What's new at HSE » 2009 » July » 01 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 Warning to maintain plant equipment after driver’s death http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/warning-to-maintain-plant-equipment-after-driver%e2%80%99s-death/?rss= Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:40 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8886 HSE has warned of the danger of not maintaining plant equipment after the death of a telescopic forklift truck driver, who was crushed between the descending arm and side of his vehicle.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/warning-to-maintain-plant-equipment-after-driver%e2%80%99s-death/feed/ Consultation on the restructuring of HSE’s Nuclear Directorate http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/consultation-on-the-restructuring-of-hses-nuclear-directorate/?rss= Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:00:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8884 Government has decided to restructure HSE’s Nuclear Directorate (ND) to improve the organisational framework for the sustained delivery of robust, effective and efficient nuclear regulation in the UK. This will place the ND in a better position to meet the future challenges posed by ongoing changes to the nuclear industry, including the demands of a possible new nuclear power programme.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/consultation-on-the-restructuring-of-hses-nuclear-directorate/feed/ Statement of commitment between HSE and LA representative bodies http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/statement-of-commitment-between-hse-and-la-representative-bodies/?rss= Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:30:46 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8899 This joint statement of commitment, agreed by HSE and local authority representative bodies in June 2009, sets out our commitment to improved standards of partnership working with one overriding aim – to prevent the death, injury and ill health of those at work and those affected by work activities.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/statement-of-commitment-between-hse-and-la-representative-bodies/feed/ Myth of the month - July 2009 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/myth-of-the-month-july-2009/?rss= Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8895 Dispelling the health and safety myth: Health and safety is a threat to village fetes

People often assume that the rules are so complex they make it too much effort to organise an event. But when managed sensibly, health and safety shouldn’t (and doesn’t) stop things happening.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/myth-of-the-month-july-2009/feed/ Bus company and director prosecuted after man crushed to death http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/01/bus-company-and-director-prosecuted-after-man-crushed-to-death/?rss= Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:23:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8881 HSE is warning bus companies to ensure that workers have clear safety instructions when working in bus depots after a man was crushed to death between two buses in September 2006.

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