18 Apr April
In this month’s newsletter we cover the following:
- Violence and Aggression at Work – For violence to be work-related, it must be in connection with the work activity. There can be physical harm, but serious or persistent verbal abuse or threats can also have a serious effect on a worker’s mental health. For employers, violence can lead to increased staff sickness, poor morale, and a damaged reputation, making it difficult to recruit and keep staff. It can also mean extra cost, with higher insurance premiums and compensation payments.
- £1M fine for concrete firm after man died at work – Creagh Concrete Products Limited of Hoveringham Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty of breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 in that it failed to ensure, so far as was reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all its employees. The company was fined £1,000,000 and ordered to pay costs of £47,521.08. Speaking after the hearing HSE Inspector Mr Amandip Dhanda said: “This tragic incident led to the avoidable death of a young man. Stewart’s death could easily have been prevented if his employer had acted to identify and manage the risks involved, and to put a safe system of work in place. The work equipment being used at the time of the incident should not have been in use, and the employer would have known this had they effectively followed their own health and safety systems.”
- Kent waste company fined for failing to comply with HSE notices – Speaking after the hearing, HSE Inspector Gordon Carson said: “BSP (Knockholt) Limited showed a disregard for the safety and health of its employees by failing to take action, when required by HSE, to ensure they were not at risk of being struck by heavy plant and provided with adequate and clean welfare facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. “HSE will not hesitate to take action against duty holders where they have placed their employees at risk and have decided not to comply with enforcement action.”
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