Health and Safety Executive South West Occupational Health

Health and Safety Executive South West Occupational Health Group 2012 Janet Hensey HM Specialist Inspector Occupational Health

Diseases • Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome on the increase across various industries- • • Construction • Newer jobs e. g. cavity wall insulation Heavy Engineering Forestry/Horticulture Local authorities – highways and parks divisions

Occupational Asthma Isocyanates & Flour dusts - all types Wood dust Chemicals Latex? ? ? More cases of work related asthma cases e. g. exposure to Actichlor

Inhalation exposure to respiratory sensitisers in the food industry …

Occupational Asthma Latex? ? ? More cases of work related asthma cases e. g. exposure to Actichlor

Dermatitis Hand dermatitis accounts for 75% of all reported dermatitis Painful and debilitating disease

Dermatitis • • • Wet work Exposure to chemicals Glove use

Lead suspensions Acute Lead Poisoning – resulting in chelation therapy Increasing in construction – refurbishments Also in manufacture Waste and Recycling Art

Dermatitis • • NHS Dermatitis Inspection Project • All projects which were part of the disease reduction project now discontinued. Hairdressing Cleaners Catering

Findings • Lack of suitable and sufficient risk assessments • Insufficient control measures to prevent exposure • • Inappropriate use of PPE Lack of good hand care programmes No skin health surveillance programmes Inadequate referral / reporting systems in place

Musculoskeletal • Musculoskeletal issues continue to be high in RIDDOR reports but may not fall into the selection criteria to result in mandatory investigation. • MSD in Construction now completed

HSE Update • Lord Young Review • Lofstedt’s Review of Legislation • Impact on HSE Operations

HSE Update • • 2010 Lord Young’s Review • Common Sense, Common Safety • Commissioned a review of legislation 2010 Review the H&S compensation culture

HSE Update • Autumn 2011 - Lofstedt’s Legislation Review • Do you know any of the changes?

HSE Update • • Hard Hats Regulations / PAT • • RIDDOR > 3 day absences • Review and simplify HSE guidance De-Regulation of First Aid at Work Training Courses Production of Competent Persons Register

HSE Update • • • 35% in head count by 2015 Redundancies Closure of Infoline Development of a CAT based in HQ Change of Divisions – SANE / Midlands, Wales & SW / East and South East

Impact on HSE Intervention • • • General Inspection • Complaints Accident Investigation RIDDOR Disease Investigation

HSE Update • Sectors which present high risk and proactive inspections remain necessary • High risk but proactive inspection not considered a useful component of future intervention • Sectors where proactive inspections are not justified

HSE Update HSE to work closer with industry bodies to manage and control H&S risks and industry to take the lead Increase Reactive Inspection Selection criteria to follow up complaints remains unchanged

HSE Update • Cost Recovery – Fee For Intervention • Cost of enforcement of legislation should be on the law breakers not the tax payers • FFI – once established a material breach

Summary Fee for Intervention >7 day absence RIDDOR Revised guidance Reduction in proactive inspections - targeted sectors only

Summary • • • Redundancies • Advising minimal legal requirement as opposed to best practice Not targeted Loss of experienced inspectors

HSE Update Any Questions?