What's new at HSE » 2008 » February » 13 http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:20:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Waste industry warned on safe reversing after schoolgirl killed http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/13/waste-industry-warned-on-safe-reversing-after-schoolgirl-killed/?rss= Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:58:57 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/02/13/waste-industry-warned-on-safe-reversing-after-schoolgirl-killed/ HSE is warning the waste industry to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to prevent injuries caused by reversing waste and recycling collection vehicles. Warning follows HSE’s prosecution of Coventry City Council after an 11-year old girl was killed.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/13/waste-industry-warned-on-safe-reversing-after-schoolgirl-killed/feed/ HSE warns of the dangers of working at height http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/13/hse-warns-of-the-dangers-of-working-at-height/?rss= Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:58:11 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/02/13/hse-warns-of-the-dangers-of-working-at-height/ HSE is warning of the importance of implementing safe systems for working at height following the prosecution of a company after an incident in which a worker died after falling through a fragile rooflight.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/13/hse-warns-of-the-dangers-of-working-at-height/feed/ Response to Times article on choice of nuclear reactors http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/13/response-to-times-article-on-choice-of-nuclear-reactors/?rss= Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:57:38 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/02/13/response-to-times-article-on-choice-of-nuclear-reactors/ Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, responds to Times article: ‘ Speed of construction is key to choice of nuclear reactors’.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/13/response-to-times-article-on-choice-of-nuclear-reactors/feed/ Construction workers urged to make safety a priority http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/13/construction-workers-urged-to-make-safety-a-priority/?rss= Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:56:54 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/02/13/construction-workers-urged-to-make-safety-a-priority/ Construction contractors working on refurbishment sites in Sunderland and Durham have been told they should do more to ensure the safety of employees during random spot checks by the Health and Safety Executive.

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