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HSE's Weekly Digest e-bulletin: 17 September 2020

Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page. Weekly Digest eBulletin Welcome to the HSE Weekly Digest eBulletin This week's digest contains information on supporting workers with stress and mental health conditions, as well as health and safety news and advice on coronavirus (COVID-19).   You can also find details of the latest HSE safety alert, information about Gas Safety Week 2020 and links to the latest job vacancies at HSE.   For all the latest updates visit our website. Work-related stress, worker wellbeing and mental health HSE has resources to help employers support staff with work-related stress and mental health conditions. Planning, training and support can all reduce pressure and bring stress levels down.    Our guidance can help you support employee mental health by managing work-related stress.   It includes a guide to spotting signs of stress, as well as a link to our downloadable talking tool kit, which can help employers plan conversations with workers and prevent stress in the changing working environment.   We also have also advice for line managers to help them support any workers with mental health conditions. COVID updates and guidance HSE has published a range of coronavirus-related guidance and information, which you may find useful. It includes: Risk assessment Get help with assessing risk and being COVID-secure Legionella risks during the pandemic Advice on identifying and controlling risks associated with legionella PPE, fit testing and RPE Advice on PPE in health and social care and non-healthcare work For all the latest information and advice visit our coronavirus microsite. HSE safety alert issued HSE has issued a safety alert highlighting the risk of misleading gas detection readings associated with the use of sampling tubes with pumped gas detectors.  In a recent incident a gas detector failed to detect the presence of a flammable vapour. Hot work proceeded in the belief that there was no flammable vapour present.   The subsequent explosion resulted in a fatal injury.   View the safety alert for full details. Gas Safety Week 2020 Gas Safety Week is the 10th annual event and is taking place this week, 14-20 September 2020. Gas Safety Week is a national safety campaign to raise awareness of gas safety in the UK.   By pledging your support for GSW20, you can receive a free toolkit full of material designed to help you support the week.   Another way of increasing the reach of GSW2020 is to follow on Twitter where you can help spread the word by sharing social media posts. You can also view a short film The Ripple Effect.    HSE also has plenty of guidance for employers and workers on our gas safety website, and there is specific advice on gas safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Facilities management company fined after an employee was crushed A facilities management company have been fined £200,000 after an employee was seriously injured. The employee suffered serious injuries when they were crushed between a ride-on-roller and shipping container during footpath improvement works. Read the full press release here.   Other recent prosecutions have included: Landscaping company fined after worker suffers head injuries Car business owner sentenced for breaching health and safety law Latest job vacancies at HSE Develop a career at HSE and help to protect lives. We've a number of exciting job opportunities available... For details of selected posts, follow the links below: Software Development Manager (closes 27 September) User Administrator (closes 4 October) Human Factors Specialist (closes 4 October) View our full list of current vacancies. You can get all the latest news and updates from HSE across a range of industries and topics. Subscribe to our eBulletins here Subscriber services: Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Disclaimer Email was sent to bobbysellars573.spamhere@blogger.com www.hse.gov.uk

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