CERTIFIED OSH SUPERVISOR PROGRAMME
Duration: 3 Days Minimum Delivery Options: Physical Training, One-on-One, Online or Distant Learning Discount per quantity Quantity Fee 1 £25.00 2 – 9 £20.50 10 – 49 £15.00 50+ £10.50 PROGRAME OBJECTIVES: The programme provides the candidates with the understanding of issues involved in Occupational Safety and Health. It is also suitable for those who […]
Study examines potential uses of AI in occupational medicine
What role might artificial intelligence play in occupational medicine? Two researchers from West Virginia University recently explored this question. Zaira Chaudhry and Avishek Choudhury from the WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources performed qualitative analysis to examine 27 previous studies using a total of 47 AI algorithms on “clinically relevant applications of AI in […]
How to Find the Most Ergonomic Way to Do a Job
“Ergonomics” involves fitting work to people, with the goal of minimizing the risk of strains and sprains as well as optimizing worker performance. Many people associate ergonomics with lifting training. Everyone has been told to bend the knees and keep the load close to the body, but workers will say that this advice doesn’t always […]
Procurement and Safety: A Partnership for Reducing Warehouse Risks
Warehouse operations remain a high-risk environment, with injury rates significantly exceeding national averages. A 2023 report by the U.S. Department of Labor reveals that incidents nearly doubled from 42,500 in 2016 to 80,500 in 2021, while 39 percent of injuries in 2020 resulted in over 31 days of missed work. The Bureau of Labor Statisticsrecorded 206,900 cases in […]
Concrete company fined after man’s leg crushed
A concrete manufacturer has been fined after a steel pallet crushed an employee’s leg which then had to be partially amputated. The 800kg load fell on Wayne Hatton’s legs during a night shift at Amber Precast Ltd’s factory in Sheffield in 2021. He also had to have two toes removed and spent seven weeks in […]
Company fined over church steeple fall death
A specialist construction company has been fined £60,000 after a 64-year-old worker fell to his death while working on a church steeple. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said David Clover had been carrying out restoration work on St Nicholas’ Church in Kings Norton, Birmingham, in November 2020. An HSE investigation found the chair he […]
Safety failing over workers killed by falling wall
A groundworks firm has admitted safety failings that led to two workers being crushed to death by a wall that collapsed on top of them. Peter Walker, 53, and James Henderson, 48, were digging a trench as part of works to stabilise the 200-year-old sandstone wall at a farm in West Lothian when it fell […]
