PIB RISK MANAGEMENT ENHANCES ADVISORY SERVICE WITH HR CONSULTANT APPOINTMENT
May 6, 2021PIB Risk Management is delighted to announce the appointment of Rhiannon Hammond-Jones as HR Consultant. Rhiannon has 20 years’ experience as an HR Practitioner in the health sector, higher ...
UPDATED STANDARD FOR TOWER SCAFFOLDS
April 1, 2021Tower scaffolds can be a useful tool for accessing work at height and preventing falls. Where they are used it is important that the type of tower selected is suitable for the work and erected...
UPDATED SAFETY GUIDANCE FOR FARM ATTRACTIONS
April 1, 2021An updated industry code of practice for “Preventing or Controlling Ill Health from Animal Contact at Visitor Attractions” has now been published by Access To Farms (ATF), a group of organ...
ROAD TANKER SAFETY ALERT
April 1, 2021The HSE have issued a safety alert following an incident in April 2020 when the driver of a vehicle carrying nitric acid noticed vapour coming from the tanker barrel in the area of the pressur...
MANAGING VIBRATION. SHOULD I RELY ON MANUFACTURER’S DATA?
April 1, 2021The use of power tools can expose workers to vibration through the hands and arms. Frequent, regular and prolonged exposure to this can cause permanent ill health and conditions such as hand-a...
LONDON DIRECT VISION STANDARD AND HGV PERMIT NOW IN FORCE
April 1, 2021Previously we have reported on places to introduce a scheme whereby HGV’s over 12 tonnes would require a safety permit to enter Greater London or face a fine. It was proposed that vehicles w...
LATEST HEALTH AND SAFETY FIGURES FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
April 1, 2021The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has published its Annual Report and Accounts. This covers the period 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020. This report shows a fall in...
FREE HSE RISK MANAGEMENT WEBINAR
April 1, 2021Managing risks in the workplace can have a number of benefits for the employer, the employee and others including making work safer, avoiding unexpected events, contributing to a positive work...
FIRE SAFETY CONSULTATION OUTCOME PUBLISHED
April 1, 2021Between July to October 2020 the government ran a consultation looking at proposals to strengthen the Fire Safety Order, implement Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations and strengthen the reg...
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SAFER PRACTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL HAULIERS FROM 6TH APRIL 2021
March 31, 2021The Department for Transport has announced that rules for safer behaviour for hauliers making international journeys will take effect from 6th April. Hauliers entering England from outside of ...
A GUIDE TO RETURNING TO WORK SAFELY AFTER LOCKDOWN
March 22, 2021The Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt society presenting major challenges; workplaces have had to adapt new, Covid-secure ways of working, balancing the health & safety and wellbeing need...
COVID-19 AND UNFAIR DISMISSAL CLAIMS
March 22, 2021The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has left employers with many questions such as: Can we ask employees to reveal whether or not they have received the vaccination? What action should we take if...
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