HEALTH AND SAFETY
PROSECUTION WITHIN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
As part of our partnership
work with the Local Authority (LA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), we
will be providing information to all members regarding prosecution on health and
safety related matters within the food industry.
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FORTHCOMING HSE
CAMPAIGNS
Each year the Health and
Safety Executive (HSE) plans major initiatives and interventions in an attempt
to reduce the incidence of work-related fatal and major injuries.
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY LAW AND PRACTICE CHANGES-
APRIL 2007
In February 2005, the
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) decided to implement changes that arise from
within the UK on only two dates a year. They have also extended this to
legislation arising from Europe, wherever it is in their control to do so. more
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NEW HSE GUIDANCE ON COMPACTION EQUIPMENT:
USER AND PUBLIC SAFETY
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE),
in consultation with, and the support of, the Waste Industry Safety and Health
Forum (WISH), has now published a ‘best practice’ guide for user and public
safety in relation to the use of Compaction equipment. more
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NEW SECTION OF HSE
WEBSITE DEDICATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
IN THE STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING INDUSTRY
The Health & Safety
Executive (HSE) has developed a new section of its website dedicated to Health
and Safety in the storage and warehousing industry. This new section provides
advice and useful links to relevant guidance documents designed to prevent
workplace accidents. more
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HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE
FOOD AND DRINK MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY
The Health & Safety
Executive (HSE) reports that even though the injury rate for the food and drink
manufacturing industry has dropped by over one third since 1990/1, a quarter of
all manufacturing injuries still occur in the food industry. more
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‘A RECIPE FOR
SAFETY’
The Health & Safety
Executive (HSE) has published the third edition of the successful booklet 'A
Recipe for Safety'. This core
booklet covering occupational health and safety in food and drink manufacture is
substantially revised and expanded.
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SMOKE FREE COUNTDOWN
From 1st July 2007, England will join
Wales and Scotland to be ‘smoke free’ when it will be against the law to
smoke in virtually all enclosed public places, workplaces and public and work
vehicles. As many of you will be
aware, new legislation relating to smoking was introduced in Scotland on the
26th March 2006 and more recently, Wales on 2nd April 2007. more
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SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE- THE NATIONAL FOOD, DRINK
AND
HOSPITALITY HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARDS - 10TH OCTOBER
2007
This new awards scheme is being staged
by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), supported by the Food
Manufacture Health and Safety Forum, which includes the Health and Safety
Executive. more
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE-
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Following on from the success of the
October 2006 and earlier conferences, the joint HSE/ Food Industry conference in
2007 will take place on the 10th and 11th October 2007. more
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USEFUL TRAINING AIDS FROM THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
EXECUTIVE (HSE)
The British Frozen Food
Federation has been made aware of two useful sources of information for our
members, which may help to support companies basic health and safety training
needs. more
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FREE AND IMPARTIAL ADVICE- WORKPLACE HEALTH
CONNECT
Although we brought
‘Workplace Health Connect’ to the attention of our members in June last
year, we felt that it would be worthwhile reminding all members that this free
service is still available to all SME companies. more
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REVISED ASBESTOS
REGULATIONS TO COME IN TO FORCE ON
13 NOVEMBER 2006
The Control of Asbestos
Regulations 2006, which were laid in Parliament on 20th October 2006, will come
into force on 13 November 2006. The revised regulations will strengthen overall
worker protection by reducing exposure limits and introducing mandatory training
for work with asbestos. They will also simplify the regulatory regime and
implement revisions to the EU Asbestos Worker Protection Directive. more
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CONSULTATION BY THE INSTITUTE OF
DIRECTORS:
NEW GUIDANCE ON DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY
Directors and boards have a vital role
in the achieving of high standards of workplace health and safety by their
organisation. more
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS IN 2006/2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) decided in February 2005, to
implement changes to occupational health and safety law and practice that arise
from within the UK on only two dates each year and they have now extended this
to legislation arising from Europe, wherever it is in their control to do so.
Obviously, if any critical legislation arises between these dates it will be
implemented straightaway.
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INSTITUTE OF
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (IOSH)
FOOD, DRINK & HOSPITALITY GROUP
Through our contact with
IOSH, we have been informed about a specialist IOSH working group that you may
find of interest called the ‘Food, Drink and Hospitality Specialist
Group’.
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THE BUSINESS CASE FOR
HEALTH AND SAFETY – HSC CASE STUDIES
The Health & Safety
Commission (HSC) published in 2004 a series of case studies setting out the
business case for good health and safety management. They demonstrate business
and social benefits of health and safety improvements in a variety of
organisations, including FTSE 100 and FTSE listed companies, global businesses
and public bodies.
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NEW FIRE REGULATIONS
On 1st October 2006, the Regulatory
Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or Fire Safety Order became law. We
thought it essential that BFFF members should have the earliest notice of these
new regulations, which will have an impact on all businesses.
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REVAMPED GUIDANCE TO
SIMPLIFY RISK ASSESSMENTS
The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has urged businesses to spend less time
dotting ‘i’s and crossing ‘t’s and more time on putting practical
actions into effect.
To help companies do this, HSE has issued a revamped risk assessment
guide featuring examples that spell out, in plain English, what is – and what
is not – expected. more
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
EXECUTIVE WATCH YOUR STEP CAMPAIGN
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are
starting a nationwide initiative in October focusing on slip and trip accidents
at work.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
EXECUTIVE WATCH YOUR STEP CAMPAIGN
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are
starting a nationwide initiative in October focusing on slip and trip accidents
at work.
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ASBESTOS CAMPAIGN
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
are launching a campaign to educate both employers and employees about the risks
involved when working with asbestos. The HSE reports that Asbestos is the greatest single cause of work related deaths in the UK.
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WORKPLACE HEALTH CONNECT
We
have located a HSE service called ‘Workplace Health Connect’ that we feel
could be of great advantage to the BFFF SME members.
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HSE ISSUES UPDATED GUIDANCE
FOR FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has
published a new edition of its guidance for food
manufacturing industries, A recipe for safety:
Occupational health and safety in food and drink
manufacture. This publication provides
practical advice for management, supervisory staff
and workers’ representatives in the food and drink
manufacturing industries. more ...
PARKING LARGE GOODS VEHICLES
SAFELY
The
HSE have produced a booklet providing guidance for drivers on
coupling and uncoupling large goods vehicles (LGVs)
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UNDERSTANDING ERGONOMICS AT
WORK
This HSE leaflet is aimed at anyone
responsible for employees' health and safety. It explains
what ergonomics is, what it does and how it can affect people at
work and advises how to apply ergonomics to the workplace, to
reduce accidents, ill health and to improve productivity and
performance. more
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
EXECUTIVE - SHIFT WORK AND FATIGUE
The Heath and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published new guidance
called ‘Managing Shift Work’ that aims to improve the understanding of
shift-work and its impact on Health and Safety.
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HSC AND HSE CONSULTS ON
DISABILITY & GENDER EQUALITY SCHEMES
The Health and Safety
Commission (HSC) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is seeking comments on
its draft Disability and Gender Equality Schemes. more
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MANAGING WORKPLACE
TRANSPORT RISK – A ROUTE MAP
BFFF has responded to the HSE
Consultation ‘Proposals for Managing Workplace Transport Risk – A Route
Map’ and a copy can be viewed by clicking on the following link
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
EXECUTIVE - NOISE TOOLBOX TALK PACK
The Health and Safety Executive originally published the ‘Noise toolbox
talk pack’ in 2005 and it has now been updated by the HSE to reflect changes
brought about by recent noise legislation. The pack will help employers
explain to their employees how to protect their hearing at work.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
EXECUTIVE GUIDE ON MANAGING SHIFT WORK
The HSE has published new guidance aimed at raising awareness of the Health and
Safety risks of shift work and suggesting sensible measures employers, safety
representatives and employees can use to reduce the negative impact of shift
work. Please contact Joanna Hancock at BFFF on 01476 515300 if you would
like to discuss this in more detail. more
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NEW
NOISE LEGISLATION
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 came into
force on 6 April 2006. more
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GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME
This scheme on the HSE website exists to encourage the sharing
of health and safety expertise between organisations. In
particular, it invites organisations with experience of good
health and safety management systems to share their expertise to
help other organisations improve their health and safety
performance.
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SAFETY IN ELECTRICAL TESTING AT WORK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published Safety in
electrical testing at work: General guidance (INDG354), a new booklet on how
to reduce injuries during electrical testing more
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HSE LAUNCHES FREE INTERNET TOOL FOR
CONTROL OF WORKPLACE CHEMICALS
The HSE recently launched 'Electronic COSHH Essentials' - an internet
tool to help prevent the harmful effects of working with chemicals by providing
advice to limit exposure more
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MANAGING WORKPLACE
TRANSPORT RISK – A ROUTE MAP
The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a consultation paper on managing
workplace transport risk.
The consultation runs until 22 September 2006.
The
HSE says that it has been devising a cross-cutting guidance tool (called the
route map) to help manage the risk involved in the use of workplace transport.
It notes that workplace transport is used in a great variety of
situations and remains the second biggest cause of fatal injury in the
workplace. more
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LANGUAGE BARRIERS MEAN NEW DANGERS AT WORK
Concern that migrant
workers could be missing out on crucial health and safety
training because their employers are not providing safety
material in any language other than English has prompted the
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Trades Union
Congress (TUC) to produce new safety information translated
into 21 different languages.
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FOOD
MANUFACTURE INJURY RATES CONTINUE TO FALL
HSE has recently published its provisional annual injury
statistics for the year 2003/4. These show that in food
manufacture there are very significant injury reductions due
to considerable effort by the industry since the joint HSE/food
industry
Recipe for Safety initiative commenced in 1990/91.
HSE "WORKSMART" CAMPAIGN - MINI PROGRAMMES
WITH A BIG IMPACT
The HSE has put together a series of 45-second mini-documentary videos for
viewing on-line that feature employees' and employers' stories about accidents,
near misses, hazards and risks to health and safety in the workplace.
(Note: you need a computer with sound/video playback facilities for viewing)
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HSE ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE ON
REDUCING NOISE EXPOSURE IN THE FOOD AND DRINK MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a new
Food Information Sheet which gives advice on the legal
requirements and hierarchy of control for dealing with noise
exposure in the food and drink industries
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HSE
LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO MAKE BAD BACKS "BETTER BACKS"
British business loses an estimated 4.9 million days
to employee absenteeism through work-related back conditions
each year, with each affected employee taking an average of
19 days off work, according to the latest figures from the
2003/4 Labour Force Survey. more ...
WORKPLACE TRANSPORT
Every year 70 people are killed and 2000 more are seriously
injured in incidents involving workplace transport. Often
these incidents occur in a lorry park or yard while goods
are being delivered.
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THE
BUSINESS CASE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY - HSE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
The Health and Safety Executive has launched a
campaign to persuade businesses that sensible health and
safety management is not only beneficial for staff but good
for their bottom line as well. The national advertising
campaign will be backed up with a new website
http://www.betterbusiness.hse.gov.uk
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LANGUAGE BARRIERS MEAN NEW DANGERS AT WORK
Concern that migrant
workers could be missing out on crucial health and safety
training because their employers are not providing safety
material in any language other than English has prompted the
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Trades Union
Congress (TUC) to produce new safety information translated
into 21 different languages.
more
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FOOD
MANUFACTURE INJURY RATES CONTINUE TO FALL
HSE has recently published its provisional annual injury
statistics for the year 2003/4. These show that in food
manufacture there are very significant injury reductions due
to considerable effort by the industry since the joint HSE/food
industry
Recipe for Safety initiative commenced in 1990/91.
HSE REVIEW -
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PUSHING/PULLING HEAVY LOADS
Aims to identify the risks associated with the pushing and
pulling of heavy loads, to provide practical guidance for future
updates to HSE’s guidance on the Manual Handling Operations
Regulations 1992.
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NEED HELP ON
HEALTH AND SAFETY?
As an employer you have a lot to deal with to keep in
business and there will
be times when you have to look outside your firm for advice. This
leaflet from the HSE
guides you through thinking about the help you might need,
specifically on
health and safety. more
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A NEW WAY TO HELP PROTECT
WORKERS’ BACKS
The Manual Handling Assessment Chart (MAC) to help managers
identify high risk manual handling jobs has been launched by the
Health and Safety Executive. more
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HSE PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON
PREVENTING HEAT STRESS
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has produced a free
information sheet on heat stress in the workplace. It explains the
risks of overheating when working in hot conditions found in
workplaces such as bakeries ... more
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HSE ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE FOR
THE BAKERY INDUSTRY
A baker’s dozen: Thirteen essentials for health and safety in
bakeries’ from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides
practical and legal guidance for management and supervisory staff in
bakeries as well as those with health and safety interests in
bakeries. more
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WORK-RELATED STRESS
With an increased awareness of
work-related stress recently in the news, the
expectation is that organisations will take
appropriate measures to deal with this hazard.
The Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) has issued its first “enforcement notice”
against an organisation for failing to protect workers from stress
at work. more
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CONTRACTORISATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY IN
THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Does contractorisation increase health and safety risks
through additional contracted interfaces, particularly where small
companies were involved? An investigation undertaken with selected
companies from the events, food processing and health service
sectors
