 HSE has issued a safety notice following two separate incidents that occurred on offshore installations as a result of the failure of a crane boom hoist rope. In both incidents the boom hoist rope came off a sheave. This was undetected and the resulting severe damage to the ropes ultimately led to their catastrophic failure. Although no one was injured in either incident, both had the potential to cause death or serious injury to those involved in the lifting operations and others on the installations. Read the safety notice for full details. |  Employers' responsibilities to workers regarding the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) are changing from 6 April 2022. The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 2022) amend the current Regulations to extend employers' and employees' duties in respect of PPE to a wider group of workers. HSE has provided interim guidance explaining the changes and what employers may need to do in preparation. Our PPE at work website contains further advice and guidance, including: | A plant hire company has been fined over £66k for leaving workers at risk of a fall from height and failing to provide minimum welfare facilities. An investigation by HSE found that workers had been left unsupervised by site management and there were no preventative measures in place to prevent the risk of a fall from height. Workers were also expected to drive to the company's head office more than five minutes' drive away to use the toilet, despite there being ample room on the site for facilities. Read this press release for more details on this incident. You can find guidance on working at height and providing welfare facilities for workers on our website. Other recent enforcement news includes: HSE's spot check programme is still in operation to ensure workplaces are working safely and following the latest government COVID-19 guidance. The spot check programme provides expert advice during calls and visits to businesses on how to manage risk and protect workers, customers and visitors. Check the latest GOV.UK guidance on preventing the spread of coronavirus. There is separate advice for Scotland and Wales. HSE's latest advice on continuing to keep workplaces safe will help you to continue to work safely. You must still control the risks and review and update your risk assessment. The following workplace controls remain unchanged: Further information on spot checks is available.  HSE's Science Division provides scientific and technical advice and support to HSE and commercial organisations. For details of selected posts, follow the links below: View all our current vacancies | | 
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