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HSE Statistics: Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain 2023

by Sarah Mellor | Jul 24, 2023 | HSE

Earlier this month, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), published its annual statistics setting out the number of work-related fatal injuries in the year to March 2023. 135 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in 2022/23, an increase of...

The Importance of a Health & Safety Audit

by Sarah Mellor | Jun 26, 2023 | Health & Safety

Are you a business owner and worried that everything may not be in place regarding Health & Safety? Perhaps you should consider an audit.

Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022

by Sarah Mellor | Apr 24, 2023 | Legislative Changes

The UKCA marking is the product marking used for products being placed on the market in Great Britain as a result of Brexit. The UKCA marking applies to most products for which the CE marking could be used. The mark indicates that all relevant health and safety...

Stress in the Workplace

by Sarah Mellor | Mar 24, 2023 | Stress

The HSE defines work related stress as: ‘The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or othertypes of demand placed on them at work.’ If stress becomes excessive and prolonged, mental and physical ill health may developLine managers play a crucial role in...

Violence at Work

by Sarah Mellor | Feb 24, 2023 | Health & Safety

The Health and Safety Executive’s definition of work-related violence is: ‘Any incident in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances relating to their work’. HSE figures for 2019/20 reveal that there were 688,00 incidents of violence at...

A HSE Inspector Calls

by Sarah Mellor | Nov 11, 2022 | HSE

A HSE INSPECTOR CALLS. It isn’t unusual for a Health & Safety Executive Inspector to visit your business without warning and the law allows them to visit at any reasonable time. Throughout the year the HSE run targeted campaigns. Currently these are a health...

Extreme weather warning – are you prepared?

by Sarah Mellor | Jul 15, 2022 | Health & Safety, Stress

Severe heat health alerts issued in the UK due to high temperatures. With the extreme weather warning issued by the Met Office, we just wanted to clarify what your legal duties are and provide you with some useful tips on reducing the associated risks. We often get...