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December 2016

An Uxbridge manufacturer of ejector seats has been fined

£800,000 after three workers developed debilitating lung

conditions.

Three skilled CNC machine operators developed extrinsic

allergic alveolitis after many years of exposure to the mist of

working metal fluid. The lung condition, also known as

hypersensitivity pneumonitis, is a body’s allergic reaction to

breathing in a substance and symptoms include coughing,

shortness of breath and joint pain.

Aylesbury Crown Court heard how the workers, who had

served with the company for more than 20 years, were

exposed to the working metal fluid mist over at least a three-

year period. One worker has been so severely affected they

have become virtually paralysed by the illness, another will

never be able to work with metal working fluids again, a key

material in the industry and a third must have special

measures in place to ensure he never comes into contact with

the substance.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found that the measures in place within the factory to stop the

exposure to workers were inadequate. The fluid is commonly

used as a lubricant and coolant in engineering processes.

During the process of using the machines the fluid creates a

mist, which in this case was breathed in by around 60 workers.

Martin Baker Aircraft Company Limited failed to put in place a

system of cleaning away the excess fluid or providing

extraction to prevent the build-up of the mist. There were also

failings in the provision of health surveillance, which should

have identified the issue early enough to ensure the company

were able to put in place and monitor any appropriate safety

measures.

Martin Baker Aircraft

Company Limited,

Lower Rd, Higher

Denham, pleaded guilty

to breaching Section 2

(1) of the Health and

Safety at Work etc. Act

(1974) and Regulation 6

(1) of the Control of

Substances Hazardous

to Health Regulations

2002 (as amended)

(COSHH) and were fined £ 800 000 and ordered to pay costs of

£36 912.36

HSE Inspector, Stephen Faulkner, said “Companies need to

make sure they consider workers’ health just as much as their

safety when carrying out risk assessments. The dangers of

breathing in metal working fluid are well known within the

industry. In this case one worker has had his health

permanently and severely damaged, two others have also

been affected, all will have to live with their condition for the

rest of their lives.”

At least 67 people were killed when a platform collapsed at a

construction site in China's Jiangxi province. The accident took

place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower

was under construction.

Industrial accidents are common in China, prompting calls for

better safety standards. Last year, 170 people died at a

chemical blast in Tianjin.chemicals. In the first half of the year

alone more than 14,000 Chinese workers have died in

factories, mines and on construction sites.

Ejector seat manufacturer fined £800,000 for failing to protect workers’ health China power station collapse kills 67


December 2016

A report from the UK Airprox Board has said that a passenger

aircraft narrowly avoided a collision with a drone as it passed

over central London in July this year.

The Airbus A320, which was carrying around 165 passengers as

it approached Heathrow Airport, was within 66ft (20m) of the

device, the report said.

The pilot reported a black drone, about 50cm across, which

was sighted out the right flight deck window and reported to

ATC. The crew estimated it probably passed above the right

wing and horizontal stabiliser. He assessed the risk of collision

as ‘High’.

The report states: Members agreed that this incident

appeared to be a very near-miss and that the drone operator

should not have been flying in that location at that altitude.

Consequently, it was determined that the drone was flown

into conflict with the A320. Turning to the risk, although the

incident did not show on the NATS radars, the Board noted

that the pilot had estimated the separation to be 20m from

the aircraft, at co-altitude, and that there had not been time to

take any avoiding action. Acknowledging the difficulties in

judging separation visually without external references, the

Board considered that the pilot’s estimate of separation, allied

to his overall account of the incident, portrayed a situation

where a collision had only been narrowly avoided and chance

had played a major part; they therefore determined the risk to

be Category A.

The plane was at an altitude of 4,900ft (1,494m) when the

drone was seen. The drone operator has not been traced.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued guidance to those

who fly small unmanned aircraft, or drones, for fun and to

those that use drones in their work.

When you fly a drone in the UK it is your responsibility to be

aware of the rules that are in place to keep everyone safe.

make sure you can see your drone at all times and don’t fly

higher than 400 feet;

always keep your drone away from aircraft, helicopters,

airports and airfields; and

use your common sense and fly safely; you could be

prosecuted if you don’t.

Drones fitted with cameras must not be flown:

within 50 metres of people, vehicles, buildings or

structures; and

over congested areas or large gatherings such

as concerts and sports events.

See https://www.caa.co.uk/home

A new sector-wide programme has been launched to improve

and promote positive mental health within the construction

industry.

Mates in Mind, led by the Health in Construction Leadership

Group and supported by the British Safety Council have set up

this programme to help employers address the issue of mental

ill health.

Every year, one in four people in the UK will experience either

stress, anxiety or depression. In the most extreme cases, these

issues can result in someone taking their life.

The aim of Mates in Mind will be to help raise awareness and

understanding of poor mental health in the construction

sector, importantly undertaken in a way that is consistent and

made available to all workers across the sector.

See https://www.britsafe.org/policy-and-opinion/mates-mind

Report shows drone and plane in ‘very near-miss’ over central London Mates in mind campaign

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December 2016

A chemical company has been sentenced after a worker was

killed and one left with life changing injuries when they were

overcome by a toxic vapour cloud.

A little over sixteen months later there was another incident

involving the same toxic chemical.

Hull Crown Court heard that in the early hours of the 5 March

2010, at the Grimsby plant of Cristal Pigment UK Limited

(formerly Millennium Inorganic Chemicals), there was a build-

up of Titanium Tetrachloride within a vessel. The chemical

came into contact with water creating a violent reaction,

which ruptured the vessel. The liquid came into contact with

the air creating a large toxic vapour cloud.

One worker Paul Doyley, 48, was showered with the corrosive

liquid and blanketed by the rapidly expanding toxic vapour

cloud, he died on the 18 March 2010 from his injuries. His

colleague Ron Ingoldby was also covered by the dense cloud,

surviving his injuries but with irreversible lung damage

The large poisonous vapour cloud rapidly expanded to several

metres in height and poured out from the site as a thick, dense

white cloud. The wind blew the cloud out across the river

Humber and closed down the shipping lanes for several hours,

until the incident was eventually brought under control by the

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.

The investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found the company had deviated from the normal operating

procedures, which led to the dangerous build-up of the

chemical. Parts of the plant and its procedures were poorly

designed and the company had not established robust safety

management procedures and systems of work to assess and

control risk and to ensure that these were actually followed.

The following year, on the 27 July 2011, there was another

uncontrolled release of a toxic vapour during the cleaning of a

redundant vessel.

The vessel, which is normally connected to the chemical

production plant, was being replaced. The old vessel was

removed and stored, for around three-years, with a number of

tonnes of residual Titanium Tetrachloride.

The HSEs investigation found that the company made the

decision to clean the vessel. The company poorly managed the

design and installation of fabricated plates to seal the vessel

before carrying out the cleaning process. The plates were

incompatible, incorrectly designed and used inappropriate

sealants that could not contain the gas created during the

procedure, releasing a toxic vapour cloud.

Cristal Pigment UK Ltd of Stallingborough pleaded guilty to the

following charges: Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and

Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, for the 2010 incident; and

Regulation 4 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards

Regulations 1999 for the 2011 incident. The company was

fined £1.8mil and £600,000 for charges associated with the

incident on 5 March 2010 and fined £600,000 for the charge

associated with the incident on 27 July 2011 with costs of

£37,868.00.

After the hearing, HSE inspector Brian Fotheringham

commented:

“The incident of 5 March 2010 caused the death of one

employee and life changing injuries to another. Had the wind

been blowing in the opposite direction it could also have

caused a local disaster. However, the company still did not

learn lessons from the 2010 incident and had another

significant release of the same toxic gas just over a year later.

“This case must act as a reminder to the industry that there

can be no room for complacency when dealing with such

dangerous chemicals”.

Chemical firm fined £3m after the release of toxic vapour cloud on two separate occasions


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December 2016

A Derbyshire based steel frame building specialist has been

prosecuted after a worker fell and suffered severe injuries.

A worker was repairing a fibreboard roof of a barn and using

two homemade crawling boards when he fell six meters on to

the floor below, sustaining serious injuries to his head, hip, and

lungs.

Derby Magistrates Court heard how at the time of the incident

in July 2014 he was working as part of a pair to replace the

roofing panels.

One of his colleagues was under the roof in a ‘man basket’ that

had been attached to a telehandler.

When the incident happened he had to climb down the boom

of the machine to help his colleague.

An HSE investigation found that there were not sufficient

platforms or coverings for the roof to protect workers from a

fall.

The risk assessment and method statement – which would

have told the workers how to run the work – was in the office

but also not specific to the job.

There were also no separate controls for the man basket,

leaving the worker stranded when his colleague fell.

Allen and Hunt Construction Engineers Ltd of Thorpe,

Derbyshire, pleaded guilty to safety breaches and was fined a

total of £267,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,750 and a

victim surcharge of £120.

Bilfinger Industrial Services (UK) Limited has been sentenced

following the death of a worker who fell 30 feet from an

electricity pylon.

Vincent John Richards, 49, from Walsall was installing fall

arrest lines for painters to use on the pylon at Great Orton,

Carlisle on the 5 July 2014 when the incident happened.

Carlisle Crown Court heard that Richards, who was employed

by the company as a “Rigger”, had been working with a

colleague preparing the pylons in readiness for painters to

carry out maintenance work.

On the morning of the incident he arrived at pylon FT37 and

found that the painters had already commenced painting even

though the pylon had not been rigged.

Richards had climbed approximately 30ft up the pylon, when

he fell backwards, narrowly missing one of the painters

working directly below him.

As a result of the fall Richards sustained serious multiple

injuries and died at the scene.

An HSE investigation found a number of failings by Bilfinger

Industrial Services (UK) Limited in the management of risks

arising from work at height.

Although the company had a system of work they failed to

implement, monitor and enforce this system. This failing

exposed their employees to the risk of death.

Bilfinger Industrial Services (UK) Limited of Runcorn pleaded

guilty to safety breaches and was fined £200.000 and ordered

to pay costs of £59,320.10.

Speaking after the hearing HSE Inspector Susan Ritchie said:

“The company were clearly aware of the hazards involved with

pylon work and had a system in place to manage the risks.

“Unfortunately they failed to implement, monitor and enforce

this system of work. In addition they failed to ensure the

proper inspection and provision of safety critical personal

protective equipment.”

A spokesperson from Bilfinger Industrial Services, said:

“Tragically, Vincent suffered heart failure and fell from height.

“Since it happened, we have worked hard to ensure that our

processes and procedures would prevent anyone else from

falling again in these circumstances.

“For his friends and family, we are grateful that the case has

now drawn to a close and our deepest sympathies remain with

them.”

HSQE comment:

In both these accidents involving falls from height, safe

systems of work had been documented but were not followed

by those doing the work, or monitored by those responsible

for managing the work.

It is also worth noting that the safe system of work involved in

the roofing panel incident was not specific to the work being

performed. This is one of the key problems with generic risk

assessments and method statements—can you honestly say

that the work has been properly planned, risks identified and

control measures put in place before work starts?

£267,000 fine after roof fall Rigger dies in pylon plunge while installing fall arrest lines


December 2016

A company in Essex, has been fined after a worker suffered

injury to his hand on a drilling machine. Chelmsford Crown

Court heard how an employee of Amtek Aluminium Castings

(Witham) Limited had been drilling a hole in a casting when his

glove got caught on the moving bit and his hand was dragged

into the drill. He suffered injuries to his hand which required a

skin graft and was off work for two months.

An investigation by the HSE into the incident which occurred

on 16 December 2014 found that the machine was badly

guarded and poorly maintained. The operator was not

properly trained or supervised.

Amtek Aluminium Castings (Witham) Limited, of Freebournes

Road, Witham, Essex, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1)

of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, and was fined

£250,000 and ordered to pay costs of £12,632.92.

Gas leak at brewery

One person died and another is in a serious but stable

condition following an ammonia gas leak at a brewery. Police,

fire and ambulance services were called to the Carlsberg plant

in Northampton at about 12:30 GMT on 9 November.

In total, 22 people - 11 Carlsberg staff, two police officers and

nine firefighters - were taken to hospital. The man who died

was a Carlsberg employee in his 40s, while the victim in a

serious condition is a 51-year-old man.

A maintenance company has appeared in court after a worker

suffered serious injuries after falling 7 metres.

The worker, suffered fractures to his left foot in the incident

on the 9 July 2014.

The incident was investigated by the Health and Safety

Executive (HSE) which found serious safety failings by Valmet

Limited, an embedded contractor for the paper mill where the

incident occurred at Manchester Road, Carrington,

Manchester.

Manchester Crown Court heard that the employee was

carrying out maintenance work to a drive shaft which involved

tightening coupling bolts with a torque wrench. The wrench

slipped off the bolt head causing the worker to fall backwards

off an unprotected edge through a rubber flap into the paper

pulping machine. This contained 2.5 metres of water. After

falling 7 metres in total he managed to swim, in darkness, to a

ledge at the side of the pulper and call for assistance. Before

the incident Valmet Ltd, the Finnish company which provided

all the mill machinery, carried out a risk assessment of the task

but did not identify the fall from height risk.

The court also heard that Valmet Ltd, previously known as

Metso Ltd had recently been fined for their involvement in a

double fatality at another premises.

Valmet Ltd of Laneside Foundry, Manchester Road,

Rossendale, Lancashire pleaded guilty to breaches of Section 3

(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and was

fined £120,000 and ordered to pay costs of £8,591.

Speaking after the hearing HSE Inspector Adam McMahon said

‘A supervisor had to carry out numerous risk assessments on

the day of the incident along with covering others duties. The

hazard of working at height was not identified and as such a

worker was exposed to a serious risk which could have

resulted in death. It was pure luck that the pulper blades were

not working or that the injured person did not drown.

Risk assessments are the foundation for the effective control

of risks. Time should be afforded to those who are required to

complete them to ensure the hazards are identified and risks

are controlled in order to safeguard workers.”

HSQE Comment

Managers and supervisors need sufficient time to plan work so

that a ‘suitable and sufficient’ risk assessment can be

developed, implemented and maintained.

Worker injures hand on drill Worker cheats death after plunging into giant 'blender-like pulping machine'


December 2016

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A worker died and two others were badly

injured at a construction site in Putney, when

a temporary platform collapsed. An

engineer’s assistant who was working in the

stairwell on a lower level was hit by falling

debris and also sustained serious injuries.

An investigation by the HSE found that

similar platforms had been constructed on

other floors throughout the construction

site, by using timber joists supported by

unsuitable joist hangers with plywood fixed

on top. The platforms, which were part of

‘temporary works’ were neither built to an

agreed safe design, nor was the quality of

the build checked by those in control of the

site, even though they were crucial to the

safety of workers on upper floors.

Karen Morris, HM Inspector of Health &

Safety, said “The risks of falling from height

are well-known, and the risk of joist hanger

failure is well-documented. This tragic

incident illustrates what can happen if

temporary works are not properly organised.

All those who have a role in planning and

managing work on site must take

responsibility for ensuring that serious risks

are properly controlled.”

St James Group Limited, the Principal

Contractor, pleaded guilty to breaching

Regulation 22(1)(a), Construction (Design

and Management) [CDM] Regulations 2007,

and was fined £600,000 and ordered to pay

costs of £14,935.54.

Mitchellson Formwork and Civil Engineering

Limited, the contractors responsible for

constructing the platforms, pleaded guilty to

breaching Regulation 13(2), of the

Construction (Design and Management)

[CDM] Regulations 2007, and was fined

£400,000 and ordered to pay costs of

£14,935.54.

RGF Construction Limited, a site agent who

assisted with managing the work, was found

guilty at an earlier hearing on 4 July 2016 of

breaching Regulations 13(2), and 28(2) of the

Construction (Design and Management)

Regulations 2007. The company was fined

£20,000

Worker dies when temporary platform collapses

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December 2016

A car component manufacturer has been sentenced after six

workers experienced back injuries from repeatedly lifting heavy

car engine parts by hand.

MAHLE Powertrain Limited (MAHLE) manufactures engine

parts for Audi and Jaguar Landrover cars which are no longer in

large scale production.

Birmingham Crown Court heard that between 1 November

2013 and 7 January 2015, the HSE received six reports of

workers who had injured their backs and been off work for

more than seven days. One worker was in hospital for seven

days and off work for more than nine weeks. More workers

suffered back problems but were not off work for the seven

days required for the incidents to be reportable.

An investigation by the HSE found that workers who were

based on two of the company’s production lines were expected

to manually lift engine components weighing between 14 and

21kgs, hundreds of times during a shift. Mechanical lifting aids

were either not provided, not suitable, or no training had been

received by workers in how to operate them. There were no

suitable or sufficient manual handling assessments in place for

the tasks involved.

MAHLE Powertrain Limited of Costin House, St James Mill Road,

Northampton, admitted breaching Regulation 4(1)(b) of the

Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. It was fined

£183,340 and ordered to pay £21,277.10 costs.

HSE Inspector Elizabeth Hornsby said: “Companies need to

recognise that manual handling is a high risk activity. It is

equally important to get health issues right, as well as safety.

Thanet District Council has been fined after a worker was left

with permanent injuries after being diagnosed with hand arm

vibration (HAV).

A worker from Thanet District Council was diagnosed with

suffering from HAV after visiting his GP. Symptoms of the

condition can include tingling, pins and needles, numbness and

pain in the hands. This affects sleep when it occurs at night and

sufferers have difficulties in gripping and holding things,

particularly small items such as screws, doing up buttons,

writing and driving.

An investigation by the HSE found that the worker would

typically spend up to 6 hours a day using a range of powered

equipment including mowers and hedge cutters, depending

upon the season. He was not under any health surveillance or

told how he should report his symptoms. The council had not

taken steps to eliminate or control the exposure of their

workers to HAVs. They also failed to educate their workers on

the risk and train them on how to control their exposure to the

vibrations caused by the power tools.

At the time of the investigation the council were issued with an

improvement notice, as soon as they started to rectify the

problem and implement the appropriate health surveillance a

further 15 cases of ill-health relating to vibration exposure

were identified and reported to HSE.

Thanet District Council pleaded guilty of breaching Regulations

6(2) and 7(1) of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations

2005 and was fined a total of £250,000 and was ordered to pay

£18,325.84 in costs.

Access and work on flatbed vehicles

Flatbed vehicles are widely used to transport many types of

goods on the road. They offer advantages over closed vehicles

in terms of easy access to the load bed for loading and

unloading and versatility of use.

A number of fatal or major incidents have been reported to

the HSE and local authorities where drivers, members of the

public, or site personnel have been injured during the loading

and unloading of these vehicles.

The HSE has produced a report that describes a multi-

disciplinary, mixed-method approach to research on this topic,

comprising both quantitative and qualitative analysis,

undertaken to establish contributory factors to incidents and

areas of concern when accessing or working on flatbed

vehicles.

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stakeholders in developing updated guidance on safe delivery

using flatbed vehicles.

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Council prosecuted for HAVs Multiple back injuries leads to fine

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December 2016

A company, its director, and a self-employed contractor have

been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE),

after Terry Lewis (a 65 year old retired mechanic) was fatally

injured by falling through a roof light.

Warrington Crown Court heard how on 11 June 2013, Terry

Lewis was working with his friend, Leigh Bakewell. They were

cleaning roof lights on the roof of a building at Radnor Park

Industrial Estate, Congleton. Mr Lewis fell approximately 7m

through a roof light to the work-shop floor underneath, and

subsequently died. Both the roof and the roof lights were not

able to support the weight of a person.

The HSE investigation found that Leigh Bakewell, who primarily

was a gardener and not a roofer, did not take precautions to

prevent a fall through the roof, nor off its edge. He did not have

the necessary knowledge or competence to carry out the work.

Roman Lodge Asset Management Limited failed to have

adequate systems in place to ensure a competent roofer was

appointed. Both the company and Jonathan Marshall failed to

adequately plan and supervise the work, due to their own lack

of understanding of standards and the law relating to work on

fragile roofs.

Roman Lodge Asset Management Ltd, of Dane Mill, Broadhurst

Lane, Congleton, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1)

and Regulation 5 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, and

were fined £20,000 with £8,010.00 costs. Its director, Jonathan

Marshall pleaded guilty to breaching two counts of Section 37

of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. He was

sentenced to four months imprisonment on each count

(suspended for 12 months) and was ordered to pay £8,010.00

costs.

At a hearing on 18 August 2016, Leigh Bakewell pleaded guilty

to breaching section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc.

Act 1974. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment

(suspended for 12 months) and was ordered to pay £8,610.47

costs.

Rooflights come in many different styles and are a well known

source of danger when working at height

HSE inspector Warren Pennington said after the hearing: “This

is an incredibly sad case all round. Each defendant knew that

the roof was fragile and each accepted unsafe working

practices. Terry Lewis was only on the roof in order to help out

his best friend. If Roman Lodge and Jonathan Marshall had

asked questions about Leigh Bakewell’s experience and

knowledge (of roof work standards), they would not have

employed him. Leigh Bakewell should have recognised he was

not competent and should not have carried out the work. With

these simple considerations, Mr Lewis would not have been on

the roof and would not have died in the way he did.”

Fall from ladder leads to fatality

A Southampton window installation company has been fined

after a worker suffered fatal head injuries following a fall from

a ladder.

Brighton Magistrates Court heard how Mark Taylor, 48, a

window fitter from Southampton, was helping in the

installation of UPVC windows at a 3 storey house in Brighton

on the 10 September 2014.

Mark was working from an unsecured ladder when it slipped

sideways and he fell to the ground.

The father of two was taken to hospital suffering from head

injuries but died the following day.

The Health and Safety Executive investigation found Kevin

McLean trading as South Coast Installations, failed to ensure

that the work at height was adequately planned and carried

out in a manner, which was safe.

Kevin McLean trading as South Coast Installations pleaded

guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height

Regulations and was fined £10,000 and was ordered to pay

£6,250.00 costs.

HSE Inspector Amanda Huff, said: “Mark Taylor’s family have

been devastated because simple steps where not taken to

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could have been prevented.”

Three fined after man loses life due to fall through fragile roof


December 2016

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Asbestos cement products

Students receive a IATP endorsed certificate

that can be used as evidence that category

A training has been provided.



http://www.iatp.org.uk/


December 2016

RoSPA approved online courses

Covers: Why hazardous substances (HSs)

are an issue | Incidents involving HSs|

Forms that HSs can take | Ways that HSs

can enter the body | Harmful effects that

HSs can have | Identifying HSs with CLP

pictograms and safety data sheets | COSHH

regulations including: risk assessment;

emergency procedures; health surveillance;

WELS; and employees responsibilities |

COSHH risk assessments.






Covers: Incidents involving fires and why

the risk needs to be managed | Key

legislation applicable to fire in non-domestic

premises, on construction sites and work

activities that can cause fire | The basic

components of fire | Stages that a fire

passes through | How fire spreads | Fire

classification | How top prevent fires |

Types and uses of fire extinguishers | Risk

assessment | Fire safety arrangements.






Covers: Incidents involving fires | Key

legislation applicable to fire in non-domestic

premises, on construction sites and work

activities that can cause fire | The basic

components of fire | Stages that a fire

passes through | How fire spreads | Fire

classification | How top prevent fires |

Types and uses of fire extinguishers | Risk

assessment | Fire safety arrangements | the

role of a fire warden / marshal.






Covers: The key types of ladders including:

leaning; leaning extension; stepladders;

folding; trestle; roof and telescopic | The

key components of ladders | Classes of

ladders | Key legislation applicable to

ladders | Planning to use a ladder | How to

use different types of ladders safely | How

to store ladders safely | How to maintain

and inspect ladders so that they remain fit

for use.











December 2016

RoSPA approved online courses

Covers: What manual handling is | An

overview of musculoskeletal disorders

including: upper limb disorders; lower limb

disorders; back injuries; and hernias | The

Manual Handling Operations Regulations |

Avoiding manual handling | Assessing

manual handling activities including the

importance of the task; individual; load; and

environment | Reducing the risk of manual

handling injuries before and during the lift.






Covers: Important definitions | Key legal

requirements | The risk assessment

process, based on a five step approach |

Deciding on precautions, including: the

principles of prevention; the hierarchy of

control options | An explanation of both

quantitative and quantitative risk

assessments techniques | Where to find

further (free) information | Quantitative

and quantitative risk assessment templates.






Covers: What silica dust is | Where silica

dust can be found | Common activities that

can give rise to silica dust exposure | Why

silica dust is a health hazard | The ill health

effects associated with silica dust exposure

including: silicosis; lung cancer; and Chronic

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |

Ways of eliminating, reducing or controlling

silica dust exposure.






Covers: What working at height (WAH) is |

Common WAH accidents | Key legislation |

WAH risk assessment | Key hazards from:

roof work; deterioration of materials;

unprotected edges; access equipment;

weather conditions; and falling materials |

Controlling WAH risks | Common issues and

good practice when using access equipment

such as: ladders; trestles; scaffolds; mobile

towers; and MEWPs










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