| HSE's Weekly Digest e-bulletin: 19 August 2021 |
| Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page. | |  Welcome to the HSE Weekly Digest eBulletin Issued: 19 August 2021
This week's edition contains links to our guidance on protecting people from the health risks of working with display screen equipment. We also highlight a need for improved farm safety, following a series of fatal incidents. In addition, there are details of an HSE consultation on the upcoming Gas Safety Week, news of recent enforcement prosecutions and links to our coronavirus related guidance and advice. For all the latest health and safety updates visit our website. | | |  All employers must protect workers from the health risks of working with display screen equipment (DSE). Our guidance features a step-by-step guide to working safely with DSE and covers a range of topics, from workstations and assessments to eyesight testing. Incorrect use of DSE or poorly designed workstations or work environments can lead to pain in necks, shoulders, backs, arms, wrists and hands as well as fatigue and eye strain. The HSE website also has related resources including our free to download publication Working with display screen equipment. We also have guidance on what you and your workers need to know about working with DSE from home. | A furniture manufacturer has been fined £100,000 after a delivery driver sustained serious leg injuries when he was struck by a reversing lorry in a yard. An investigation by HSE found that controls in the yard were inadequate. There was no segregation between vehicles and pedestrians to prevent this type of incident occurring. Read this press release for more details. Other recent enforcement news includes:  HSE has been notified of four fatalities on farms in just over a fortnight. These include the death of a three-year-old boy and a suspected cattle-trampling involving a member of the public. The incidents come just three weeks after HSE issued its 'Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2020/21' report, which highlighted the high fatality rate in the industry. Guidance is available for those working in agriculture to assess the risks and put safety measures in place, including the following topics: We also have practical advice on what a good farm looks like. | The gas industry's eleventh annual awareness event, coordinated by Gas Safe Register, is now just around the corner. Gas Safety Week (GSW) 2021 runs from 13-19 September. If you'd like to support, you can complete the pledge form on the GSW website, and you'll receive a free toolkit which contains digital materials designed to help you support the week, including: - pre-planned social media updates and images
- articles for websites
- web banners
- logos and images of the Gas Safety Week Safety Squad
For further information on the week, you can follow @GasSafetyWeek on Twitter, and if you'd like to share your supportive activities after the week, you can email the details. HSE also has plenty of guidance for employers and workers on our gas safety website. HSE has published a range of guidance and advice, to help make your workplace a safer place. It includes information on:
For all the latest information and advice visit our coronavirus web pages.
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