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Health and safety at work updates - 13 March 2024
The Health and Safety Inspectorate (HSI) reminds employers of the need for effective risk assessment in order to protect your employees and others
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Health and safety at work updates - 07 January 2019
Details of the newly revised risk assessment guidance for employers
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Health and safety at work updates - 05 June 2019
The Health and Safety Inspectorate will be inspecting a cross-section of the hospitality industry to check that a suitable window risk assessment has been carried out
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Health and safety at work updates - 14 April 2024
HSI will not hesitate to take enforcement action where there are immediate risks to the health and safety of employees and others affected by work activities
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Health and safety at work updates - 07 October 2019
Details on enforcement notices issued by the Health and Safety Inspectorate between July and September 2019
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Health and safety at work updates - 28 January 2022
It is essential that an adequate risk assessment and method statement is prepared for all high-risk construction work
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Health and safety at work updates - 05 April 2021
States Employment Board fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £5,000 costs after breaching Health and Safety legislation
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Health and safety at work updates - 03 October 2023
Details of enforcement notices issued by the Health and Safety Inspectorate between July and September 2023
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Health and safety at work updates - 23 January 2023
Details of enforcement notices issued by the Health and Safety Inspectorate between October and December 2022
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Health and safety at work updates - 24 December 2019
The Health and Safety Inspectorate has completed the initiative to review risk assessments for window safety
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Health and safety at work updates - 20 March 2020
Ronnie Brown Window Cleaning was fined a total of £20,000, together with costs of £1,000
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Health and safety at work updates - 27 February 2019
An employee suffered serious and life changing injuries after failure to assess risks
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Health and safety at work updates - 28 February 2020
The revised guidance follows a Safety Bulletin issued by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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Health and safety at work updates - 17 December 2020
A series of visits were made to review controls and arrangements for COVID-19 precautions and compliance with government guidance
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Health and safety at work updates - 24 January 2019
The States Employment Board (SEB) was fined £60,000 and ordered to pay £5,000 costs by the Royal Court
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Health and safety at work updates - 21 October 2020
As winter approaches, forthcoming site visits will be focusing on the implementation of risk assessments and effective controls to manage the risk of COVID-19
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Health and safety at work updates - 26 June 2017
Somerville Limited was fined £15,000 for failing to provide a safe system of work, risk assessments and training, resulting in serious injury to an employee
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Health and safety at work updates - 23 May 2019
Inadequate risk assessment and unsafe work near to overhead power lines results in prosecution
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Health and safety at work updates - 19 March 2020
The Health and Safety Inspectorate expects all businesses undertaking welding activities to have appropriate controls in place
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Health and safety at work updates - 14 April 2019
K-Lok Scaffolding Limited was fine £30,000 plus £3,000 costs by the Royal Court after materials fell during the erection of a scaffold