What's new at HSE » 2008 » October » 14 http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Offshore safety alert: Flare system impaired by cooling water loss http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/14/offshore-safety-alert-flare-system-impaired-by-cooling-water-loss/?rss= Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:44:08 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4890 This alert advises duty holders of an incident involving failure of a bursting disc on the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger, which led to an inability to flare gas safely on an offshore installation.

The purpose of this alert is to advise duty holders of the incident at an early stage so that lessons can be learned and appropriate action taken to avoid a similar incident.

Read Offshore safety alert 01/08 in full

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/14/offshore-safety-alert-flare-system-impaired-by-cooling-water-loss/feed/ Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/14/advisory-committee-on-toxic-substances/?rss= Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:39:29 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4884 The agenda and papers from the Advisory committee on toxic substances 93rd meeting on 9 July 2008 in the Globe room, Rose Court are now available.

Read the agenda and associated papers

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/14/advisory-committee-on-toxic-substances/feed/ Asbestos hidden killer campaign launched http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/14/asbestos-hidden-killer-campaign-launched/?rss= Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:21:27 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4888 HSE is working with key stakeholders (trades unions, trade associations, suppliers) to raise awareness amongst tradesmen that they are at risk from exposure to asbestos.

View the campaign website

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