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HSE have issued new guidance on how, when and where to use ladders and stepladders safely. Reaffirming that ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety law but stating that the law calls for a sensible, proportionate approach to managing risk, and ladders can be a sensible and practical option low-risk, short duration tasks, although they should not automatically be your first choice. There...

The regulations and accompanying impact assessment extend employers and employees duties in respect of personal protective equipment to workers.   What is PPE? PPE is defined in the regulations as “all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which protects the person against one or more risks to...

A recent HSE inspection campaign in South Yorkshire has found that 65% of businesses visited were in breach of the law. Over a one week period 22 inspectors from the HSE's Yorkshire and North East Field Operations teams inspected 71 businesses in the Sheffield and Rotherham area.  Of those visited, 46 companies needed to make improvements to better protect the health, safety and wellbeing of...

The latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain, including the following key annual figures (2020/21) have recently been published: 1.7 million working people suffering from work-related ill health 93,000 workers suffering from COVID-19 which they believe may have been due to coronavirus exposure at work 645,000 workers suffering from a work-related illness...

Employers have the same health and safety responsibilities for those working at home as any other worker. The HSE's home working guidance is for anyone who employs home workers, including those who split their time between their workplace and home (sometimes called hybrid working). The guidance has been redesigned and expanded to provide more details on straightforward actions to manage home...

Peak HSE would like to congratulate our delegates following their success in attaining the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management following the autumn course.  Well done to you all!