by Goldcross | Aug 30, 2020 | Accidents, General, Training
During the Covid-19 Crisis – The HSE permitted First aid certificate extensions in a number of circumstances i.e. if you held a a first aid certificate that expired on or after 16 March 2020 and could not access requalification training because of coronavirus,...
by Goldcross | Jul 2, 2020 | Accidents, General
Provisional figures from the HSE indicate that fatal injuries to individuals whilst at work in Great Britain reduced by 38 this year to 111, the lowest annual level on record. Clearly that is good news however statistically speaking it is likely that Covid-19 will...
by Goldcross | May 29, 2020 | Accidents, Construction
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) successfully prosecuted a Principal Contractor at Luton Crown Court after an engineer fell almost 3 metres from an extension ladder. An investigation subsequently undertaken by the HSE found that reasonably practicable measures...
by Goldcross | Dec 16, 2018 | Accidents, Railway
The 13 December 2018 was not a good day for Network Rail, the owner and infrastructure manager of most of Great Britain’s railway network. The company were convicted of an offence under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and section 33...
by Goldcross | Nov 4, 2018 | Accidents, Construction
Provisional Riddor reporting figures* released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) may indicate that complacency within some industrial sectors is resulting in unnecessary fatalities. The number of people who lost their lives whist at work, in Great Britain, over...
