Tuesday 1 July, 2:00pm Primarily aimed at the manufacturing sector, in this webinar you'll discover the ASCENT (Achieving Safety Culture Excellence Now and Tomorrow) programme. ASCENT is a practical, evidence-based approach designed to help organisations build and sustain a strong safety culture, now and into the future. Register for the 'Achieving safety culture excellence' webinar The company was fined £300,000 after a worker severed one of his fingers in machinery. The worker was carrying out maintenance work on a packer closing station when the 800-kilogram machine became unbalanced and tipped backwards. His left hand was trapped and the little finger was severed. HSE's investigation found the company had failed to safely manage the risks of people performing maintenance at its factory. Read more in our press release: Flour mill fined after worker severs finger HSE has guidance on our website: Maintenance of work equipment Visit our news centre for more on recent enforcement cases. Machinery safety is essential to minimise harm and prevent accidents. Employers should consider how their workers use machinery, manage any risks effectively and have adequate maintenance arrangements in place to ensure it remains safe to use. HSE runs a series of courses to help you understand and control the risks associated with working with machinery. These courses are being held at HSE's Science and Research centre in Buxton but will also be available to attend live online later in the year. Machinery series: PUWER
18 August Machinery series: risk assessment essentials
19 August Machinery series: UK machinery regulations
20 August Machinery series: introduction to safeguarding and safety-related control systems
21 August
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