HSE has guidance on managing health and safety and controlling risks for businesses. Our managing health and safety webpages will help you find the right level of guidance for your business. They include a guide providing an introduction to managing health and safety. This will help you:   - understand what managing health and safety means Â
- find the right guidance for your workplaceÂ
- use the Plan, Do, Check, Act approach to manage health and safety in a way that is simple and proportionate to your risks, while still complying with the law
The webpages also contain links to useful resources on the site, including our publication: Managing for health and safety (HSG65). The company, which operates several household waste and recycling centres, was fined for failing to protect workers and members of the public. A HSE inspector identified a risk of serious injury to both workers and the public, and action was taken to stop the use of 3 waste compactor machines. HSE's following investigation found that: - the risks associated with the compactors operation had not been adequately assessed and there was no clear instruction or training provided to workers
- the pre-use checks were considered inadequate
- there was no recognised safe method of clearing blockages within the compaction chambers
Read more in our press release: Company fined for failures at waste and recycling centre.
You can visit our news centre for more on recent enforcement cases. Today (6 February) is Time to Talk Day â you can take part in the nation's biggest mental health conversation. Time to Talk Day is a great opportunity to start a conversation about how people are feeling and coping at work. HSE's Working Minds campaign website has all the resources and information you will need to get started, or help you review what you already have in place to prevent work-related stress and support good mental health in the workplace. You can also: HSE has worked with the industry to create guidance that will help protect worktop installers. Stone workers are at risk of exposure to airborne particles of stone dust containing respirable crystalline silica (RCS) when processing stone, including engineered stone, by cutting, chiselling, and polishing. The guidance explains what employers and workers need to do to stay safe from stone dust and covers 3 main areas: - competent staff and effective processes
- pre-installation actions
- on-site installation actions
Read HSEâs detailed guidance: Installing stone worktops: protect against harmful natural or artificial stone dust.
Our Work Right campaign website has further resources and important safety advice. Join us for a webinar on the effective management of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. In this webinar, you will hear from HSE's ergonomic specialist who will be discussing the risk management approach to managing MSDs. HSE's publishing partner TSO will also present a live demonstration of the MSD online assessment tool. The webinar agenda includes: - an overview of MSDs and the latest statistics
- the risks associated with upper limb disorders
- the Assessment of Repetitive Tasks tool (ART tool)
- new MSD e-learning to support assessors
- live audience question and answer session
Book your place on the effective management of upper limb MSDs in the workplace webinar.
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