Andy Graham

Everyone working with electricity should be wearing insulating gloves to protect them from the danger of electrical shocks and burns – it can be a matter of life or death. The hands are extremely susceptible to this risk because they are usually the first point of contact in terms of exposure to high-voltage currents. Even minor electrical shocks can be fatal if someone has an unknown heart condition. Continue reading →

The Work at Height Regulations 2005 were implemented to prevent injury or death as a result of a fall from height. Employers are responsible for ensuring that any work carried out at height is correctly risk-assessed by competent persons and carried out by individuals trained to work in this environment using a suitable fall protection system. A ‘competent person’ is...

It is a legal requirement for employers and responsible persons to ensure the correct health and safety signs are in place anywhere in the workplace where there may be a significant risk in terms of health and safety, either to employees or to the general public. Continue reading →

There are over 20,000 fires in UK homes and businesses every year caused by electrical equipment and faulty electrics. Electrical fires are responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. Continue reading →

Wearing Arc Flash PPE is not a guarantee that injuries will not be sustained if an arc flash event is experienced. Selecting the correct arc flash PPE will play an important role in ensuring that arc flash hazards are minimised and fatal injuries are avoided. Continue reading →

One of the real issues of Working at Height is that many people don’t realise a particular task is defined as ‘Working at Height’. As an example, there is a high risk of falls when climbing on plant and equipment for maintenance purposes. Without proper safety equipment and training, this would leave an employer in breach of the law. Continue reading →

A site supervisor has received a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay costs of £1,000 after a site operative sustained muscle and tissue damage to his arm whilst repairing a conveyor line. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the site supervisor, who had control of the site in the absence...

As a supplier of lockout tagout, arc flash and working at height safety equipment to a number of wind farms, including Triton Knoll, Dogger Bank and Seagreen, Reece Safety were keen to develop their understanding of this sector. Reece Safety are a member of NOF and as a result applied for a place on the Wind Expert Support Toolkit (WEST...

At the end of May 2021, there were nearly 260,000 pure electric cars on UK roads, nearer 540,000 if you include plug-in hybrids. Current statistics show that for the first time, more hybrid electric cars were registered than diesel cars in 2021, Q2. As a result, vehicle service centres now require additional equipment to enable them to work safely on...

A sports nutrition product supplier has been fined £70,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,551.10 after an investigation found that the company had no risk assessments or safe systems of work in place at their Liverpool-based factory. An operative had three fingers of their right hand severed whilst cleaning a screw conveyor.  The screw had been switched off at...