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SAFE & SOUND Newsletter Vol 15 Issue 04 SAFE & SOUND Belfast City Council (now renamed) has welcomed sentencing in the case against Moviehouse Cinemas (Yorkgate) Ltd following the largest ever E.Coli O157 outbreak in Northern Ireland. The judge imposed a fine of £110,000 – the largest fine in any case of its kind in Northern Ireland - on the owners of the Flicks restaurant in north Belfast. The outbreaks in August and October 2012 were linked to the restaurant. There were 141 clinically confirmed cases of E.Coli; 19 of whom were admitted to hospital and a further 159 people presented symptoms. The restaurant closed voluntarily on October 11, 2012, following advice from the council’s Environmental Health staff. In his judgement, Judge Kerr said the owners were “highly culpable” and that despite inspections carried out by council staff and advice being given, restaurant management had failed to adequately address the issues. A council spokesperson said: “This concludes a complex investigation by council staff and highlights the importance of good food safety management, and the dangerous consequences when there are failures. We welcome the significant fine imposed which reflects the seriousness of this case. E.Coli is highly infectious and can prove deadly so it is extremely fortunate that no lives were lost following this outbreak – the largest ever in Northern Ireland”. The judge acknowledged that the owner had entered a guilty plea at the first opportunity and had cooperated fully with the investigation. The owners had previously pleaded guilty to 11 separate food hygiene offences at Belfast Crown Court. The bill of indictment cited 11 separate breaches of food hygiene legislation. Flicks restaurant fined £110k over E.coli outbreak Alert | Skin Cancer Awareness The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland have launched a new sun safety initiative to help people who work outdoors protect themselves from skin damage due to sun exposure. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in Northern Ireland, with around 3,550 cases every year. Farmers, builders, grounds staff and postal workers are just some of the people at higher risk of sun damage due to working outdoors. The following free resources are available by writing to the Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy Coordinator, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, 40- 44 Eglantine Avenue, Belfast BT9 6DX or email marbethferguson@cancerfocu sni.org referring to this edition of the Northern Ireland Safety Group newsletter. ● Sun safety for the workplace – policy template ● Skin Cancer Poster (a3) ● Sun Safety resources order form (includes sun safety questionnaire + evaluation request form) ● Employee UV test card (quantities of these may be restricted subject to demand). ● PHA/Cancer Focus letter explaining the initiative’s background.
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SAFE & SOUNDNewsletter Vol 15 Issue 04
SAFE & SOUND
Belfast City Council (nowrenamed) has welcomedsentencing in the case againstMoviehouse Cinemas(Yorkgate) Ltd following thelargest ever E.Coli O157outbreak in Northern Ireland.
The judge imposed a fine of£110,000 – the largest fine inany case of its kind in NorthernIreland - on the owners of theFlicks restaurant in northBelfast.
The outbreaks in August andOctober 2012 were linked tothe restaurant. There were 141clinically confirmed cases ofE.Coli; 19 of whom wereadmitted to hospital and afurther 159 people presentedsymptoms.
The restaurant closedvoluntarily on October 11,
2012, followingadvice from thecouncil’sEnvironmentalHealth staff.
In his judgement,Judge Kerr said theowners were“highly culpable”and that despiteinspections carriedout by council staffand advice beinggiven, restaurant managementhad failed to adequatelyaddress the issues.
A council spokesperson said:“This concludes a complexinvestigation by council staffand highlights the importanceof good food safetymanagement, and thedangerous consequenceswhen there are failures. We
welcome the significant fineimposed which reflects theseriousness of this case. E.Coliis highly infectious and canprove deadly so it is extremelyfortunate that no lives werelost following this outbreak –the largest ever in NorthernIreland”.
The judge acknowledged thatthe owner had entered a guilty
plea at the first opportunityand had cooperated fully withthe investigation.
The owners had previouslypleaded guilty to 11 separatefood hygiene offences atBelfast Crown Court.
The bill of indictment cited 11separate breaches of foodhygiene legislation.
Flicks restaurant fined £110kover E.coli outbreak
Alert | Skin Cancer AwarenessThe Public Health Agency(PHA) and Cancer FocusNorthern Ireland havelaunched a new sun safetyinitiative to help people whowork outdoors protectthemselves from skin damagedue to sun exposure.
Skin cancer is the mostcommon type of cancerdiagnosed in NorthernIreland, with around 3,550cases every year.
Farmers, builders, groundsstaff and postal workers arejust some of the people athigher risk of sun damagedue to working outdoors.
The following free resourcesare available by writing to theSkin Cancer PreventionStrategy Coordinator, CancerFocus Northern Ireland, 40-44 Eglantine Avenue, Belfast
BT9 6DX or [email protected] referring to thisedition of the NorthernIreland Safety Groupnewsletter.
● Sun safety for theworkplace – policytemplate
● Skin Cancer Poster (a3)
● Sun Safety resourcesorder form (includes sunsafety questionnaire +evaluation request form)
● Employee UV test card(quantities of these maybe restricted subject todemand).
● PHA/Cancer Focus letterexplaining the initiative’sbackground.
Since the year 2000there have been 14fatalities related to poorvisibility from farmmachinery – four ofwhich were children.This is why at this year’s
Balmoral Show HSENIdemonstrated theimportance of good all-round visibility whenoperating farm vehicles.
Nigel Bell was fined£5,000 plus costs of£1,140 at DownpatrickCrown Court today afterpleading guilty to abreach of Article 4 ofthe Health and Safety atWork Order (NI) 1978.
The case arose from aHealth and SafetyExecutive for NorthernIreland (HSENI)investigation into an incidentat Castle Park, Abbey Street,Bangor involving CountyArmagh fairground operatorNigel Bell on 24 April 2014.
The incident occurred duringthe dismantling and removalof a fairground ride duringwhich a 27 year oldemployee was trapped aftera trailer that was beingpulled by nylon strappingrolled out of control. It cameto rest when it hit a wall,crushing the worker whosustained a number ofinjuries to his body which stillrequire medical treatment.
HSENI's investigationrevealed that the method
Nigel Bell was using to movethe trailer was unsafe andthere was no mechanism tostop it rolling too far. On thisoccasion his employee wascrushed between the trailerand a wall.
Speaking after the hearing,Kevin Campbell, an inspectorwith HSENI's MajorInvestigation Team said:"This accident was easilypreventable and underlinesthe need for trailers to beproperly attached to lorryunits and for trailers to havesufficient brakes to bringthem to a halt”.
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AFTER WORKER CRUSHED Some might say you arewhat you Tweet thereforeit's important that youmanage your onlinecontent.
Whilst companies canstrengthen their ownidentity online, risks doarise that have to bemanaged and controlledas much as possible.
if you are not online beaware of who isdiscussing your brandonline.
Case Study: #Don't fly@BritishAirways. Theircustomer service ishorrendoushttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23943480
Unfortunately BritishAirways suffered badcustomer service mediaand Twitter attention.Over 77,000 people weretold that their customerservice was horrendousin relation to a tweeter’sfather's lost luggage.The tweets went viral
after the complainantpaid to promote his tweetso that his tweetcomplaint would becirculated at a colossalscale. The effect wasthat his complaint hit themainstream newsheadlines before BritishAirways appeared evento be aware of thecomplaint.
It took 10 hours forBritish Airways to pick upon it: "Sorry for the delayin responding, our twitterfeed is open 09:00-17:00GMT. Please DM [directmessage] your baggageref and we'll look intothis."
it is crucial to have aclear strategy and riskcontrol and damagelimitation policy in placeso that management canreact in a controlled andeffective manner.
Article by Olivia O’Kane,Carson McDowell028 9034 8827
SAFETY AND SOCIAL MEDIA TOP TIP 2 - Who’s discussing you online?
MONTHLYMEETINGS UPDATE
June 22nd - Assessing thecompetency of externaltraining organisations
July - no meeting
August 17th - Working atheight - from the ground up(TBC)
September 28th -ISO45001/CE Marking
October 19th - TBC
December 14th - Differencesin legislation between NI & ROI- what you’d like to know?
HSENI focus on vehicle visibility at theBalmoral Show
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In the second part of hisarticle on improvingstandards in FLT TrainingBarry Mageean from SafetyLift looks at the key elementsof L117.
There is clear guidance fromHSE on what constitutessuitable training. The Rider-Operated Lift Trucks OperatorTraining and Safe UseApproved Code of Practiceand Guidance (L117) givesdetail and advice on whatshould be covered during LiftTruck training.
Key Elements of L117
● No-one should operate aLift Truck, evenoccasionally, unless theyhave been properly trainedand authorised
● Training should be carriedout by a competentInstructor
● There is no such thing as aFork Lift "Licence" - what isrequired is a Certificate ofTraining supported by
comprehensive trainingrecords to identify whathas actually been coveredin training.
● No more than 3 peopleshould be trained on acourse
● Training comprises threeelements:
1. Basic Training - Carried outoff the job and covers thebasic skills necessary for thesafe operation of the LT2. Specific Job Training -Knowledge of the specifictruck to be used and theenvironment in which it is tobe used
3. Familiarisation Training -conducted on the job in
normal day to day operationby someone with appropriateknowledge e.g. a supervisor.
● Employees should ensurethat all operators,especially those trainedoutside their company havecovered all stages oftraining.
● Employees who have LiftTruck operating experiencewill require less trainingthan employees who donot have any operatingexperience. A trainingcourse for a completenovice operator can takeup to 5 days.
● Refresher training forpreviously trainedoperators should last for 1day (for a maximum of 3operators)
● Following completion oftraining, employers shouldissue operators withauthorisation to operate ontheir site.
● Operators who arerequired to operate a truckof a different type from theone they trained on willrequire additionalConversion Training.
● Where there is any doubtas to the validity of aperson's training,particularly a person whohas been trained outsidethe company, the companyshould conduct anassessment on their abilityand provide remedialtraining if required.
● Consideration should begiven to providingawareness training toSupervisors so that theyunderstand the risksinvolved and are able toidentify and recogniseunsafe practices.
There’s not much BarryMageean doesn’t know aboutFLT training. You can contacthim on 028 9262 7647
Untangling the many myths behind fork lift truck operation
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“Spotted today in Sutton, a man in the tree above the lorryon a thin branch shimming down as he cut it. I would havethought that a van mounted lift would have been moreappropriate.”
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This year’s John GordonSafety Person of the yearAward witnessed stiffcompetition from a numberof outstanding (non safetyprofessionals) employees.
Last month’s newsletterfeatured the competitionwinner Andy Hatton fromFarrans Construction. Thismonth we feature some ofthe runners up and the
contribution they’ve madeto the promotion health andsafety in their companies.
We congratulate (andthank) them on theirachievements.
Claim your FREE Construction NVQ now through the Qualifying theExisting Workforce Programme, log on to www.citbni.org.uk and
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HISTORYContinuing our history ofhealth and safety from thebeginning which began withthe Factory Act 1802, in thisissue we cover the period1974 - 1974
Health and Safety atWork etc. Act 1974
The Health and Safety atWork etc. Act 1974 wasdescribed as “a bold and far-reaching piece of legislation”by HSE’s first DirectorGeneral, John Locke. Itcertainly marked a departurefrom the framework ofprescribed and detailed
regulations which was inplace at the time.
The Act introduced a newsystem based on less-prescriptive and more goal-based regulations, supportedby guidance and codes ofpractice. For the first timeemployers and employeeswere to be consulted andengaged in the process ofdesigning a modern healthand safety system.
The Health and Safety atWork etc. Act 1974 alsoestablished the Health andSafety Commission (HSC) forthe purpose of proposingnew regulations, providinginformation and advice andconducting research.
HSC’s operating arm, theHealth and Safety Executivewas formed shortly after inorder to enforce health andsafety law, a duty sharedwith Local Authorities.
John Gordon Safety Award 2015 runners up
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Kevin Doran - PhoenixEnergy Services
Kevin (known as Herbie)has been employed withinthe Gas industry since1997.
Herbie has been an integralpart of the safemanagement of piped gasthrough his involvementwith the 24/7/365emergency responseservice. When a newapprentice arrives to starttheir journey to engineerstatus they will hearHerbie's guidance :
● SAFEGUARD LIFE!
● SAFEGUARDPROPERTY!
● MAKE SAFE & REPAIR!
Herbie has achieved therespect of staff throughoutthe whole business in hisdedication to safety in eachof his roles. In the Health &Safety parlance he has"talked the talk and walkedthe walk".
Stephen Copley - SierraSupport Services Group
Stephen is a installationand service engineerproviding services to SKYcustomers in NorthernIreland.
Stephen works amongstapproximately 100 otherinstallation and serviceengineers and both hismanagers and colleaguesrespect him for hisconsistently highperformance.
He is a trained SpecialAccess Task (SAT) engineerqualified to carry out workon premises wherestandard ladder work doesnot provide safe access andprovides valuable insight onsafe systems of workrequired at those types ofinstallation.
Stephen works closely withhis management andhealth and safety team onany complicated job whichmay require a consultation.
David Watson- AESBallylumford
David is MaintenanceManager at AES.
David used to be seen asan "obstacle" in safety atBallylumford but hasmade a step change inthe management ofcontractor safety. Henow gets the messageacross with intelligentand thought provokingmethods involving sportand cartoons as ananalogy to get the safetymessage across.
Two years ago Davidrequested to becomeAES Ballylumford'sSafety Champion. Hehas helped the SafetyDepartment at AESBallylumford to changethe culture from a safetybehavior based system,to a 'just' belief basedculture.
David with his team
Stephen at work
Kevin with the PES team at theAll-Ireland Quiz finals
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