The Health and Safety Executive have recently issued an update on the accidents involving equipment at work. It is evident to note that the most common accidents involve fingers and arms being severed due to entrapment with machinery.
The reasons for these accidents appears to be a reoccurring theme which includes businesses not carrying out sufficient risk assessments which identify risks associated with the task, failure to provide and implement safe systems of work, failure to provide the necessary protective guards to machinery and inadequate staff training.
As we have noted in previous news articles, the impact of the Sentencing Guidance is being felt across numerous industries with fines now running in excess of £100k. In certain instances, prison terms are also being given to individuals. It is important to note that actual harm does not need to have occurred. The offence lies in not managing the risk.
Contact us if you require help with carrying out risk assessments to keep you and your business safe.
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For full access to the Health and Safety Executive article , please visit the web link below –
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHSE/bulletins/15a6500
For other relevant articles published on the CSC news portal, please visit the web links below:
Company fined £20K after worker nearly dies due to crush injury
Company fined £100K after employee losses arm in a conveyor belt
Prosecution News: Company prosecuted after worker severs hand in blending machine
6 month prison term: Indian restaurant ignores prohibition notices, breaches fire safety law