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Annual Report 2007 - LAs and HSE working together

HSE — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:22:39 +0000

The 2007 Annual Report produced by HSE and Local Authority Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS), based around joint planning, joint decision-making and joint action is now available.

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Myth of the month - June 2008

HSE — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:12:13 +0000

Dispelling the health and safety myth: Adults can’t put plasters on children’s cuts. There is no rule that says a responsible adult can’t put a plaster on a child’s minor cut.

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Construction company fined £18k after worker injured

HSE — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:00:40 +0000

HSE is warning construction companies to manage the risks faced by their workers and contractors on building sites after a North Wales worker was seriously injured after falling into an unsafe excavation.

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Fatalities on hand-fed platen machines

HSE — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:55:07 +0000

HSE has issued a safety alert aimed at employers in the printing industry who use hand-fed platen machines. This follows two fatal incidents in the last 13 months where machine operators have been crushed between the platens.

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Self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in 2006/07

HSE — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:53:58 +0000

Results from the Labour Force Survey and associated tables provide results by a range of demographic and employment related variables.

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HSE warns: Use qualified tradespeople to check your flues

HSE — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:52:12 +0000

HSE is issuing a warning to the public to have any flued appliance carefully checked and serviced by qualified and competent persons. This follows a prosecution resulting from a report that the elderly occupant of a house in Canwell, Sutton Coldfield was suffering from symptoms similar to those of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. The investigation found incorrect installation work had been done.

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Burntwood company fined £7,000 after employee suffers crushed fingers

HSE — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:49:43 +0000

Employers are being warned by the HSE to ensure they assess workplace risks properly and inspect moving machinery to ensure that it has adequate safeguards. This follows HSE’s prosecution of a Burntwood engineering company after one of its employees had the tops of four fingers crushed by unguarded parts of a 60-ton power press.

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