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HSE guidance on safety at work
Recent Health & Safety Executive (HSE) updates have included guidance on several areas relevant to BIFA Members, which is repeated here for information. Manual handling at work: guidance on the law As an employer, you must protect your workers from the risks of manual handling injuries in the workplace. You can find help with preventing these risks in your workplace at www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual -handling/. Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) HSE’s website has guidance on the safe use of lifting equipment, and sets out what
(www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetr ansport/) has a range of guidance, advice and other resources to help reduce the risks and keep workers safe. Make sure you know your COSHH essentials A variety of harmful substances are found in our working environments – knowing how to control these safely can help protect you from harm. If you work with hazardous substances, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) website (www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/) can help you understand the actions you should take to protect your health. It has downloadable resources including a brief guide to COSHH, and the COSHH safe handling chemicals poster.
Vehicle and transport safety at work Vehicles at work continue to be one of the main causes of fatal and major injuries. The latest figures for 2023 to 2024 (www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fat als.htm) show that 25 workers were killed when struck by a moving vehicle. The HSE workplace transport website
businesses should do to comply with LOLER. The webpages at www.hse.gov.uk/work- equipment-machinery/loler.htm include: • An overview of LOLER, • Guidance on safe lifting by machines, • How to thoroughly examine lifting equipment, • The planning and organising of lifting operations.
Challenge yourself – support Transaid
BIFA’s charity partner Transaid has launched its next EU cycle challenge. Join Transaid on an adventure through the scenic southern roads of the Republic of Ireland in the organisation’s first challenge in the country. Beginning in the historic city of Cork, the route heads east, weaving through lush farmland and stunning coastal roads in view of the formidable Wicklow Mountains, before finishing in Dublin’s bustling city centre. This exciting three-day, 331- kilometre journey will take place from 24-28 September 2025, bringing together teams from across the transport and logistics industry to raise crucial funds for Transaid’s road safety and access to healthcare projects across sub-Saharan Africa. Transaid’s cycle challenges are well known across the
transport and logistics industry, and with individuals and teams at all levels
welcome on the ride, why not take on the challenge? Find out more:
https://www.transaid.org/eve nts-challenges/cork-to- dublin/
6 | April 2025
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