| HSE's Weekly Digest e-bulletin: 14 October 2021 |
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This week's edition contains information on protecting lone workers, which includes links to a new video setting out the key advice. In addition, we highlight the HSE Accident Book and feature advice on preventing slips and trips in the workplace. There is also news of recent enforcement prosecutions, and we highlight some of our upcoming training courses. For all the latest health and safety updates visit our website. | | |  Lone workers can be at greater risk of harm as they may not have anyone to help or support them if things go wrong. Employers should provide training, supervision, monitoring and support for those working alone. Our free to download leaflet 'Protecting lone workers: How to manage the risks of working alone' is for anyone who employs lone workers, or engages them as contractors, including self-employed people or those who work alone. The leaflet is supported by our lone working webpages which include advice aimed at lone workers themselves. We also have a new video setting out the key advice, with animations to help explain how lone workers should be protected. | A construction firm has been fined for safety breaches because employees were exposed to asbestos after removing false ceiling tiles during a shop conversion. HSE's investigation found that the company's director, and the casual labourers they employed, spent approximately three to four weeks removing the suspended ceiling, along with the ceiling tiles which contained asbestos. Read this press release for more details. For guidance and advice on asbestos health and safety visit our website. Other recent enforcement news includes:  Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of injury at work, causing almost a third of non-fatal injuries. Our slips and trips website provides information on how to avoid these accidents in the workplace: | The HSE Accident Book is a valuable document that organisations can use to record accident information. The Accident Book can be used to record details of all work-related accidents including injuries from accidents at work that employers must report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). Our latest version takes into consideration General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and you can get your copy by visiting the HSE Books website.  In order to provide a safe learning environment, some of HSE's most popular courses are now available live online. We have made sure that you will still have a direct dialogue with our experts, a high level of interaction with the other attendees, and lots of opportunities to ask questions - just as you would in a normal training environment. Upcoming courses include: View a full list of our online and in-person courses | | | You can get all the latest news and updates from HSE across a range of industries and topics. | | | | |
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