What's new at HSE » 2008 » October » 22 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 HSE Enforcement Guide (England & Wales) updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/hse-enforcement-guide-england-wales-updated/?rss= Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:21:18 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4932 HSE Enforcement Guide (England & Wales) has been updated.  The Enforcement Guide provides legal guidance to HSE staff in respect of their enforcement powers and duties. It will also be useful to other health and safety enforcement agencies. The information and advice it provides will assist HSE staff in the use of their discretion in making decisions.

View the HSE Enforcement Guide (England & Wales)

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/hse-enforcement-guide-england-wales-updated/feed/ Complaints about FOD staff http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/complaints-about-fod-staff/?rss= Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:17:33 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4930 For the purposes of this Operational Circular, complaints include all those arising out of face-to-face contacts, contacts by telephone or in writing, and complaints about published material and policy decisions.

Read the full operational circular (OC 167-14)

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/complaints-about-fod-staff/feed/ Equivalence of First Aid at Work, Offshore First Aid and Offshore Medic Qualifications http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/equivalence-of-first-aid-at-work-offshore-first-aid-and-offshore-medic-qualifications/?rss= Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:12:28 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4931 First aid issues in the workplace are subject to two separate sets of regulations. First aid in onshore workplaces is subject to the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 (FAW) while first aid offshore is subject to the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989 (OFAR), each with its own ACoP and guidance.

Read the full article on equivalence of First Aid at Work, Offshore First Aid and Offshore Medic Qualifications

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/equivalence-of-first-aid-at-work-offshore-first-aid-and-offshore-medic-qualifications/feed/ Survey company prosecuted as asbestos campaign begins http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/survey-company-prosecuted-as-asbestos-campaign-begins/?rss= Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:10:21 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4927 An asbestos surveying company has been fined after being prosecuted by HSE for failing to identify asbestos insulation board in school buildings in Rhondda Cynon Taf during a series of type 2 asbestos surveys carried out for the Authority.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/survey-company-prosecuted-as-asbestos-campaign-begins/feed/ New HSE publications: October and September 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/new-hse-publications-october-and-september-2008/?rss= Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:09:08 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4914 A list of the new publications from HSE Books for September and October 2008 are now available.

View the publications list

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/new-hse-publications-october-and-september-2008/feed/ National Stress Awareness Day http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/22/national-stress-awareness-day-2/?rss= Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:04:56 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4925 HSE is supporting National Stress Awareness Day on 5th November 2008. ‘Don’t Worry Take Action’ is the theme of this year’s International Stress Management campaign. 

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