 If you have people working from home as a result of the pandemic, HSE has advice that will help you protect them. Employers have the same health and safety responsibilities for home workers as for any other workers. When someone is working from home, permanently or temporarily, issues you should consider include: Read our advice on how to protect home workers. | The Variant of Concern first identified in India has been found in small clusters around the UK. In response, the government is working with relevant local councils on surge testing, and to support these efforts HSE is speaking directly to businesses during spot checks. HSE is carrying out increased spot checks and inspections in areas where transmission rates are rising, to help arrest the spread of the new Variant of Concern. During the spot checks and inspections, HSE will provide guidance where required but, where businesses are not managing the risk, immediate action will be taken. All businesses should have a COVID risk assessment and it should be updated regularly. If you are unsure on the measures you should have in place, please see our guidance on being COVID-secure. Further information on spot checks and inspections is available on our website. HSE's website has the latest coronavirus-related guidance and information. For a full range of COVID-related information and advice visit HSE's coronavirus pages. These include information on: Further guidance is available for England, Scotland and Wales. A food manufacturer has been fined after a worker was trapped by a mixing machine. Young's Seafood Limited were fined after the worker's thumb and two of their fingers were severed in the machine, which had continued to run when the safety guard was lifted and failed to respond when the emergency stop was pressed. Read this press release for full details of this prosecution. Our website has guidance on plant and equipment maintenance. Other recent enforcement news includes:  Develop a career at HSE and help to protect lives and livelihoods. For details of the highlighted opportunities, follow the links below: For a look at all our available vacancies, please visit this webpage. You can keep up to date with all the latest opportunities by signing up to our Jobs eBulletin. | | 
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