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Legal update: amendments to REACH and radiation regs

Tuesday 13th April 2021
Sector: Chemicals
The EU Commission has issued three new amendments to REACH and an updated edition of radiation guidance has been published.
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Interview: Peter Baker, chief inspector of buildings

Wednesday 7th April 2021
Construction
Peter Baker, head of the new Building Safety Regulator, talks to IOSH magazine about his role in delivering a new regime for high-risk buildings, and how he plans to increase the competence of all professionals working on buildings and ensure effective oversight of the entire building safety environment.
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Learning lessons: how to prevent manual handling injuries at work

Tuesday 30th March 2021
Manufacturing and engineering
As well as best practice, we take a closer look at recent case law for manual handling injury claims.
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Siemens Gamesa worker fell 1.8m inside turbine blade

Friday 26th March 2021
Manufacturing and engineering
Renewable energy company Siemens Gamesa has been fined £533,000 for failing to provide fall protection at its Hull factory.
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HSE grilled over its COVID response at Select Committee hearing

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Catering and leisure
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Construction
Manufacturing and engineering
Utilities
Unions and HSE leaders clashed over the enforcement of COVID guidance at work last week – IOSH magazine was there to report on it.
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Workers in non-OSH compliant garment factories at greatest MSD risk, research finds

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Manufacturing and engineering
Retail
An international research project which has studied the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among female workers in ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh has found a high MSD burden among those working long hours in non-OSH compliant
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DB Cargo fined £200,000 over shunter’s arm amputation

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Rail
Transport and logistics
The UK's biggest freight operator has been prosecuted after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when a train collided with his vehicle on a level crossing.
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'No prospect' of Drayton Manor paying £1m fine over child's death

Friday 19th March 2021
Catering and leisure
There is no prospect of payment as the former theme park operator is in administration.
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Worker was dragged into mattress rolling machine

Tuesday 16th March 2021
Manufacturing and engineering
A mattress manufacturer has been ordered to pay £70,000 after an employee sustained serious injuries when he was dragged into a machine.
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More than just safety

Thursday 11th March 2021
Going home safe matters most, right? Wrong! Senior health and safety consultant and trainer Paul Godwin GradIOSH says the restart of work following lockdown could be a time to focus on much more than just safety.
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