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Accountant vacancy

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:43 +0000

Job vacancy details are available for an Accountant in the Financial Management Systems Team, of the Planning, Finance and Procurement Directorate (PFPD). The post is based in Bootle, closing date 30 July 2009.

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Safety advisers need accreditation, HSE chair says

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:45:11 +0000

Health and safety advisers need accreditation to ensure they meet appropriate standards of professional competence, the Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said.

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Rebuttal letter from HSE’s Chair to Daily Mail newspaper

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:24:40 +0000

HSE Chair Judith Hackitt’s response to a Daily Mail article (2 July) on the activity of a campaign group protesting against the ‘proliferation of nannying health and safety notices’

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LEV inspection pack

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22:18 +0000

A topic inspection pack for Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems is now available.

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Managing my asbestos

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:24 +0000

A step by step guide to the duty to manage asbestos.

This systematic guide takes duty holders through the process of understanding their duties as defined in Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.

A set of questions will enable you to identify whether you are a duty holder and take you through a series of steps to help you decide if there is asbestos present and if so, how to manage it.

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Reviewing workplace temperatures legislation and guidance

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:45:02 +0000

At the request of the Secretary of State, HSE has instigated a review of health and safety at work in relation to workplace temperatures. The Stakeholder forum, 23 July, Rose Court, London, will consider the reasons for and against a maximum workplace temperature and HSE’s Chief Executive, Geoffrey Podger, will open the event.

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Owners of Ayrshire meat processing plant fined after worker loses fingers

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:40:34 +0000

The owners of a Prestwick meat processing plant have been convicted of failing to have a safe isolation procedure in place for machinery, after a worker lost three fingers when a machine he was attempting to repair started up.

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Owners of a Brechin rendering plant fined after workers overcome by toxic fumes

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:35:21 +0000

The owners of a Brechin rendering plant have been convicted of failing to ensure proper health and safety standards were in place, after two workers were overcome by fumes produced by rotting animal waste.

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Avoidable workplace accidents claim 26 lives in Scotland

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:47 +0000

Britain’s workplace safety regulator today warned businesses in Scotland of the continued need to put safety first as new figures reveal the number of employees killed at work.

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