http://www.safetyservices.co.uk Company and Industry Safety News provided by the Safety Services (UK) Ltd. which has now been providing Health and Safety advice and training services to industry for over 20 yrs and has full time advisers and trainers that has been recruited from a range of employment sectors namely local authority, construction, manufacturing, engineering and retail. en-us Copyright safetyservices.co.uk All Rights Reserved. Sun Jan 3 23:23:12 UTC 2010 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/images/ssuklogo150.gif http://www.safetyservices.co.uk http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=209 A roadwork’s permit has been announced for London commencing 11th January 2010. Any utility firm that needs to dig up a road will have to seek permission from Transport for London. The permits are intended to tackle the chaos caused when gas, water, electrical or telecoms firms carry out roadworks in adjacent roads without telling the authorities. , Mon Dec 7 00:00:00 UTC 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=212 The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 amended Regulation 3 of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 by adding the following paragraph: "(5) Any first-aid room provided pursuant to this regulation shall be easily accessible to stretchers and to any other equipment needed to convey patients to and from the room and be sign-posted, and such sign to comply with regulation 4 of the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 as if it were provided in accordance with that regulation." Regulation 3(5) came into force on 17 September 2002. Practical advice for employers on complying with this duty is already given in the Approved Code of Practice and its accompanying guidance in paragraphs 47-51 of First aid at work (L74)[1]. L74 will be updated in due course to include the amendment to Regulation 3. , Tue Dec 1 00:00:00 UTC 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=211 High Street fashion chain New Look has been fined a record £400,000 for fire safety breaches after a blaze broke out at a central London branch, Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 UTC 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=210 CSkills 2 day Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme demanded by many of the UK’s construction firms. As a sub contractor, you may be asked to demonstrate that your supervisor or foreman has attained this qualification during 2010 , Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 UTC 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=213 The Builder’s Profile has linked up with the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) in a move which will help to rationalise the multitude of pre-qualification systems in the construction industry, Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 UTC 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=208 The changes proposed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will see the biggest overhaul of first aid in the workplace for 25 years and employers who don’t prepare could face fines or, worse, risk the welfare of employees. First aid cover in the workplace is a legal requirement. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have been reviewing the current regulations and a new set of regulations will come into force on 1 October 2009. The changes to training for first aiders in the workplace was announced by the HSE in April and reflect the way first aid protocols have changed over the last 25 years. New risk categories will be published on 1 October 2009, Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 UTC+0100 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=207 The issue of workplace stress has received a new impetus, with the focus now primarily shifting towards the role of management behaviour in improving standards of mental health of employees. A new guidance called ‘Line Management Behaviour and Stress at Work’ has been unveiled to identify the essential behavioural skills that managers need to imbibe and demonstrate for managing stress at the workplace. This guidance is a collaboration of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Investors in People (IIP). It is the fruit of an elaborate four-year research conducted on stress management in which numerous managers and workers were interviewed, as well as an assessment across 17 organisations on how manager training can lead to better management of workplace stress., stress Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC+0100 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=206 The Health and Safety Executive is warning that firms exposing workers to asbestos would be penalised. It added that electrical contracting companies and other building and refurbishment trades must provide suitable asbesots awareness training for employees or face prosecution. , Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC+0100 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=205 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) urging employers to ensure all staff are fully trained and competent when using workplace vehicles. , Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC+0100 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=204 A Director has been found guilty of manslaughter after an employee fell 6m through a fragile roof. The employee was not wearing a safety harness, nor had safety nets been installed. Although a trained electrical engineer, the employee was inexperienced and had only received limited training during his six months as an employee. , Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC+0100 2009 http://www.safetyservices.co.uk/news.asp?ID=203 The latest results represent the analysis of blood lead measurements from April 2007 to March 2008. Key facts and figures relating to action and suspension levels. , Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC+0100 2009