In the year 2005, sickness absence rates in the NHS ranged between 2.5-6.0% with
Monthly archives: February 2007
Small Business Trade Association Forum
The agenda is now available for the meeting on Wednesday 17th January 2007.
HSE refutes attack on safety record
Justin McCracken, HSE Deputy Chief Executive, has responded to recent media coverage of the Health and
Reporting of workplace accidents under RIDDOR
This study investigated the under-reporting of accidents to HSE by matching
Fire and explosion report
This report documents a preliminary study of gas dispersion in a room using Large-eddy
HSE responds to recent articles in the press
HSE’s Deputy Chief Executive, responds to articles about HSE’s accident and incident rate
Investigation of oil based drilling mud
One of the essential elements of drilling a well for the extraction of oil and gas is the
Pesticides new approvals and amendments
Part C of the pesticides bluebook gives details, month-by-month, of new products that
Genetically modified organisms public register
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000 requires the
HSE newsletter
The newsletter keeps you informed, with the emphasis on helping you to comply with the law and run a
UV-cured motor vehicle repair coatings
UV-curable coatings are widely used in a growing number of industries such as paints,
HSE board meeting 7th February 2007
The agenda and papers for the HSE board meeting, held on the 7th February 2007 in the
Indoor transport of contaminants
The overall aim of this report is to increase the knowledge of the mechanisms that control
Workplace transport hazards
This report summarises the findings of a questionnaire survey about the knowledge of the
Local authorities newsletter
The February 2007 addition of the newsletter from HSE’s Local Authority Unit is now
Impact of the work at height regulations
The Work at Height (WAH) Regulations were introduced in Great Britain on 6 April 2005.
Bring a smile to safety training
Health and safety is not exactly a laughing matter but the NAPO DVD uses humour to get serious
How to become a first aid training provider
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require that in order to provide first aid to their
Forthcoming health and safety regulations in 2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is committed to helping business and other stakeholders adapt to
Asbestos workers database: summary statistics
Summarises the data collected by the Asbestos Workers Survey during the period 1988-2004. The

