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Preventing accidents at Shetland fish farms

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:04:14 +0000

Scottish fish and shellfish farmers will come together in Scalloway, Shetland next week, to attend a special aquaculture and maritime safety awareness event.

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Worker involvement - Prepare, Consult, Plan and improve

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:45:57 +0000

The best way to protect your employees and visitors from harm or illness is to involve your workers. This rebranded website shows you how.

Find out more on how to involve your workforce

COSHH - Risk assessments

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:37:50 +0000

HSE have compiled a set of example Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) risk assessments for some industries. You can use these to get ideas for completing assessments in your company. They include a paving company, die caster, warehouse, DIY store…

View the COSHH example risk assessments

LPG - Online survey last chance

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:46 +0000

This is your last chance to fill in the liquefied petroleum gas survey into to the use of LPG in the United Kingdom, with the aim of prioritising improvements to service and industry. Survey ends 31 July 2009.

Last chance - LPG online survey

New temperature website

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:43 +0000

The new temperature website contains information about how the temperature of the environment you work in can affect you, and advice on how to manage it.

View the temperature website

Small Business Trade Association Forum meeting agendas, minutes and papers

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:40:55 +0000

Updated minutes, agendas and papers for the Small Business Trade Association Forum are now available online.

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Changes to COMAH arising from CHIP 2008

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:35:53 +0000

This Local Authority Circular (LAC) alerts inspectors to changes to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999, as amended (COMAH) arising from the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (CHIP 2008), which have the potential to bring sites storing preparations containing relatively low concentrations of strong biocides (including large retail and wholesale warehouses) within scope of COMAH for the first time.

View Changes to COMAH arising from CHIP 2008 details

Petrol fire and explosion risk Red Guide – New website address

HSE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:30:49 +0000

The red guide, originally published by the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) and available on the WYFRS website, has now been adopted by the Chief Fire Officers’ Association (CFOA) and can be found on the CFOA website.

LACs 65-58 view the Red Guide details

Police inspections in 2009/2010

HSE — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:45:29 +0000

Follow up action, as appropriate, to check progress with improvement plans produced in response to the individual inspections which took place during the national inspection programme in 2006 – 2008.

View Police inspections in 2009/2010 circular LAC 79-12

Inspection of HM Prison Service and Scottish Prison Service

HSE — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:40:49 +0000

Guidance on conducting inspections of HM Prison Service (HMPS) and Scottish Prison Service in 2009/2010.

View Inspection of HM Prison Service and Scottish Prison Service 2009/2010 circular lac 79-13

Warning to follow correct safety procedures when operating machinery/drills

HSE — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:35:35 +0000

HSE is warning employers and their staff to be mindful of following the correct safety procedures when operating machinery and drills, following the prosecution of a West Bromwich firm after a worker loses part of their finger whilst operating a pedestal drill..

View Companies warned to follow correct safety procedures when operating machinery/drills press release

Cleaning Industry Liaison Forum newsletter

HSE — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:30:46 +0000

The summer edition of this quarterly newsletter produced by the Cleaning Industry Liaison Forum is now available. In this issue: Work-related stress, Additional slip resistance testing of footwear, Hospital clean up, Catch it, Bin it, Kill it…

View cleaning industry liaison forum newsletter [PDF 228KB]

MSD website - Rebranded

HSE — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:36:30 +0000

The Musculoskeletal disorders website has been relaunched and rebranded, new design, better navigation, now includes new Upper Limb Disorder (ULD) guidance.

View the MSD website and new ULD guidance

HSE and NFUS - farmers: wise up to safety

HSE — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:56:08 +0000

HSE and the National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) joined forces at the Royal Highland Show today (26 June) to remind farmers across Scotland of the dangers they face in their daily work.

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Level of design of waste plants for new build reactors in the GDA

HSE — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:00:40 +0000

This paper clarifies the minimum position for Generic Design Assessment (GDA) on the design of the fuel pond within the reactor building and the intermediate level waste (ILW) processing facilities. A separate paper will be developed for phase 2.

View the level of design of waste plants for new build reactors paper [PDF 37KB]

Speech at Airport Operators Association Conference

HSE — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:24 +0000

The transcript of the speech given by Judith Hackitt at Airport Operators Association Conference, Leeds on 22 June 2009 is now available.

View speech by HSE Chair Judith Hackitt

First aid at work newsletter

HSE — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:50:21 +0000

The July addition of the First aid at work newsletter is now available. In this issue: Changes to first aid training, contact details, FAW requalification and certification…

View the first aid at work newsletter [PDF 72KB]

WATCH agendas and minutes

HSE — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:40:53 +0000

Working Group on Action to Control Chemicals (WATCH) agendas and minutes are now available for: 23 - 24 October 2008 and 24 February 2009.

View WATCH papers

RoSPA Scotland Occupational Safety and Health at Work Congress

HSE — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:35:03 +0000

Staying focused under pressure will be the theme of this year’s RoSPA Scotland Occupational Safety and Health at Work Congress, September 23, 2009, Hilton Glasgow Hotel - Glasgow.

The event will give delegates the knowledge and inspiration they need to speak up for safety during the current economic downturn.

Further details about the RoSPA Scotland Occupational Safety and Health at Work Congress

Warning to protect workers after quarry worker trapped in machinery

HSE — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:33:18 +0000

HSE is alerting employers to the dangers of failing to provide adequate protection for people after a worker tripped and became trapped in the head drum of a conveyor at a Northumberland quarry.

View quarry worker trapped in machinery press release