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Slips, trips and falls: how to avoid them in the workplace
... average for the past five years, there were still 22 reported fatalities caused from falls from height at work, in addition to more than 4,000 major injuries. Accounting for 16% of all major reported injuries it is one of the most common workplace accidents, alongside accidents involving slips and trips which account for 41% of the total and make it the most common cause of injury in UK workplaces, with 10,561 major injuries reported between 2009-10. Avoiding falls should be a major priority for employers and their health and safety advisors. This applies across the board – a slip on a kitc...
Briefing | 22 Jan 2008
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HSE to launch slips, trips and falls campaign
... trip or fall in the workplace, such as construction workers or kitchen managers.However, it is also aimed at managers to help them minimise the risks too. The HSE says that around 1,000 workers every month are seriously injured by slips, trips and falls. According to Workplace Law’s white paper, Slips, trips and falls: how to avoid them in the workplace, the following practical steps should be taken to minimise risks:Floors and traffic routes should be of sound construction and care should be taken to assess suitability for use in all potential circumstances. If there are frequent, albeit transient, hazards, the floor should be assessed with that...
News | 22 Jan 2008
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Fall into hot oil highlights dangers of workplace slips
...ire the investigation of methods of control. Insuring the lighting is suitable and checking for ice, rainwater, or other conditions that may affect the floor roughness will protect against some of the hidden dangers and suitable footwear is always very important in preventing slips. The whitepaper Slips, Trips and Falls: how to avoid them in the workplace can be downloaded here>>
Case | 18 Apr 2008
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Falls from height at all time low, but not low enough
...essed here>> The campaign is aimed primarily at those most at risk of a slip, trip or fall at work and those best placed to take action. It provides information on what is required by regulations for working at height and also offers guidance on what can be done to protect people. The whitepaper Slips, Trips and Falls: how to avoid them in the workplace, is available here>>
News | 17 Apr 2008
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Worker receives compensation for Tesco slip
... added: “Tesco has a responsibility to take reasonable steps to ensure members of the public are safe when visiting the supermarket. Although Tesco were aware of the hazard they failed to protect visitors to the premises while they were waiting for contractors to arrive to fix the problem.” Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of injuries at work; 90% of them result in broken bones. The HSE has initiated a campaign – Shattered Lives – to reduce the number of slips, trips and falls in the workplace by 10% by 2010. According to the Workplace Law Handbook 2009, the HSE has ...
Case | 22 Jan 2009
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How much does it cost to kill someone at work?
... the worker themselves and say why are you cutting corners here? And if you can do Businesses turn to behavioural safety because... ... they've absolutely done everything they can with the rules and regulations, training procedures. They understand that most of their accidents seem to be caused by slips, trips and falls, what 22 workplacelaw Behavioural safety Tim Marsh says that good safety management is about recognising that somebody's going to get hurt -- it's just a question of who and when! you might consider trivial everyday stuff, and they realise that they've got a human factor problem...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007
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London’s burning, where’s the engine?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE 21 London's burning, Fire safety law reform: filling in the missing pieces engine? where's the Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 & 2006 interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Legal calendar 06 Fire, fire... 08 1 October has been designated as a Common Commencement Date. Check that you are ready for all the event...
Magazine issue | 1 Oct 2006
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2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead
...der DDA? Private life Do employees have a duty to behave outside of work? Corporate killing Will businesses be held responsible for workplace fatalities? In every issue: employment law, health & safety, premises management Contents 06 News The latest legal developments affecting the workplace and those to look out for in the upcoming months Looking ahead to the New Year 09 Letters New! Workplace Law Magazine readers comment on and argue with the issues we've raised so far 10 Ten steps to getting to grips with the law in 2005 Workplace Law's panel of legal experts highlight the 10 most im...
Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004
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Grinding to a halt: Why Government policy risks bringing business to a standstill
...those companies that employ less than ten people. Are we really clear on what is a low risk environment? There is a difference between a small business and a low risk environment. In an office, the day to day tasks are going to be low risk perhaps working with display screen equipment, slips and trips, the occasional working at height but there are going to be office environments with hazards that require very careful management. Extending RIDDOR massaging figures? Under RIDDOR, if an employee is off work for more than three days because of a work-related accident (including injuries such ...
Magazine issue | 4 Jan 2011
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Contractors: are you watching them?
...SSUE 27 CONTRACTORS: CONTRA CTORS: WATCHING Taking responsibility for workers on your premises Y OU ARE THEM? IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT In this issue... 08 Are you watching your contractors? Are contractors working safely on your premises? Misunderstandings over who is responsible for the health and safety of contractors and sub-contractors mean many businesses haven't concerned themselves with what contractors are up to, but this has left them open to the threat of damaging prosecutions. The inescapable truth of the matter is that you -- as the c...
Magazine issue | 16 May 2007
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Help for employers on avoiding Christmas party pitfalls
...relating to sex; orientation; race, disability; religion or belief are not acceptable, and will not be tolerated. Just as with any other work-related activity a risk assessment must be carried out to identify potential hazards. This could involve inspecting the venue to plan for drunken slips and trips, considering the safety of people going home after the event, and even identifying any potential conflict between employees so that table plans can be organised accordingly. How employees get home after the party also needs to be considered. Preventing drink driving is an issue, especially as the...
News | 17 Nov 2006
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Has the HSE lost its bite?
... clean bill of health despite having other health and safety issues that need to be addressed. "It certainly is the case that we do thematic inspections, but I don't see anything wrong with that. It is equally the case that while inspectors are doing, for example, a thematic inspection on slips and trips or work at height, they will also draw to the attention of the employers anything else that they perceive needs to be done. So there is no question of us in someway just ignoring problems that don't happen to fit the theme of an inspection -- that's not true at all." It has also been claimed that t...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2006
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Killing time
...broken bones or fractured skulls are reported to the HSE each year by the construction industry. Over half of these serious injuries involve falls from height or from tripping over materials on walkways and are easily preventable. The HSE will be running a new advertising campaign in March 2008 on slips, trips and falls in the workplace. The aim is to raise awareness of the risks and help those involved to take simple action that will prevent slips, trips and falls. Building and plant maintenance and the construction industry will feature heavily in the campaign. 13336 itself a subcontractor of th...
Magazine issue | 27 Feb 2008
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Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion
...y way is to manage risk more effectively. Neil Budworth, IOSH President Risk aversion in society is an issue that has been growing, to the alarm of the health and safety profession. The problem with risk aversion is that it makes people scared to do things. You only have to look at the way school trips have diminished to know people are shying away from anything that has even the slightest risk about it. In this instance, education authorities and/or headteachers are fearful that if they take their pupils on an activities week and one of the pupils gets hurt, that they'll be sued. But in mollycod...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006
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Disability access: is it becoming clear yet?
workplacelaw CONTENTS P8 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Your opportunity to keep tabs on legal developments, events, training and conference dates coming up over the next six months 07 LETTERS Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal issues affecting their workplaces 16 08 DISABILITY ACCESS: IS IT BECOMING CLEAR YET? One year since the implementation of Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995,...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2005
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Business as usual? London bomb blasts
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace SEPTEMBER 2005 BUSINESS AS USUAL? London bomb blasts: a lesson in HR PAY AS YOU DRIVE The costs for employers of national road pricing proposals GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Who's responsible for the safety of employees overseas? DISCIPLINE AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES Against natural justice? Highly commended in the PPA Magazines 2005 Awards - Interactive business and professional magazine of the year IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS P8 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Your opportunity to keep tabs on legal d...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2005
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Who's looking at you?
...ons for employers of the cockle picker drownings workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace JULY/AUGUST 2005 WHO'S LOOKING AT YOU? Is your confidential data protected? NOT A SHRED OF EVIDENCE Identity theft: what's in your dustbin? FEAR FACTOR Is violence ever just part of the job? HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS A help or a hindrance? Highly commended in the PPA Magazines 2005 Awards - Interactive business and professional magazine of the year IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS P8 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Keep tabs on legal developments, events, train...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2005
