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Better health under construction
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 03.07.2008
The construction industry's health and safety performance is under constant scrutiny. Lucie Ponting reports on the latest developments in the project to promote health standards and monitoring throughout the construction industry.
RoSPA 2008: from board room to portakabin
Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008
Ever wondered what's the fastest way to irritate an HSE inspector visiting your site? Jocelyn Dorrell and Louis Wustemann report back from RoSPA's three days of seminars on directors' duties, workplace transport and construction in Birmingham last month.
2012: the road to the games
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.06.2008
It's been described as the equivalent of building two Terminal 5s in half the time. The transformation from scratch in six years of 2.5 square kilometres of industrial land in east London into performance space for the world's greatest athlete is a huge challenge. We begin a five-year chronicle of the steps to safeguard workers on the UK's biggest construction project.
Staying in one piece: slips, trips and falls
Eddie Bailey | Features | HSW | 07.03.2008
Slips, trips and falls currently account for one fatality a week and 38% of all major workplace injuries. Last month the HSE launched a campaign, Shattered Lives, which is aimed at creating a step-change in the attitudes of both businesses and their workers in several sectors. The HSE's Eddie Bailey explains how it will help practitioners win hearts and minds.
When things go wrong - health and safety sentencing
Howard Fidderman | Features | HSB | 27.02.2008
Nine years after the Court of Appeal concluded that fines for health and safety offences were too low, how have the courts been sentencing employers convicted of health and safety crimes? And what will be the impact of the new sentencing guidelines for manslaughter when they come into force later this year? Howard Fidderman believes that sentencing should not be left to the courts.
Demolition began with workers still inside
Features | HSP | 05.02.2008
A Hertfordshire trader who began to demolish a building while workers were still inside must pay £25,000 in fines and costs. An HSE investigation revealed SJB had not checked the area or issued any warning before beginning the work, with the inspector adding that it was a great mercy that no member of the public was injured.
Firm fined £20,000 after four hurt in floor collapse
Features | HSP | 28.01.2008
Construction firm Excelcare Developments has been fined £20,000 for safety failures which led to four workers being seriously injured when the floor they were working on collapsed. HSE Inspector Amanda Huff described the accident, which happened at a site in Bromley, as avoidable, adding that the firm broke every rule going.
Dealing with dust extraction
Andy Quail | Features | HSW | 01.12.2007
Andy Quail, commercial director at Carter-Thorne, explains why it is important to think ahead when dealing with dust extraction
Communication and consultation
Lawrence Waterman | Features | HSW | 01.12.2007
In the last of his Back to Basics series, Lawrence Waterman outlines best practice approaches to workforce engagement
Marshalling expertise
Dave Lewis | Features | HSW | 09.11.2007
The actions of staff in the event of a fire are likely to be crucial to their safety and the safety of other people in the premises. Dave Lewis outlines the role and training needs of fire marshals.
CDM 2007: the story so far
Stuart Armstrong | Features | HSW | 09.11.2007
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM) have now been in force for more thank six months - enough time for some early signs to have emerged on how they are being applied in practice on new construction projects across the UK and which aspects clients and principal contractors need to watch out for. Stuart Armstrong reports.
Safeguarding workers abroad
Becky Allen | Features | HSW | 08.11.2007
Business travel is an integral part of many Britons' jobs. Despite huge advances in information and communications technology, UK residents made more than nine million journeys abroad for work last year - up 12% since 2004. But what toll does it take on their health and safety and how can the risks be best managed? Becky Allen reports.
Head protection
Ian Browning | Features | HSW | 08.11.2007
Ian Browning of Arco puts the lid on head protection.
Taking the lead: first HSW conference
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 16.10.2007
Leadership and the need for senior management engagement were the themes that occurred at the recent HSW Conference. Delegates were given an overview of current and future developments in regulation, such as corporate manslaughter, and good practice on issues ranging from accident reduction to the new CDM Regulations.
Gas monitors: going prepared
Sarah Ursulan | Features | HSW | 16.10.2007
Where the potential for hazardous atmospheres is enough for you to supply monitors, you need to provide workers with training on how to use them. Providing a worker with a gas detector and showing them the area in which they will work is not a recipe for success. Sarah Ursulan explains why you need to give them thorough training.
Avoiding the tickbox idea of risk assessment
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 12.08.2007
How do you make sure risk assessments don't become an end in themselves? Lucie Ponting considers the ways.
Safely laundering protective clothing
Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
Richard Newton comes clean about safely laundering protective clothing.
If the mask fits
Helen Collins | Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
Helen Collins takes a deep breath and explains the ins and outs of face fit testing for RPE
Refusal to wear PPE
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
What can you do if employees won't wear their protective gear? Lucie Ponting has the answer.
Site specifics: going smoke-free
Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
On 1 July 2007, England will follow Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in going smoke-free. An employer's main responsibility will be to ensure that no-one smokes in enclosed or substantially enclosed areas. The keys to achieving compliance are a smoke-free policy and appropriate signage. Bridget Leathley finds the best online guidance.
Risk assessments for disabled workers
Duncan Abbott | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Don't panic. That's the first thing to remember if you are called on to carry out a personal risk assessment for a disabled worker, says Duncan Abbott. In this article, he demystifies combined risk assessments and DDA assessments for disabled workers and explains how to apply the five steps to risk assessment.
Taking responsibility for safety
John Gilbertson | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
If employees won't take any responsibility for their own safety, you need a hard-nosed approach to rule breaking, argues John Gilbertson.
Occupational health offerings at Expo 2007
Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
From noise monitoring equipment and asbestos management software, to furniture to cut the risk of deep-vein thrombosis, we report on the occupational health offerings on show.
Safety footwear
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
There is a bewildering range of protective footwear to choose from, some of which boasts slip-resistant qualities, but how do you know which ones live up to their claims? Louis Wustemann reports on HSE tests showing which safety footwear offers best slip resistance.
IOSH 2007 conference report
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
Louis Wustemann and Jocelyn Dorrell report on the highlights of the safety body's annual conference.
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