Keep workers safe in fourth heatwave, urges TUC As Britain experiences amber warnings for the fourth heatwave of the summer, the TUC has renewed its calls for the protection workers need in the heat. Working in hot weather can lead to dehydration, tiredness, muscle cramps, fainting, and – in the most extreme cases – loss […]
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Week Commencing 25/10/2021 – In The News
Pedestrian fatalities prompt HSE safety notice on use of wheeled loading shovels Britain’s safety regulator has today, 25 October, issued a safety notice on the use of wheeled loading shovels, widely used in the waste and recycling sector. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) notice follows nine fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions in the past four years. Six of […]