What's new at HSE » 2008 » October » 16 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 Preventing accidents to children on farm: revised version http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/preventing-accidents-to-children-on-farm-revised-version/?rss= Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:44:52 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4900 Agriculture has one of the highest fatal injury rates of any industry in Great Britain, but is the only high-risk industry that has to deal with the constant presence of children. Farms are homes as well as workplaces, and visitors, including children, may also be present on farms.

Read the revised version of leaflet AS10

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/preventing-accidents-to-children-on-farm-revised-version/feed/ Involving your workers: A guide for small businesses http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/involving-your-workers-a-guide-for-small-businesses/?rss= Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:44:18 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4904 By law, you must consult all of your employees on health and safety issues at work and this free leaflet explains how you can do this. This information is aimed  mainly at employers in workplaces with fewer than 25 employees.

 Read involving your workers in health and safety: A guide for small businesses in full

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/involving-your-workers-a-guide-for-small-businesses/feed/ HSE Board miscellaneous papers http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/hse-board-miscellaneous-papers/?rss= Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:44:33 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4895 A new page indexing miscellaneous papers from HSE Board meetings is now available.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/hse-board-miscellaneous-papers/feed/ Twin gods put nonsense before care - response http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/twin-gods-put-nonsense-before-care-response/?rss= Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:43:45 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4905 Dr Paul Stollard, HSE Director Scotland, responds to an article in the Scotsman.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/twin-gods-put-nonsense-before-care-response/feed/ Recycling firm fined after employee falls http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/recycling-firm-fined-after-employee-falls/?rss= Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:41:40 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4899 HSE has warned companies to ensure work at height is carried out safely after a recycling firm was fined when an employee fell from a lorry in Lincoln.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/recycling-firm-fined-after-employee-falls/feed/ HSE Seminar on Flexible Pipeline/Riser Integrity Management - Register now http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/hse-seminar-on-flexible-pipelineriser-integrity-management-27-november-2008-register-now/?rss= Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:37:20 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4897 HSE has organized an industry technical seminar on ‘Flexible pipeline/riser integrity management’ to be held 27 November 2008 at the Macdonald Pittodrie House Hotel, near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Flexible pipeline/riser integrity seminar details

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/hse-seminar-on-flexible-pipelineriser-integrity-management-27-november-2008-register-now/feed/ Consulting employees on health and safety: revised http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/16/consulting-employees-on-health-and-safety-revised/?rss= Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:33:13 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4903 This free leaflet ‘A brief guide to the law’, provides an overview of employers’ duties to consult with their employees or their representatives on health and safety matters.

 Read INDG232 A brief guide to the law in full

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