HSE

Check Your Trees! Care Home Fined £400,000 For Injuries Resulting From Fallen Tree

The Health and Safety Executive (“HSE”) has successfully prosecuted Bupa Care Homes (CFHCare) (“Bupa”) under Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 for failing to provide and implement a system of tree management at the Oak Lodge Care Home in Southampton (the “Care Home”). The HSE’s prosecution stemmed from an …

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Reminder to health and social care employers – Beware of HSE Covid-19 Spot Checks

Providers are reminded that the HSE is carrying out (often unannounced) spot checks on employers in all types of businesses to ensure workplaces are Covid-19 secure. Visits might be carried out by the HSE, or by agents acting on their behalf. In the latter’s case, they should carry a letter of authorisation from the HSE, …

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