What's new at HSE » 2008 » October » 31 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 British Safety Council Conference http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/british-safety-council-conference/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:45:53 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4974 Hilton London Euston, December 4 – 09:00 to 12:40. The conference will share the results of BSC commissioned research examining how organisations can benefit from creating and maintaining a positive safety culture. Includes a presentation by Ian Travers, Buncefield Response Programme Manager, HSE.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/british-safety-council-conference/feed/ Corporate Manslaughter and related issues for Directors http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/corporate-manslaughter-and-related-issues-for-directors/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:44:34 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4976 Institute of Directors (IoD), 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED: 6.00pm to 8.30pm, 4 November 2008. IoD, together with the Health and Safety Executive, has issued free guidance on “Leading health and safety at work” for directors, and this event seeks to expand on this guidance and clarify the legislation. Spaces are still available for this evening event.

Booking and information details for IoD Corporate Manslaughter event

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/corporate-manslaughter-and-related-issues-for-directors/feed/ Free UPVC windows and doors health and safety event http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/free-upvc-windows-and-doors-health-and-safety-event/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:54:25 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4975 Sunderland Health and Racquet Club, Sunderland: January 28 – 09:00 to 12:00. This half day event aimed at manufacturers and installers of UPVC windows and doors, will cover health and safety related topics relevant to anyone working in the industry.

More details of the free UPVC health and safety event

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/free-upvc-windows-and-doors-health-and-safety-event/feed/ REACH information and guidance link http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/reach-information-and-guidance-link/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:05:04 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4970 A link to ‘European Commission User Guide - SME Definitions’ has been added to the European Commission/European CHemicals Agency (EC/ECHA) guidance section of the REACH information and guidance page.

View the ‘EC User Guide - SME Definitions’ guidance

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/reach-information-and-guidance-link/feed/ BCWE practices within the construction sector http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/bcwe-practices-within-the-construction-sector/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:53:52 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4960 A combined methods approach was used for gathering evidence on Behaviour Change and Worker Engagement (BCWE) practices. This comprised of conducting a rigourous literature review to establish the current evidence base on effective BCWE practices across principle UK construction contractors and consultants to capture the main findings. These were compared with the contemporary scientific evidence for BCWE to produce the report.

Read the full RR660 BCWE report

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/bcwe-practices-within-the-construction-sector/feed/ Food manufacturing conference http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/food-manufacturing-conference/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:38:05 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4972 The provisional venue of Occupational Safety and Health in Food Manufacturing conference has been changed to Nottingham.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/food-manufacturing-conference/feed/ Food live issues http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/food-live-issues/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:36:38 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4971 Two new entries have been added to the live issues page of the Food Manufacturing site:

  • Flour dust workshop - 21 January 2009 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire
  • Getting workers involved (trio of publications comprising legal guide, good practice guide and a revised free leaflet)

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/food-live-issues/feed/ REACH news updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/reach-news-updated/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:28:44 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4969 REACH is a new European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals. Latest new covers, Advice on pre-registration of carbon and graphite, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) publish proposals for Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC )candidate list…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/reach-news-updated/feed/ Biological Monitoring Seminar http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/biological-monitoring-seminar/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:21:55 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4966 Society of Chemical Industry, Belgrave Square, London, November 19 – 17:00. Organised by British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) London South and South East region the seminar programme features two presentations:

  • Evaluating the protective effect of surgical masks against airborne influenza virus
  • Biological Monitoring for Occupational Hygienists

 from the Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton.

further details on the Biological monitoring seminar
 

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/biological-monitoring-seminar/feed/ Paper industry commitment pledge http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/paper-industry-commitment-pledge/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:20:43 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4964 Employers in the paper industries are invited to pledge their commitment to working towards achieving the strategic health and safety targets by sending a written pledge to Paper and Board Industry Advisory Committee (PABIAC). 

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/paper-industry-commitment-pledge/feed/ Excavator driver fined after pedestrian killed near building site http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/excavator-driver-fined-after-pedestrian-killed-near-building-site/?rss= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:18:33 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4945 HSE is warning machine operators to ensure that they adhere to safe working practices when using excavators, following HSE’s prosecution of an excavator driver after a pedestrian was killed in Maida Vale, Westminster, in February 2007.

Read excavator driver fined press release in full

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