What's new at HSE » 2008 » February » 19 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 The nature, causes and consequences of harm in emotionally-demanding occupations http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/19/the-nature-causes-and-consequences-of-harm-in-emotionally-demanding-occupations/?rss= Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:48:37 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/02/19/the-nature-causes-and-consequences-of-harm-in-emotionally-demanding-occupations/ The main aim of this project is to explore the nature of such links through undertaking three distinct tasks. The first is a literature review of evidence and theory while the second two tasks comprise two studies examining several key issues in burnout research.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/19/the-nature-causes-and-consequences-of-harm-in-emotionally-demanding-occupations/feed/ An appraisal of underground gas storage technologies and incidents http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/19/an-appraisal-of-underground-gas-storage-technologies-and-incidents/?rss= Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:46:15 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/02/19/an-appraisal-of-underground-gas-storage-technologies-and-incidents/ This report was commissioned to help assess the safety issues associated with the underground storage of natural gas. This has arisen because of the need to consider a number of applications submitted by various operators in the UK who wish to develop such facilities.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/19/an-appraisal-of-underground-gas-storage-technologies-and-incidents/feed/ Employee injures hand repairing frame making machine http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/02/19/employee-injures-hand-repairing-frame-making-machine/?rss= Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:44:44 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/02/19/employee-injures-hand-repairing-frame-making-machine/ HSE has warned of the danger of maintenance work being carried out on live machinery. The warning comes after a Penrith company was fined after an employee’s hand was dragged into a machine, breaking two of his fingers.

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