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Regulatory specialist (Offshore)

HSE — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:58:16 +0000

Based in Aberdeen, the post holder will be part of a team responsible for managing and undertaking the inspection of offshore installations in the UK.

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Worker injured by 50kg sack of rice

HSE — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:55:40 +0000

HSE is reminding companies of their legal duties relating to manual handling after an employee was injured when a 50kg sack of basmati rice fell on his neck. East End Foods plc pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of employees and was fined £25,000 with £28,000 costs.

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HSE launches second stage of gas installer competition

HSE — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:50:37 +0000

HSE have launched the second stage of the competition to run a new gas installer registration scheme. The new scheme is set to bring added value to gas consumer safety and benefits to gas installers across Great Britain.

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Derbyshire worker loses four fingers

HSE — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:48:06 +0000

HSE is warning employers that they must regularly inspect and maintain their equipment to protect their workforce. This follows HSE’s prosecution of a Birmingham company after an incident which left a Derbyshire worker without four fingers and part of his palm.

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Treatment of feed water for steam boilers

HSE — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:45:48 +0000

Commissioned report to investigate the treatment of feed water for steam boilers using magnetic devices. The key aims of the project were:

provide an independent assessment of the ability of magnetic devices to treat feed water for shell or coil steam boilers
identify possible situations where magnetic devices could impair boiler safety.

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