What's new at HSE » 2007 » December » 06 http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:09:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Myth of the month calendar 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/myth-of-the-month-calendar-2008/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:17:08 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/myth-of-the-month-calendar-2008/ A compilation of HSE’s myth of the month cartoons. The calendar highlights how ridiculous most of the so-called ‘elf ‘n safety’ tabloid tales are.

HSE myths of the month

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/myth-of-the-month-calendar-2008/feed/ Working at height warning http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/working-at-height-warning/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:07:56 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/working-at-height-warning/ HSE warns employers to ensure proper edge protection is in place when working at height. This follows HSE’s prosecution of a Liverpool company after an employee was injured when he fell from a roof.

Read the press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/working-at-height-warning/feed/ Totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft (TEMPSC) http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/totally-enclosed-motor-propelled-survival-craft-tempsc/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:03:24 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/totally-enclosed-motor-propelled-survival-craft-tempsc/ In the majority of offshore emergencies totally enclosed motor propelled survival crafts are relied upon as the secondary means for mass evacuation, after helicopters. This research study investigated the current regulatory regime as applied to the craft and its relevance.

Research report

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/totally-enclosed-motor-propelled-survival-craft-tempsc/feed/ Revitalising health and safety http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/revitalising-health-and-safety/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:58:56 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/revitalising-health-and-safety/ Update - HSC/E’s progress in reaching the aim of reducing the impact of health and safety failures by 30% over ten years.

Revitalising health and safety strategy

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/revitalising-health-and-safety/feed/ C. difficile outbreaks at Stoke Mandeville http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/c-difficile-outbreaks-at-stoke-mandeville/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:27:36 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/c-difficile-outbreaks-at-stoke-mandeville/ In 2006 the Healthcare Commission published a report into two outbreaks of C.difficile infection at Stoke Mandeville Hospital between 2003 and 2005 when up to 33 patients died with another 334 infected.

After this publication, HSE was passed the report and conducted an investigation.

View the findings of the investigation

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/c-difficile-outbreaks-at-stoke-mandeville/feed/ ‘Reducing paperwork not protection’ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/reducing-paperwork-not-protection/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:22:46 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/reducing-paperwork-not-protection/ Transcript of a speech given by HSC Chair, Judith Hackitt to UKAS/BRE think tank ‘Reducing paperwork not protection - size doesn’t matter’ 3 December 2007.

View speech

 

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/reducing-paperwork-not-protection/feed/ Help to interpret health and safety law http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/help-to-interpret-health-and-safety-law/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:20:13 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/help-to-interpret-health-and-safety-law/ A new publication has been added to the list of legal publications:

Managing health and safety in construction: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. (CDM) Approved Code of Practice.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/help-to-interpret-health-and-safety-law/feed/ Chief Executive responds to Daily Express letter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/chief-executive-responds-to-daily-express-letter/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:15:33 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/chief-executive-responds-to-daily-express-letter/ HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger has responded to Colin Bower’s letter in the Daily Express -Halesowen’s Santa Claus must wear a seatbelt- 3 December.

Response to Daily Express letter

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/chief-executive-responds-to-daily-express-letter/feed/ Land use planning consultation outcome http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/06/land-use-planning-consultation-outcome/?rss= Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:11:33 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/06/land-use-planning-consultation-outcome/ HSE has published the results of its consultation that will shape its future policy on the advice given to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) when they consider planning applications close to large scale petrol storage facilities.

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