‘Slips: a recipe for action’ - IOSH/HSE training event on 7 February 2008 for the food and drink manufacturing sector
Monthly archives: December 2007
MVR health and safety forum
The minutes from the meeting of the Motor Vehicle Repair health and safety forum held in November 2007 are
Company prosecuted after worker falls through roof
HSE is warning company directors and owners of the importance of implementing safe systems for working at height.
Asbestos and equipment and method guidance
The ‘A’ asbestos essentials and ‘EM’ equipment and method series of COSHH essential guidance publications
Pirbright final report - notification of erratum
The HSE has published on its website a corrected version of its report ‘Final report on potential breaches of biosecurity
In-year Riddor analysis – Quarter 1 2007/08
This data is a snap shot from the live ICC database held at the Incident Contact Centre, HSE’s point of contact
HSE warning after member of the public killed by collapsing wall
The HSE has warned of the dangers of not segregating the public from construction sites. The warning follows
REACH event, Southampton
A flyer and booking form for the REACH roadshow event in Southampton on Wednesday 30 January 2007 (Evening only)
Free leaflet ‘Workplace health, safety and welfare’ - Welsh version
The HSE publication INDG244, ‘Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare - a short guide for managers’ welsh version
Nuclear materials balance - 2006/07
The annual publication of nuclear materials balance figures which illustrate how civil nuclear materials
Hand-held concrete breakers
Report on the results of noise emission tests carried out on hand-held concrete breakers, in accordance with the
Assessment of gas detection strategies for offshore
The aim of the study is to undertake Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling to provide a basis for advice to
Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group meetings
The agendas and papers for the meetings of the Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group on
Landlord prosecuted for failing to carry out a gas safety check
This prosecution by The Health and Safety Executive serves as a warning to rogue landlords who put the lives of their
Freedom of Information website
The HSE Freedom of Information website has been relaunched, the new site contains updated information
Quarries contact details
Contact details for general queries on health and safety in the quarries industry have been updated, the first point of
Free leaflet - Workplace health, safety and welfare
The HSE publication ‘Workplace health, safety and welfare: a short guide for managers’, INDG244, has been updated
Accidents involving genetically modified organisms
The the form and guidance notes for notifying HSE of an accident involving genetically modified organisms have been
Radioactive waste management information
Joint regulatory guidance on radioactive waste management has been updated including a revised version of ‘Joint
Carriage of dangerous goods - Prohibition Notices
The list of prohibition notices issued under the carriage of dangerous goods regulations has been updated.

