10. Returning to work and reasonable adjustments – a guide for employers
Adam Clarke, Managing Director of Praxis42 discusses the points to consider when employees return to work after an extended leave.
9. Creating safer forklift truck operations
Stuart Taylor of Mentor FLT Training explains why those working alongside forklift trucks should understand the risks to help keep themselves and others safe.
8. School trust fined after children injured by classroom ceiling collapse
An educational trust was fined after 15 school children and their teacher were injured when their classroom ceiling collapsed during a lesson.
7. Fire Risk Assessment – what does competence really mean?
SHP hears from Rob Sherman, Director of Fire Safety at Praxis42 on fire risk assessments and an analysis of what factors can determine competency when it comes to fire safety.
6. Proposed employment law changes could put construction workers’ lives at risk, says CIOB
Eddie Tuttle at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) says a government proposal to amend several areas within retained EU Law, in particular employment law, could have a detrimental impact on construction safety.
Fieldfisher’s Health & Safety Disputes Expert, Elliott Kenton and Solicitor Krysteen Ormons explore the recent David Lloyd case which resulted in a £2.5 million fine for the leisure centre operator.
4. Company fined after worker hit by forklift truck in Blackpool
A Blackpool clothing firm was fined £40,000 after a man was seriously injured when he was hit by a forklift truck. This article includes a video of the incident.
3. Directors’ duties: A stark reminder of what can happen when things go wrong
Julia Thomas, in our legal column from Eversheds Sutherland, said employers need to be proactive to prevent bad practices from occurring in their organisations.
2. HSE fatality figures show year on year increase – construction again most vulnerable
HSE published its annual report showing that 135 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year.
1. Five HS2 workers injured in incident
The top story was to do with the ongoing HS2 rail construction – inspectors from the HSE investigate an incident where five HS2 workers were injured. This investigation is still ongoing.
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