HSE Chair Judith Hackitt discusses people’s views of what health and safety is.
Daily archives: Monday, April 16, 2012
Asbestos – New regulations come into force
Monday, April 16, 2012
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 came into force on 6 April 2012, in practice the changes are fairly limited. They mean that some types of non-licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements, i.e. notification of work, medical surveillance and record keeping. All other requirements remain unchanged.
Myth Busters Challenge Panel – The panel with the voice of common sense
Monday, April 16, 2012
“Health and Safety” is often incorrectly used as a convenient excuse to stop what are essentially sensible activities going ahead. The Health and Safety Executive has set up an independent panel – the Myth Busters Challenge Panel – to scrutinize such decisions.
Seveso Directive
Monday, April 16, 2012
The new Seveso III Directive proposal is under negotiation; a report outlining the likely impact on COMAH sites of possible changes is now available.
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