Health and Safety Executive

Monthly archives: June 2008

Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

This report presents the findings of the second phase of a research project to identify the specific management behaviours

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Carriage of dangerous goods - prohibition notices

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

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

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

HSE will next week begin an intensive inspection campaign that will take inspectors on to numerous farms and soft fruit

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Employers warned to assess risks properly after worker loses fingers

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

HSE has warned employers to ensure they assess workplace machinery risks properly to ensure they have adequate

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

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

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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Annual Report 2007 - LAs and HSE working together

Monday, June 2, 2008

The 2007 Annual Report produced by HSE and Local Authority Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS), based

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Myth of the month - June 2008

Monday, June 2, 2008

Dispelling the health and safety myth: Adults can’t put plasters on children’s cuts. There is no rule that says

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Construction company fined £18k after worker injured

Monday, June 2, 2008

HSE is warning construction companies to manage the risks faced by their workers and contractors on building sites

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Fatalities on hand-fed platen machines

Monday, June 2, 2008

HSE has issued a safety alert aimed at employers in the printing industry who use hand-fed platen machines.

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

Monday, June 2, 2008

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

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HSE warns: Use qualified tradespeople to check your flues

Monday, June 2, 2008

HSE is issuing a warning to the public to have any flued appliance carefully checked and serviced by qualified and competent

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

Monday, June 2, 2008

Employers are being warned by the HSE to ensure they assess workplace risks properly and inspect moving machinery to

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