrying time for firms and workers. We know many workers, union reps and employers have questions and concerns about safe working – especially for those continuing to work away...
View ArticleCoronavirus – open letter to the food industry
Note: This addresses concerns raised by bakeries but is of relevance to the whole of the food industry. As you will appreciate this is a fast moving and unprecedented situation. In these extraordinary...
View ArticleHSE urges businesses to become COVID-secure
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling for businesses in Great Britain to make sure they’re COVID-secure as more sectors open their doors this weekend. Inspectors are out and about, putting...
View ArticleHSE is checking COVID compliance in Bradford businesses
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is out conducting spot inspections on businesses in Bradford checking they are working right and are COVID-secure. HSE is checking that businesses are aware of...
View ArticleFigures reveal that numbers of people killed have fallen, yet agriculture...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today published a report that reveals agriculture has the worst rate of worker fatal injury in Great Britain. Last year, 21 people were killed in agriculture,...
View ArticleHSE continues spot inspections in Oldham and Pendle
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is carrying out further spot inspections at businesses in Oldham and Pendle to ensure all workplaces are COVID-secure as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the...
View ArticleSpot checks and inspections on businesses are taking place in Slough
HSE is working with Slough Borough Council to carry out spot check calls, visits and inspections on businesses in Slough to check they have COVID-secure measures in place. To protect workers, visitors...
View ArticleSpot checks and inspections are taking place on businesses in Hull
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with Hull City Council to carry out spot check calls, visits and inspections on businesses in Hull to check they have COVID-secure measures in place. To...
View ArticleSpot checks and inspections on businesses are taking place in Manchester
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with Manchester City Council to carry out spot check calls, visits and inspections on businesses in Manchester city centre to check they have...
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HSE Chair Sarah Newton reflects on the past year
Welcome to the first HSE blog this year. We hope to make this a regular feature on the website. Other colleagues and I intend to share our thoughts and observations on a wide range of topics and...
View ArticleCOVID spot checks and inspections on businesses continue as lockdown measures...
As we continue the roadmap out of lock down and more businesses re-open, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with local authorities to carry out spot checks and inspections on local...
View ArticleCOVID spot checks and inspections continue as lifting of restrictions are...
The UK Government has delayed the full lifting of COVID restrictions in England by four weeks, at Step 3 of the roadmap. This comes amid rising infection rates as the new Delta COVID variant spreads....
View ArticleYorkshire businesses targeted to stop Covid advice getting lost in translation
As lockdown measures are eased and businesses across Yorkshire and the Humber reopen, Work Right has created dedicated resources in multiple language versions to keep employers and workers safe from...
View ArticleCoronavirus – open letter to the food industry
Note: This addresses concerns raised by bakeries but is of relevance to the whole of the food industry. As you will appreciate this is a fast moving and unprecedented situation. In these extraordinary...
View ArticleOccupational hygiene award for HSE’s PPE team
The rapidly assembled Health and Safety Executive (HSE) task force to ensure effective controls when introducing new and novel sources of personal protective equipment (PPE) supply has been awarded an...
View ArticleGood ventilation in the workplace can help reduce the spread of coronavirus
As more people return to the workplace, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is stressing the importance of good ventilation to support businesses minimise the risk of coronavirus. Alongside cleaning,...
View ArticlePlant hire company in court over work at height and welfare issues
A plant hire company has been fined for leaving workers at risk of a fall from height and failing to provide minimum welfare facilities.Blackpool Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 17 November 2020,...
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