Suffolk County Council fined for health and safety breaches
Suffolk County Council has admitted breaching health and safety laws at three of its workplaces, including two schools.
Ipswich Magistrates’ Court heard the council faced six charges resulting from Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigations into incidents at Burton End Primary School in Haverhill, Farlingaye High School in Woodbridge, and the council’s highways department.
One charge related to an incident on 11 October 2009, when a nine-year-old Jamie Griffin pupil at Burton End Primary School, was playing on a climbing frame in the school grounds when he fell over 1.5 metres onto concrete slabs below. He fractured his skull, suffered a bleed into his brain and was temporarily blinded. It was 10 weeks before he returned to full-time schooling.
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Asbestos training pledge
Asbestos training pledge from HSE Podcast
In this edition we look at how HSE has been working with industry on the asbestos training pledge.
And with this training that is on offer, little changes in your working habit and your behaviour that will only take two or three hours of the day to complete now are going to have a huge impact on your life and the life of your family, to make sure that you’re not exposed to asbestos.
But first, here’s a round up of other health and safety news.
New figures show the number of people injured and made unwell at work has fallen, continuing the trend and confiming that Britain has the lowest rates in Europe. Between April 2010 and March 2011, 24,726 major injuries such as amputations, fractures and burns were reported, compared with 26,268 in 2009/10.
An estimated 1.2 million people said they were suffering from an illness caused or made worse by their work, down from 1.3 million the previous year. Provisional fatality figures for 2010/11 were released in June. 171 workers were fatally injured – up from 147 the previous year. Construction and agriculture continue to report the highest levels of work-related injuries, with disproportionately high numbers of incidents. For more information on the latest statistics visit www.hse.gov.uk/statistics
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University fined for asbestos failings
Lincoln University has been fined for putting staff, students and contractors at risk of exposure to asbestos.
The failings came to light on 24 February 2010 when a lecturer became trapped in a room after a door lock broke. She enlisted the help of a colleague to release her and once freed, they noticed debris around the door handle.
They notified the university’s health and safety department which examined the door and others in the area, and discovered most were lined with asbestos insulating board (AIB), and that some were damaged.
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