What's new at HSE » 2008 » April » 03 http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Two companies fined £30,000 after worker loses fingertips http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/03/two-companies-fined-30000-after-worker-loses-fingertips/?eban=rss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:57 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/03/two-companies-fined-%c2%a330000-after-worker-loses-fingertips/ HSE warns businesses to make sure that workers and contractors are properly trained to carry out risk assessments and operate safe systems of work. The warning comes after two companies were fined when a worker at a paper recycling plant in Greenwich lost the tips of two fingers.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/03/two-companies-fined-30000-after-worker-loses-fingertips/feed/ Causes of injury and fatalities in food and drink manufacture http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/03/causes-of-injury-and-fatalities-in-food-and-drink-manufacture/?eban=rss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:16 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/03/causes-of-injury-and-fatalities-in-food-and-drink-manufacture/ Analysis by HSE of over 6000 injuries during 2006/07 reveals that 35% of the injuries resulted from manual handling and 28% from slips and trips (mostly slips). Although machinery was only involved in 8% of injuries, falls from height 3% and hit by vehicles 1%, these classes of accident were often severe or even fatal.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/03/causes-of-injury-and-fatalities-in-food-and-drink-manufacture/feed/ Use of fall arrest systems in steel stockholders http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/03/use-of-fall-arrest-systems-in-steel-stockholders-2/?eban=rss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:56:34 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/03/use-of-fall-arrest-systems-in-steel-stockholders-2/ This Local Authority Circular contains a link to SIM 03/2007/15 use of fall arrest systems,  This SIM identifies the range of factors to be considered in a suitable risk assessment for their use in steel stockholders to indicate whether their use in this application is likely to be appropriate. Fall arrest systems have been installed in some steel stockholders for use when gaining access to stored stock.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/03/use-of-fall-arrest-systems-in-steel-stockholders-2/feed/ Molecular manufacturing http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/03/molecular-manufacturing/?eban=rss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:55:52 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/03/molecular-manufacturing/ A HSE horizon scanning intelligence group short report on Molecular manufacturing. Molecular Manufacturing is in its early infancy but is claimed to have the potential to revolutionise manufacturing processes by enabling nanoscale factories to be developed in areas as diverse as energy, healthcare, agriculture and IT.

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