The revised guidance ‘First-aid training and qualifications for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981: A guide for training organisations’ is now available.
Monthly archives: April 2009
Latest New reactors e-Bulletin
You can receive the latest updates on the assessment process straight to your desktop in a free e-mail bulletin.
Domestic gas FAQs updated
Frequently asked questions for gas engineers and for homeowners on domestic gas have been updated.
Landlord put on notice to ensure gas appliances are maintained
A landlord with 193 properties across the UK has been put on notice not to repeat the failings that led HSE to prosecute him
Administrator job vacancies
Details of administrator vacancies in HSE’s Basingstoke, Northampton and Chelmsford offices are now available.
Offshore e-Bulletin
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Workplace transport updates
Sign up for free regular email updates - Falls from vehicles campaign, vehicles at work advice, guidance,
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals FAQs
There are some frequently asked questions on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals
Quarterly injury figures
Statistics for quarter 3 of 2008/09 have been published. The numbers of fatal injuries are based on early notification to HSE and local authorities.
Knowing the rules is one thing - making a real difference is something else
Transcript of a speech by Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE Chair to students at Leeds Met University on 30 March 2009.
Inspection intervention: Asbestos duty to manage (DTM)
This sector information minute has been updated. This SIM informs EHOs and Inspectors on the application of the
HSE announces Chemicals Regulation Directorate
HSE has announced that the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) and the Chemicals Assessment Schemes Unit (CASU) will merge
Quarry health and safety inspection
This sector information minute has been updated. This SIM gives advice to inspectors regarding interventions to
HSE safety warning on gas safety following prosecution
HSE is warning tenants and landlords about potentially unsafe gas installations in tenanted properties.
Latest Vibration e-Bulletin
Sign up for your free e-bulletin - This issue: Workplace exposure to vibration in Europe: an expert review,
Statement of evidence: Respiratory hazards of poultry dust
Poultry dust can harm the respiratory system (nose, throat, airways and lungs) and workers may experience a range of symptoms including sore throat, cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, bronchitis and even occupational asthma.
Controlling exposure to poultry dust
People working in poultry houses inhale many different airborne particles which collectively are referred to as poultry dust.
Radiation Protection news
The latest edition of RP news is out now - covering: EC proposal to recast the Basic Safety Standards, L121 work with ionising radiation,
Prevention of fatal and major injuries - Safe interventions
The aim is to achieve a major reduction in risk of serious or fatal injuries to people involved in clearing blockages or
Bridgend company fined after worker seriously injured
HSE is reminding companies that falls from height can shatter lives

