What's new at HSE » 2008 » June » 11 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 Evaluation of the impact of the costs of DSE in Great Britain http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/11/evaluation-of-the-impact-of-the-costs-of-dse-in-great-britain/?rss= Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:29:21 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/11/evaluation-of-the-impact-of-the-costs-of-dse-in-great-britain/ This report involved a comparative evaluation of the impact, including the costs and benefits, of the Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Directive 90/270/EEC in Great Britain in 2007, with the previous evaluation of the Regulations that were completed in 1997. The research is based on a structured sample of employers in Great Britain, in which data was collected from 1,241 respondents.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/11/evaluation-of-the-impact-of-the-costs-of-dse-in-great-britain/feed/ Evaluation of the minimum safety and health requirements for work with VDUs http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/11/evaluation-of-the-minimum-safety-and-health-requirements-for-work-with-vdus/?rss= Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:26:06 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/11/evaluation-of-the-minimum-safety-and-health-requirements-for-work-with-vdus/ This research was commissioned to provide the UK contribution to an EU working group studying the effectiveness and efficiency of existing EU health and safety legislation. To achieve this an ex post evaluation of the EU Directive 90/270/EEC, which regulates work at Visual Display Units (VDU), was carried out in six member states.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/11/evaluation-of-the-minimum-safety-and-health-requirements-for-work-with-vdus/feed/ COPR new approvals - May 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/11/copr-new-approvals-may-2008/?rss= Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:25:15 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/11/copr-new-approvals-may-2008/ Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR), new products and amendments to existing products approved via HSE Biocides and Pesticides Unit for the month of May 2008.

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