Risk of serious crushing or impact injury to children

The Office of Product Safety Standards (OPSS) has issued a product safety report regarding the Conen Motorised Display Wall Mount (SCETAW 2407-0111).

There is a risk of serious crushing or impact injury to children which may arise from the equipment detaching from the wall and falling forward. There is also a risk of serious crushing injury to children between the bottom edge of the display screen and any fixed objects.

View the product safety report on GOV.UK

The machine does not satisfy the requirements of The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. 

Users of these or similar motorised height adjustable display mounts that do not include an anti-collision device or similar protective features should contact the machine manufacturer or their supplier for advice on measures that can be taken to eliminate or reduce risks.  

Ensure you understand your duties when conducting TExT of microbiological safety cabinets (MBSCs) and other laboratory-based local exhaust ventilation (LEV) systems  

There is increasing evidence to suggest that some sectors using MBSCs and other laboratory-based LEV systems do not fully understand their TExT duties under Regulation 9(2) of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) (as amended). 

While testing to the relevant standard (for example, BS EN 12469: 2000) is encouraged, this does not fulfil all the requirements of Regulation 9(2) of COSHH, which has additional information and testing requirements.   

You can find information about what a suitable record should contain in paragraph 186 of the associated COSHH Approved Code of Practice.

HSE's publication Controlling airborne contaminants at work: a guide to LEV contains further advice on how to conduct TExT of LEV systems. 

HSE advises you to review your organisation's procedures, competencies and processes related to the TExT of LEV systems in laboratory settings and keep suitable records to avoid any enforcement actions.  

School academy trust fined £300,000 after student death 

The academy trust was fined after the student died as a result of a ‘series of management failures’ after choking on a paper towel.  

The teenager had special educational needs and had been diagnosed with Pica – a potentially life-threatening eating disorder where sufferers have a compulsion to eat things which have no nutritional value.

HSE's investigation found that:

• despite a near miss incident just days earlier, the school failed to take action to make sure it didn’t happen again
• none of the staff in the class team had received any specific training on the management of safety risks associated with Pica
  
  

Read more in our press release: School academy trust fined £300,000 after student death

School trust fined after pupil's finger partially amputated 

The school trust was fined following an incident where the primary school pupil’s hand was caught in the hinge side of a door without a guard, resulting in the tip of his middle finger being detached.  

HSE’s investigation into the incident found that the trust failed to identify the risk to its pupils while using the toilets, which meant hinge guards were not installed on the toilet doors. 

Read more in out press release: School trust fined after pupil's finger partially amputated