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Health and Safety for the Meat Industry |
Managing slips, trips and falls
HSE Campaign - “Shattered Lives”
The HSE is promoting their campaign entitled “Shattered Lives” which aims to assist employers in tackling one of the most common causes of injury within our sector.
For those companies wising to run projects on reducing the risk of slips, trips and falls, HSE are offering assistance and can provide articles, materials and in some cases speakers.
The campaign is supported by a website hosted by the HSE and can be found by
clicking here.
The website also includes a number of very useful case studies.
Working in Great Britain from overseas
The HSE has launched a new series of website pages which provides information on a whole range of topics which will help overseas workers and their employers understand their roles and responsibilities under British health and safety law.
Most of the information has been translated into 14 languages and a number of HSE publications are now available in 30 different languages. There is also the facility with the HSE’s infoline service to make use of a translator, this is provided via a three way conversation facility and is available to cover 100 languages.
To access the HSE website please
click here.
Your Health and Animals
A quick guide for those working in the meat industry
BMPA has developed a booklet for employees whose jobs involve handling animals, particularly during the slaughter and dressing stages.
The booklet highlights diseases which can be contracted from animals and that may present a hazard to abattoir staff. This has been designed in a pocket book format for ease of use by abattoir employees or when consulting with their GPs.
To order copies of the booklet please
click here.
To download a copy please click here
"The health and safety of Great Britain – Be part of the solution".
The HSE has published a new strategy - "The health and safety of Great Britain – Be part of the solution". The main themes of this new strategy are: the need for strong leadership; building competence; involving the workforce, and creating healthier, safer workplaces.
During 2009/10 HSE Inspectors visiting factories will be examining the management of health and safety and in particular director/board level leadership and worker involvement. Other topics which inspectors may enquire about are; Migrant and Vulnerable Workers; Risk Management; Musculo Skeletal Disorders; Noise and Vibration; Falls from Heights; Dermatitis; Machinery and Safety; Loading and Unloading; Slips and Trips and Occupational Asthma.
To download a copy please click here
The HSE/Meat Trades Joint Working Party have discussed the issues surrounding safety within abattoir premises and also beyond the perimeter of the premises in the case of escaping animals and have produced a poster to be placed in lairages. The poster highlights the potential hazards of working with cattle and provides a number of safety measures when unloading animals and also highlights the need for procedures should animals escape.
A pdf version of the poster is available please click here
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