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Monthly archives: January 2008

Employing workers from overseas - Russian version

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Free leaflet - ‘INDG410, Working in the UK from overseas?’. Essential guidance for employers, employment agencies

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Employing workers from overseas - Ukrainian version

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Free leaflet - ‘INDG410, Working in the UK from overseas?’. Essential guidance for employers, employment agencies

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‘Glamorous? Yes. Dangerous? Of course. That’s what the Army’s all about, stupid!’

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger responds to an article in The Daily Mail about the army, in which HSE is referred

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Pesticide approvals

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Details of new products that are available, which have gained approval via the HSE’s Biocides and Pesticides Unit

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GMO Public Register updated

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000 requires the Competent Authority to maintain a

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Justin McCracken responds to The Independent

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

HSE Deputy Chief Executive Justin McCracken responds to an article in The Independent which passes comment

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Myth of the month - January 2008

Monday, January 7, 2008

Dispelling the myth that Safety Experts’ New Year resolution is to make the life of business people as miserable as

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Justin McCracken responds to Evening Standard

Monday, January 7, 2008

Ken Livingstone couldn’t be more wrong (’No evidence for gas-holder claim’, Evening Standard 19 November) in saying

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HSC Meetings 2008

Friday, January 4, 2008

Dates for meetings of the Health and Safety Commission being held in 2008 are now available.

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Workplace exposure limit for flour dust

Friday, January 4, 2008

Provides guidance for HSE inspectors on the significance of the workplace exposure limit when enforcing measures to

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Biocidal products submission deadlines

Friday, January 4, 2008

Following the publication of the withdrawal notice (dated 22 June 2007) and the publication of the list of companies

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Warning after employee injured by overturned dumper truck

Friday, January 4, 2008

HSE has warned of the need to ensure that operators of equipment are suitably trained and risks fully assessed before

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Reducing absence in the public sector conference

Friday, January 4, 2008

Central London, 25 February 2008. Provides a comprehensive update on policy and best practice in absence

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Local authorities prosecutions report

Thursday, January 3, 2008

The health and safety offences and penalties in local authority enforced sectors report 2006/2007 is now available.

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International regulatory practice and sentencing comparison report

Thursday, January 3, 2008

The purpose of this report is to provide a better understanding of the regulatory strategies and sentencing options

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OIAC meeting minutes June 2007

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Minutes of the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC) meeting held on 19 June 2007 are now available.

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Carriage of dangerous goods authorisations

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Updated information on Regulation 9 of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure

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