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HSE invites views on PADHI+

HSE — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:16:42 +0000

Planning Authority staff have been invited to give their views on Planning Advice for Developments near Hazardous Installations (PADHI+) and the Consultation Zone Library (CZL). HSE is particularly keen to discover how well HSE is advising and supporting planning authority staff in their use of PADHI+ and CZL.

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Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress

HSE — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:12:33 +0000

This report presents the findings of the second phase of a research project to identify the specific management behaviours associated with the effective management of stress at work.

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Carriage of dangerous goods - prohibition notices

HSE — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:10:48 +0000

The list of prohibition notices issued under the carriage of dangerous goods regulations has been updated.

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Farms in North East Scotland to face safety spot checks

HSE — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:09:02 +0000

HSE will next week begin an intensive inspection campaign that will take inspectors on to numerous farms and soft fruit growers in the North East of Scotland over the next fortnight in order to tackle poor safety standards.

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Employers warned to assess risks properly after worker loses fingers

HSE — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:08:09 +0000

HSE has warned employers to ensure they assess workplace machinery risks properly to ensure they have adequate safeguards in place. The warning follows HSE’s prosecution of a Beds poultry company after a workers finger was amputated by unguarded parts of a machine.

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“Farmers face £6 bn bill for asbestos clean up”

HSE — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:06:52 +0000

HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger responds to an article in the Telegragh on 25 May 2008, over the risks of asbestos.

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