by westoncompliance | Jul 23, 2025 | Injuries, Marine, MCA, Navigation, Occupational Health, Safety, UK
The MCA has highlighted that there have been several recent incidents where failing to keep a proper lookout and poor navigational watchkeeping practices have led to collisions and groundings involving fatalities, and serious injuries.Read more…Source: MCA.
by westoncompliance | Aug 8, 2024 | Ear protection, Health, Health Surveillance, Records, Hearing, Injuries, MCA, Noise, UK
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published this guidance on the procedures for obtaining an exemption from the requirements of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessel (Control of Noise at Work) Regulations 2007. Amendment 3 updates references and contact...
by westoncompliance | May 8, 2024 | Health and Safety, Injuries, Offshore Installation, Offshore wind, Safety, Safety Notice, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a safety notice as a result of serious injuries being inflicted during incidents involving motion compensated gangway (MCG) with the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) or Renewable Energy Zones have resulted in serious...
by westoncompliance | May 7, 2024 | Accidents, Health and Safety, Injuries, Occupational Health, Offshore wind, Onshore, Safety Notice, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a safety notice on servicing lifts for offshore and onshore wind turbines as a result of a worker suffering serious injury while fixing moving parts of a service lift.This notice is aimed at duty holders who design,...
by westoncompliance | Apr 19, 2024 | Carcinogens and Mutagens, Health and Safety, Injuries, Occupational Health, Reporting, RIDDOR, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated guidance that will help to understand how and when to submit a report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). The main changes to the guidance are:• more direct...
