| This week's news and updates about health and safety at work |
| Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page. | |  HSE Weekly Digest ebulletin Issued: 29 September 2022
This week we've information about upcoming inspections which will focus on moving and handling construction materials. There is also advice on making sure your business has all the right workplace facilities available. In addition, we have: - news of some recent health and safety enforcement prosecutions
- information on a free webinar about promoting good mental health in the workplace
- details of our latest job vacancies
For all the latest health and safety updates visit our website. | | |  Construction sites across Great Britain are being targeted as part of a health inspection initiative supported by the 'Work Right Construction: Your health. Your future' campaign. Site inspections focusing on moving and handling construction materials will begin on 3 October 2022. We will be checking employers and workers: An estimated 40,000 construction workers experienced work-related MSDs last year. Employers have a legal responsibility to protect their workers from ill health and should involve them in managing the risks to their health, just as they would with safety. To help you prepare for the inspections we have advice for employers, workers and small builders. | A firm has been fined £115,000 for health and safety breaches. A worker was repairing a box-making machine when his hand became caught in the chain drive and was cut off at the wrist. HSE's investigation discovered the company's risk assessment was neither suitable nor sufficient. It had not considered the risks created from use of the machine, including during maintenance activities. There was no safe system of work in place to ensure safe isolation and access for tasks such as maintenance. Read this press release to find more details on this incident. Other recent prosecution cases include:  You must provide the right facilities for everyone in your workplace, including people with disabled people. You must have: - welfare facilities
- a healthy working environment
- a safe workplace
View our simple advice on exactly what must be provided for a safe and healthy workplace, including required toilet and washing facilities. Visit the Health and safety made simple website for advice on other topics, such as reporting accidents and illness, preparing a health and safety policy, and assessing risks at work. |  Tuesday 18 October,
10.30am - 11.30am The webinar will raise awareness of the preventative measures that organisations can take to identify and manage work-related stress. In addition it will give you access to our experts and more information about the HSE stress risk management approach. Find out more and register for this free webinar | Work for HSE and you will be helping to protect lives and livelihoods. We currently have an exciting range of job vacancies. For details of selected posts, follow the links below: View our full list of vacancies | | You can get all the latest news and updates from HSE across a range of industries and topics. | | | | |
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