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From 6 April 2012, subject to Parliamentary approval, RIDDOR’s over three day injury reporting requirement will change. From then the trigger point will increase from over three days’ to over seven days’ incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened).
Incapacitation means that the worker is absent or is unable to do work that they would reasonably be expected to do as part of their normal work.
Employers and others with responsibilities under RIDDOR must still keep a record of all over three day injuries – if the employer has to keep an accident book, then this record will be enough.
The deadline by which the over seven day injury must be reported will increase to 15 days from the day of the accident.
Robust venue training from Rook Systems ensures you get really up to date training ~ the consultant trainers of Rook Systems are leading experts who will assist to understand the changes in the law when they happen!
Question ~ how do you ensure the online training providers are updating their modular training in an appropriate timely manner?
Ed.
Principal Contractor prosecuted for breach of CDM Regulation 22 (1) (a) ...
http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2012/02/07/form-work-collapse-at-chalcroft-site/
CDM Regulation 22 deals the duties of a Principal Contractor ~ these are serious duties to manage and monitor the work to ensure it is carried out without risk.
£37,236.23p would have been far better spent by the contractor on getting robust training ...
Ed.
Builder falls to death after boss ignores safety warning
The HSE warns ...
"If your business is in managing properties then you must ensure that anyone you engage to maintain those properties is competent and carries out their work safely to ensure their safety and that of others."
Estate Agent fined £86k failed to ensure the work was properly planned and organised, or the contractor was competent to carry out the work ...
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-w-morrismarshallpoole.htm?ebul=hsegen&cr=3/28-dec-11
Robust training from Rook Systems would have been a fraction of the amount of this fine ... and, the employing Estate Agent would have been far better informed to have been in a competent position to avoid getting a criminal record!
The HSE sets out its Plan of Work for 2012 ... read a copy of Philip White, HM Chief Inspector of Construction confirms:
"HSE will continue to hold to account those who put others at risk, particularly where there is a deliberate flouting of the law. Our commitment to the investigation of work related incidents and ill health will continue and we will take enforcement action, in accordance with our stated policies, to secure justice in cases where people choose to ignore their duties and responsibilities or have failed to comply with them."
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/work-plan-2011-12.pdf
Two men have been jailed for a total of 18 months for taking health and safety tests on behalf of other construction workers to gain skills cards.
http://www.cskills.org/aboutus/newsandevents/news/Testcheatsjailedforfraud.aspx
“Proxy testing is self-defeating because it both endangers the lives of the people who solicit it and their colleagues on construction sites.
“Those who are found to be proxy testing will be reported to the police and could face prosecution.”
Robust venue training from Rook Systems ensures the right person gets the right information at the right time ... there simply is no reason for competent persons to gain their qualifications fraudulently ~ get smart and don't get a criminal record!
Local authority in dock for multiple safety breaches
http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/local-authority-in-dock-for-multiple-safety-breaches
... by my reckoning, Suffolk County Council has had to pay out around £91,772 in fines and costs ~ and, don't let's overlook the probable additional cost of the not inconsiderable professional fees and/or staff officer time the Council have had to bear too. Then, think about the legacy effect ...
Robust training may well have put the Council into a better situation to be able to avoid such problems because employees would be better informed and competent in managing safely ...
£92k buys a massive amount of robust training from Rook Systems expert trainers and the effect is long-lasting and provides customers with better safety profiles ...