What's new at HSE » 2008 » April 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 HSE launches Podcast service http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/hse-launches-podcast-service/?rss= Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:28:01 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/hse-launches-podcast-service/ Free regular audio news and updates from the Health and Safety Executive. In our first episode we spoke to Judith Hackitt, the Chair of the Health and Safety Executive Board about health and safety leadership.

Listen online, subscribe to or download the podcast

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/hse-launches-podcast-service/feed/ HSE warning following prosecution of builder http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/hse-warning-following-prosecution-of-builder/?rss= Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:53:18 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/hse-warning-following-prosecution-of-builder/ Following the recent prosecution of builder and roofer David Johnson, HSE is issuing a warning to anyone that has had work carried out by him.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/hse-warning-following-prosecution-of-builder/feed/ Workers Memorial Day http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/workers-memorial-day/?rss= Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:50:43 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/workers-memorial-day/ International Workers’ Memorial Day (Monday 28 April) is being commemorated to “remember the dead: fight for the living”. This year HSE is supporting the aims of the day by enhancing its multi-lingual migrant worker website to provide guidance for workers from overseas and their employers.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/workers-memorial-day/feed/ Physical Agents (Electromagnetic Fields) Directive http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/physical-agents-electromagnetic-fields-directive/?rss= Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:49:49 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/physical-agents-electromagnetic-fields-directive/ The amended version of this EU directive Physical Agents (Electromagnetic fields) has now been numbered 2008/46/EC  and is now availabe to view.

View dossier 2008/46/EC

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/physical-agents-electromagnetic-fields-directive/feed/ Manual handling assessment charts updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/manual-handling-assessment-charts-updated/?rss= Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:49:11 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/manual-handling-assessment-charts-updated/ The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) is a tool designed to help health and safety inspectors assess the most common risk factors in lifting (and lowering), carrying and team handling operations.

View MAC charts [PDF 204KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/manual-handling-assessment-charts-updated/feed/ Updated guidance on Pandemic Flu http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/updated-guidance-on-pandemic-flu/?rss= Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:48:01 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/updated-guidance-on-pandemic-flu/ Pandemic Flu guidance has been updated for April 2008 and includes areas on,what is pandemic flu?, what are the signs and symptoms?, is bird flu the same as pandemic? and general  advice.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/updated-guidance-on-pandemic-flu/feed/ New CILF spring 2008 newsletter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/new-cilf-spring-2008-newsletter/?rss= Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:47:34 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/new-cilf-spring-2008-newsletter/ The Cleaning Industry Liaison Forum (CILF) spring 2008  newsletter is now available online. Some of the articles in this issue are, Shattered Lives, Ladder exchange results, looking after your business and reducing slip and trip accidents from floor cleaning.

Read the cleaning industry newsletter in full

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/new-cilf-spring-2008-newsletter/feed/ RR620: Review of targeted initiatives in the manufacturing sector report http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/rr620-review-of-targeted-initiatives-in-the-manufacturing-sector-report/?rss= Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:47:02 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/rr620-review-of-targeted-initiatives-in-the-manufacturing-sector-report/ A number of manufacturing sectors have been operating voluntary ‘targeted initiatives’ whereby a trade association, often with trade union involvement, sets health and safety targets and supports their achievement against a background of HSE prompting and involvement. This review of eleven initiatives found mixed outcomes, with five successful initiatives associated with significant reductions in injury rates and positive subjective feedback.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/rr620-review-of-targeted-initiatives-in-the-manufacturing-sector-report/feed/ Enforcement of animal pathogens http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/enforcement-of-animal-pathogens/?rss= Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:30:02 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/29/enforcement-of-animal-pathogens/ From 28 April 2008, HSE’s Biological Agents Unit takes full responsibility for the inspection and regulation of work activities which involve animal pathogens in England. 

News announcement about the transfer of responsibility

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/enforcement-of-animal-pathogens/feed/ HSE organisation chart updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/hse-organisation-chart-updated/?rss= Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:20:22 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/29/hse-organisation-chart-updated/ With the merger of The Health and Safety Commission and The Health and Safety Executive, the organisation chart has been updated.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/hse-organisation-chart-updated/feed/ The Event Safety Guide (HSG 195) - update http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/the-event-safety-guide-hsg-195-update/?rss= Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:17:00 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/29/the-event-safety-guide-hsg-195-update/ With changes in legislation and practices over time, it is inevitable that some areas of guidance will become out of date and are currently engaged in revising and updating the Event Safety Guide. However; we’ve recently been asked to clarify the position of paramedics and ambulance technicians.

Event Safety Guide: medical, ambulance and first aid management

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/the-event-safety-guide-hsg-195-update/feed/ The Pesticides Forum publishes its Annual Report 2007 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/the-pesticides-forum-publishes-its-annual-report-2007/?rss= Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:04:57 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/29/the-pesticides-forum-publishes-its-annual-report-2007/ Reports from the Pesticides Forum confirm that farmers and growers are delivering reduced impacts on the environment from the use of pesticides.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/the-pesticides-forum-publishes-its-annual-report-2007/feed/ Scenarios for health and safety in 2017 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/scenarios-for-health-and-safety-in-2017/?rss= Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:01:30 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/29/scenarios-for-health-and-safety-in-2017/ HSE commissioned Infinite Futures, working with SAMI Consulting and the Health and Safety Laboratory, to develop a set of scenarios for health and safety in 2017. The scenarios are intended to assist in HSE’s strategic planning.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/scenarios-for-health-and-safety-in-2017/feed/ Workplace Health Connect progress report January 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/workplace-health-connect-progress-report-january-2008/?rss= Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:59:57 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/29/workplace-health-connect-progress-report-january-2008/ A summary of the fourth progress report from the evaluation of the Workplace Health Connect (WHC) pilot is now available.

View report [PDF 732KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/workplace-health-connect-progress-report-january-2008/feed/ Nuclear LLC Q1 report Hartlepool http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/nuclear-llc-q1-report-hartlepool/?rss= Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:55:27 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/29/nuclear-llc-q1-report-hartlepool/ The Local Liaison Committee (LCC) quaterly report for British Energy Generation Ltd, Hartlepool for quarter 1,  January 1 - March 31 2008 is now available.

View Hartlepool report

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/29/nuclear-llc-q1-report-hartlepool/feed/ HSL Senior Psychologist vacancy http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/hsl-senior-psychologist-vacancy-2/?rss= Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:23:53 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/28/hsl-senior-psychologist-vacancy-2/ Health and Safety Laboratories has a Senior Psychologist vacancy in the Work Psychology Section in the Human Factors Group responsible for the delivery of work in the field of Occupational Psychology. Based in Buxton, on a 1 year fixed term appointment.

Find out more about this vacancy

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/hsl-senior-psychologist-vacancy-2/feed/ Quarry firm prosecuted after worker trapped in machinery http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/quarry-firm-prosecuted-after-worker-trapped-in-machinery/?rss= Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:57:05 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/28/quarry-firm-prosecuted-after-worker-trapped-in-machinery/ HSE is warning those responsible for the health and safety of workers not to neglect their duties following an incident which left a man hospitalised after becoming trapped in machinery.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/quarry-firm-prosecuted-after-worker-trapped-in-machinery/feed/ Bromsgrove company fined £5,000 for quarry worker’s injury http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/bromsgrove-company-fined-5000-for-quarry-workers-injury/?rss= Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:54:24 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/28/bromsgrove-company-fined-%c2%a35000-for-quarry-workers-injury/ Employers are being warned by HSE to ensure they assess workplace risks properly and ensure that suitable protective equipment is not only provided but also worn. This follows  the prosecution by HSE of Wildmoor Quarry Products following an incident in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire when a lump of sandstone caused serious head injuries to a worker.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/bromsgrove-company-fined-5000-for-quarry-workers-injury/feed/ Doncaster caravan park owner prosecuted http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/doncaster-caravan-park-owner-prosecuted/?rss= Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:50:04 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/28/doncaster-caravan-park-owner-prosecuted/ The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning landlords to ensure gas installations in their properties are safe and that they are annually checked by a competent registered gas installer. The warning follows its prosecution of a Doncaster caravan park owner for exposing her tenants to serious risks to their health and safety.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/doncaster-caravan-park-owner-prosecuted/feed/ Inspection in the scrap metal and metal recycling industry http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/inspection-in-the-scrap-metal-and-metal-recycling-industry/?rss= Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:03:48 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/28/inspection-in-the-scrap-metal-and-metal-recycling-industry/ The metal recycling industry has consistently had a very poor fatal accident rate for several years. This Sector Information Minute (SIM) highlights areas which make a significant contribution to those figures and identifies how inspection can be used to target those areas.

View SIM 03/08/08

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