What's new at HSE » 2008 » January » 11 http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 C3HARGE Committee meeting http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/c3harge-committee-meeting/?rss= Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:52:53 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/11/c3harge-committee-meeting/ The agenda for the meeting of the ceramics, cement, concrete, heavy clay, refractories and glass manufacturing industries joint health and safety advisory committee (C3HARGE) on 26 September 2007.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/c3harge-committee-meeting/feed/ Workplace transport injury statistics http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/workplace-transport-injury-statistics/?rss= Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:44:21 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/11/workplace-transport-injury-statistics/ This report gives the statistics of fatal and non-fatal workplace transport injuries to workers in 2005/06 and recent years. Accidents are identified through five kinds they are, struck by a moving vehicle, people falling from a vehicle, materials falling from a vehicle, collapse / overturn of a vehicle and hit against a vehicle.

View statistics [PDF 125KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/workplace-transport-injury-statistics/feed/ REACH fees and charges regulation http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/reach-fees-and-charges-regulation/?rss= Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:43:39 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/11/reach-fees-and-charges-regulation/ The REACH fees regulation which sets out the  structure and amounts of the fees and charges collected by the European Chemicals Agency, was agreed at the comitology meeting on 10 December 2007. (Please note that this is an draft version). The official version will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/reach-fees-and-charges-regulation/feed/ HSE statement following Rhianna Hardie inquest http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/hse-statement-following-rhianna-hardie-inquest/?rss= Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:41:56 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/11/hse-statement-following-rhianna-hardie-inquest/ Following the conclusion of the inquest today, HSE’s Divisional Director for Wales and the South West, Terry Rose said:

“All incidents involving children are particularly tragic. I can not imagine the pain experienced by Rhianna’s parents. My personal sympathy, and that of HSE staff involved, is genuinely with them.”

Read the statement in full

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/hse-statement-following-rhianna-hardie-inquest/feed/ Employing workers from overseas - Lithuanian version http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/employing-workers-from-overseas-lithuanian-version/?rss= Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:40:46 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/11/employing-workers-from-overseas-lithuanian-version/ Free leaflet - ‘INDG410, Working in the UK from overseas?’. Essential guidance for employers, employment agencies and businesses, gangmasters etc. on their health, safety and welfare responsibilities for temporary (including migrant) workers.

INDG410 - Lithuanian [103KB PDF]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/employing-workers-from-overseas-lithuanian-version/feed/ Employing workers from overseas - Latvian version http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/11/employing-workers-from-overseas-latvian-version/?rss= Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:40:29 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/11/employing-workers-from-overseas-latvian-version/ Free leaflet - ‘INDG410, Working in the UK from overseas?’. Essential guidance for employers, employment agencies and businesses, gangmasters etc. on their health, safety and welfare responsibilities for temporary (including migrant) workers.

INDG410 - Latvian [114KB PDF]

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