Health, Environment and Risk Training

Lovely view of Glasgow flying in early on Sunday morning

Sunrise over Tayport taken from the Rail Bridge

Rant time.
Trying to buy new office furniture from a company in Leeds who offer free delivery for any spend over £50. I’m spending almost £800 and at checkout they want £139 delivery. Phoned to query and apparently our post code area is classed as offshore so they have to charge that according to their suppliers.
Honestly lost for words. Needless to say I won’t be buying from them

Weird light this morning over the Tay Bridge

Weird full rainbow at dusk last night

A lovely still night looking out from Kenmore across Loch Tay

Just before full darkness fell

Today is a hard day.
Today is a day we all know comes but that doesn’t make it any easier
Today is the day we say our final farewells to Dad after 92 long and happy years with us
Today will be hard but we know he will help us through it
Thanks for everything you auld git

A good one for workplaces

workright.campaign.gov.uk

New HSE statistics just released

Health and safety statistics 2022

The latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain have been published online today (23 November 2022), including the following key annual figures (2021/22):

1.8 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which
914,000 workers suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety
477,000 workers suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder
123,000 workers suffering from COVID-19 which they believe may have been from exposure to coronavirus at work

2,544 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2020)

123 workers killed in work-related accidents

565,000 working people sustained an injury at work according to the Labour Force Survey

61,713 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR

36.8 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury

£18.8 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2019/20)

Big crow with the spoils of war. A chewy jelly sweet