What's new at HSE » 2008 » April » 10 http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Removal of pack from cooling towers http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/removal-of-pack-from-cooling-towers/?rss= Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:07:13 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/10/removal-of-pack-from-cooling-towers/ This guidance note considers issues raised by the guidance given in the Approved Code of Practice and Guidance ‘Legionnaires’ disease – The control of legionella in water systems’ L8 regarding the removal of pack from cooling towers for assessment of cleanliness and/or cleaning.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/removal-of-pack-from-cooling-towers/feed/ Local Government Panel (LGP) papers http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/local-government-panel-lgp-papers/?rss= Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:02:04 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/10/local-government-panel-lgp-papers/ The agenda and papers for the Local Government Panel (LGP) meeting on 27 March 2008 are now available.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/local-government-panel-lgp-papers/feed/ IAEA withdrawal notifications 2007 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/iaea-withdrawal-notifications-2007/?rss= Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:57:46 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/10/iaea-withdrawal-notifications-2007/ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) information on advance notifications of withdrawals of nuclear material from safeguards made during 2007. The withdrawals involved small quantities of material for use in instrument calibration or radiation detectors, or as analytical tracers or radiological shielding or research and development.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/iaea-withdrawal-notifications-2007/feed/ Construction industry urged to do more to prevent deaths http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/construction-industry-urged-to-do-more-to-prevent-deaths/?rss= Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:45:51 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/10/construction-industry-urged-to-do-more-to-prevent-deaths/ Early unvalidated figures from HSE suggest that around 69 construction workers were killed in 2007/08.  This points to a 10% improvement on the previous year’s figures but HSE warned the construction industry not to be complacent. 

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/construction-industry-urged-to-do-more-to-prevent-deaths/feed/ COIN work recording 2008/09 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/coin-work-recording-200809/?rss= Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:44:11 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/10/coin-work-recording-200809/ Operational Minute OM 2008/05 contains instructions on what you should record when you record your time on COIN.View document

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/coin-work-recording-200809/feed/ Recording inspections on COIN http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/recording-inspections-on-coin/?rss= Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:42:59 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/10/recording-inspections-on-coin/ Operational Minute OM 2008/04 provides guidance for inspectors in FOD on assessing selected topics and recording compliance with them using the revised Inspection Report Form Other (IRF O) on COIN. It should be read in conjunction with OM 2008/05 ‘COIN work recording’.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/recording-inspections-on-coin/feed/ OCNS sensitive nuclear information document updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/ocns-sensitive-nuclear-information-document-updated/?rss= Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:42:18 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/10/ocns-sensitive-nuclear-information-document-updated/ The Office For Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS) document ‘Management of sensitive nuclear information during the generic design assessment of nuclear technologies’ has been updated.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/ocns-sensitive-nuclear-information-document-updated/feed/ Mining Industry Committee http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/10/mining-industry-committee/?rss= Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:35:17 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/10/mining-industry-committee/ Agendas for the Mining Industry Committee (MIC) meetings on 19 February 2008 and 23 October 2007 are now available.

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