| HSE's Weekly Digest e-bulletin: 24 November 2021 |
| Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page. | |  HSE Weekly Digest eBulletin Issued: 24 November 2021
This week's edition contains links to our updated stress and mental health pages. In addition, we have guidance on advice on keeping safe while working in wintry weather, as well as busting some myths on Portable Appliance Testing. There is also news of recent enforcement prosecutions, and we link to a free webinar about understanding the effect of hydrogen on engineering materials. For all the latest health and safety updates visit our website. | | |  Work-related stress is now the number one cause of employee sickness absence. There are areas of work design, for example demands and control, which can affect stress levels. Employers should manage these properly. We have redesigned and updated HSE's work-related stress and mental health web pages. Our new design will make it easier for users to find information more quickly, including guidance on mental health issues. Suicide at work is not RIDDOR reportable but our new guidance on suicide prevention encourages employers to: - manage the risk
- support workers who may be suicidal
- support workers after an incident
Visit our website for guidance on managing work-related stress and supporting good mental health in the workplace. | A contractor and a security company have been fined following an incident where a security guard died after being found lying face down and hypothermic, in deep snow, at a remote hillside in Ayrshire. HSE inspector Gerard Muir said: "This incident could so easily have been avoided had either company ensured that a suitable assessment had been made of the risk to those working at the site in poor weather, that suitable and sufficient means had been provided for the guards to communicate offsite, and that back-up generators had been provided, particularly when they knew how often the main generator had failed." Read this press release for more details on this incident. Other recent enforcement news includes:  Wintry weather is arriving and slips and trips accidents are especially frequent at this time of year. With low temperatures and less daylight, winter can make surfaces perilous, and slip and trip accidents increase significantly. There are plenty of seasonal factors to consider when avoiding these sorts of accidents. Poor lighting, excess water from rain and even gritting can all cause problems. Take a look at our online guide to avoiding slips and trips in winter weather. |  Portable appliance testing (PAT) is the term used to describe the examination of electrical appliances and equipment to ensure they are safe to use. There are many common myths about PAT - use our website's frequently asked questions to find the key facts about the inspection and testing of portable electrical equipment. You can also download a copy of our leaflet Maintaining portable electric equipment in low-risk environments. This leaflet explains the simple and sensible precautions that need to be taken to prevent danger from portable or movable electrical equipment in low-risk environments. | Join us for a free webinar about understanding the effect of hydrogen on engineering materials. 'Hydrogen: The role of engineering materials in achieving a Safe Net Zero' takes places on Thursday 9 December 2021 at 10:30am. In this webinar: - Our materials scientists will share the fundamentals about hydrogen and its effect on materials
- You'll hear from an HSE inspector about what we have learned from the decades of hydrogen use in the chemical and refining industries
- You'll hear about the work we've been doing to support the use of hydrogen in novel and emerging applications
You'll be able to pose your questions to our panel of specialists. Register for this free webinar. | | You can get all the latest news and updates from HSE across a range of industries and topics. | | | | |
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