Supporting Smaller Employers This Summer
This summer, many smaller employers (those with an annual pay bill of less than £3 million) will be using the apprenticeship service for the first time to pay for training new recruits and upskilling existing staff. Get ready now To meet the eligibility criteria for the incentive payment for hiring a new apprentice, smaller employers […]
Employee killed in electrical incident
Warehouse management solutions company has been fined after an employee was electrocuted while servicing an air compressor Andrew Meade was carrying out pre-planned maintenance on an air compressor at a distribution centre in Gravesend, when he was electrocuted. Maidstone Magistrates’ Court was told. He was not found for more than an hour following the incident, […]
£40K fine after worker dies on house builder site
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully led a prosecution against Nickell & Richmond Limited, resulting in fines totalling £40,000. The Bangor based company pleaded guilty at Belfast Crown Court to a total of four health and safety offences which resulted in the death of a worker at a house building site […]
Stress awareness month
April is stress awareness month and over the last 12 months there have been even more problems and issues causing stress. How can you prevent, reduce and manage stress in the workplace? What’s the problem? The rate of work-related stress depression and anxiety has increased in recent years, and the last year has presented new […]
Waste and recycling company fined for safety failings
A waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries to his arm when it became entangled in the automatic roof sheeting mechanism of a visiting articulated truck. A 22-year-old labourer had been working at Johnsons Scrap Metal Limited, assisting in loading a 44-tonne articulated third party vehicle with waste wood, […]
Employer sentenced after worker struck by excavator
A sole trader who operated a construction and demolition waste recycling business has been fined after a worker sustained serious crush injuries when he was struck from behind by a 13.5 tonne excavator. A 50-year-old employee was manually sorting demolition waste in the yard of the waste recycling premises of William Leeson t/a W Leeson […]
Compass welcomes new health & safety consultancy manager
Compass are very pleased to welcome Andy Banks as our new H&S consultancy manager. Andy has worked with Compass for the past few years as a consultant, NVQ assessor and trainer and is now taking over the day-to-day management of the consultancy side of Compass. Andy started his career as a Stonemason apprentice working on […]
Hotel owner fined £500,000 in wake of fire safety failings at Loch Lomond premises
CAMERON HOUSE Resort (Loch Lomond) Ltd, owner of the five-star Cameron House Hotel located near Balloch, has been fined £500,000 for fire safety failings which led to the deaths of two guests staying at the premises in late 2017. Further, an employee of the company has had an 18-month Supervision Order imposed as well as […]
Compass welcomes first cohort of Level 7 Risk and Safety Management students
Compass are pleased to welcome our first cohort of students for the Level 7 Risk and Safety Management apprenticeship. The Level 7 Risk and Safety Management apprenticeship includes a level 6 qualification in occupational health and safety – either the Level 6 NVQ or the NEBOSH Diploma, and a Postgraduate MSc in Risk and Safety […]
HSE provides update on spot inspections in transport and logistics sector
Since December, HSE has been working with local authorities to carry out spot inspections on businesses in the transport and logistics sector. This is to check businesses are continuing to manage the risk of COVID-19 during periods of high demand such as Christmas and during the sales. It’s important to make sure that goods can […]
