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HSE’S TOP TEAM SMASH TARGETS IN CHARITY


FUNDRAISING DRIVE A team of directors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) put in the hard yards to raise more than £1500 for a good cause.


All of HSE’s management board – Richard Judge, Selvin Brown, Peter McNaught, David Murray, Karen Nightingall, Karen Russ and David Snowball – took up the Charity for Civil Servants’ annual Walking Challenge. Each aimed to walk at least 10,000 steps every day for 50 days.


Together they clocked up nearly 6million steps between 9 May and 27 June, an impressive 2687 miles – 1100 miles further than their target and the equivalent of walking from John O’Groats to Land’s End more than three times.


They also smashed their fundraising goal of £1000, generating £1525. Only one team in Britain earned more for the charity, which provides financial, health and wellbeing support to current and former civil servants.


Richard Judge, HSE’s Chief Executive, said: “I want to thank everyone who supported us – our colleagues, our partners and our friends. The Charity does really important work to help people who served their country and we were glad to be able to do our bit to help it.


“Walking 10,000 steps a day was something straightforward for us to do to help others – with the challenge being to do this every day for 50 days, come rain or shine, and however busy our day was. I’m proud of the team and what we have achieved. It’s whetted our appetite for fundraising and we’re looking forward to what we can together next year.”


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M&D THEME PARK INVESTIGATION


UPDATE HSE are investigating the cause of a rollercoaster crash at M&D Theme Park, on Sunday 26 June 2016.


They have issued a statement saying they will continue to work closely with Police Scotland and the Crown Office while the cause of the incident on the Tsunami ride is established.


As part of the ongoing investigation, HSE has taken enforcement action against an independent fairground ride inspector. They have been served with a prohibition notice, which prevents them from undertaking any inspection of fairground rides until the condition of the prohibition notice is fulfilled.


HSE is working with industry bodies to ensure all fairground owners


WORK-RELATED FATALITY RATE HALVED IN PAST TWO


DECADES, SAYS HSE HSE published its’ annual data for work-related fatal accidents in Great Britain’s workplaces yesterday which revealed the rate of fatalities has more than halved over the last 20 years.


The data showed that 144 people were killed while at work in 2015/2016, which is actually an increase from 142 in 2014/5.


The Health and Safety Executive has called on all sectors to learn lessons to ensure workers return home safe from work.


Martin Temple, HSE Chair said: “One death at work or life needlessly shortened, is one too many and behind every statistic lies a real story of loss and heartbreak and families left to grieve.


“Britain has one of the best health and safety systems in the world, but we should always be looking to improve and to prevent incidents that cost lives.


“This year HSE travelled the country asking industry representatives, employers, unions, workers and others what they could do to help GB


are aware of the prohibition notice. Ride owners directly affected by this individual’s work are being contacted through industry bodies to ensure they are able take any appropriate action that is necessary.


HSE are working with the Amusement Devices Safety Council (ADSC) to ensure that public safety at fairgrounds remains a priority’. The ADSC comprises representatives from the Showmens’ Guild Great Britain (SGGB), British Association Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA), Society of Independent Roundabout Proprietors (SIRPS), Association of Independent Showmen (AIS), The British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA), The Amusement Catering Equipment Society (ACES), The Amusement and Leisure Equipment Suppliers of the UK (ALES) and National Association for Leisure Industry Certification (NAFLIC).


work well. The response was hugely encouraging and I would like to ask people to deliver on the commitments made, that will help keep Britain’s workers alive.”


Deaths in the in the construction sector remained in line with previous averages at 43; agriculture deaths were down to 27 from the five year average of 32; deaths in manufacturing increased to 27, up five on the five year average of 22 and there were six fatal injuries to workers in waste and recycling, compared to the five- year average of seven, but subject to considerable yearly fluctuation.


There were also 103 members of the public fatally injured in accidents connected to work in 2015/16, of which 36 (35%) related to incidents occurring on railways.


HSE has also released the latest available figures on deaths from asbestos-related cancer. Mesothelioma, one of the few work related diseases where deaths can be counted directly, contracted through past exposure to asbestos killed 2,515 in Great Britain in 2014 compared to 2,556 in 2013.


A more detailed assessment of the data will be provided as part of the annual Health and Safety Statistics release in early November.


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