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Construction company fined after fall from height

HSE — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:44:11 +0000

HSE is urging construction companies to prevent falls from height after a contractor fell over three metres while working on an airbridge at Heathrow Terminal 4.

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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

Air transport - case studies

HSE — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:08:22 +0000

By example: Real issues in the air transport industry. These example case studies illustrate how companies within the air transport industry have tackled real issues concerning health and safety.

Air transport - case studies

Risks to airport workers from loading baggage announced

HSE — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:04:20 +0000

An HSE Research Report has been published on Monday 5 January 2009 based on the findings of a collaborative project at East Midlands Airport.

View Risks to airport workers from loading baggage press release

RR674: Reducing the risks associated with the manual handling of air passenger baggage for narrow bodied aircraft

HSE — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:59:25 +0000

This report is an update of the review for ramp-based baggage handling related literature undertaken in 2005 (Tapley and Riley, 2005). The aim of this review is to present information relating to alternative methods of loading narrow-bodied aircraft that reduce the manual handling related injury and ill-health risks to the handlers, and to identify knowledge gaps.

This was used to inform subsequent work at East Midlands Airport in 2007/2008 (Musculoskeletal ill-health risks for Airport Baggage Handlers: Report on a stakeholder project at East Midlands Airport - RR675).

View the full report [PDF 292KB]

RR675: Musculoskeletal ill-health risks for airport baggage handlers

HSE — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:09:29 +0000

This report describes the work undertaken to gather further information on the musculoskeletal ill-health risks associated with baggage handling operations and to appraise the efficacy of new Extending Belt Loader (EBL) technology.

View RR675: Musculoskeletal ill-health risks for airport baggage handlers [PDF 1.06MB]

HSE announces new operations Director

HSE — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:26:57 +0000

HSE Chief Executive, Geoffrey Podger, said: “I am delighted that David Ashton is taking up this post”. His initial grounding as an inspector, means that he is well placed to make a successful and significant contribution to HSE’s work.

Press release - new field operations director

Air transport - guidance for employers/employees

HSE — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:52:02 +0000

Help for employers and employees in the air transport industry, these pages will help you understand; who the different regulators are that cover health and safety, how to contact the different regulators, what are the main risks to your health and safety and where to get useful information on how to manage these risks.

Guidance for employers/employees

Mixing icing inhibitors to helicopter fuel offshore

HSE — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:46:11 +0000

This guidance (ON76) is for duty holders operating installations served by helicopters requiring icing inhibitors (FSII) to be mixed with their fuel load when the outside air temperature (OAT) falls below a specified level.

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Help for passengers using air transport

HSE — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:55:11 +0000

The HSE air transport site provides advice for air passengers including possible risks are to health and help identifying organisations that are responsible for passenger health.

Help for passengers using air transport

Public consultations alerts

HSE — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:40:09 +0000

Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and results of consultations…

Helicopter Liaison Group minutes

HSE — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:57:45 +0000

The Helicopter Liaison Group (HLG) is a sub-committee of Offshore Industry Advisory Commitee. Its role is to act as a liaison forum to advise OIAC on safety policy matters associated with those aspects of the provision and operation of helicopter facilities at offshore installations. Minutes of the 4 June 2008 meeting are now available.

View 4 June meeting minutes

Air transport

HSE — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:17:14 +0000

Revised site, find out more about health and safety in air transport industry. What the risks are, how others have tackled these issues, case studies, where to get information to manage these risks and how to contact the various organisations that deal with health and safety.

Find out more about health and safety in the air transport industry

Helicopter Liaison Group meeting

HSE — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:18:31 +0000

The minutes, a Helideck presentation and Helicopter safety research update for the meeting of the Helicopter Liaison Group (HLG), a sub-committee of Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC) held on 28 November 2007 are now available

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Manual handling risks assisting disabled aircraft passengers

HSE — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:08:46 +0000

This Sector Information Minute (SIM) provides information on manual handling risks associated with routine transfer of incapacitated or wheelchair-using passengers to and from the aircraft. It identifies the methods and equipment that we would expect to see employed, It also identifies practices that should be avoided.

This SIM is published under the Freedom of Information Act.

Read SIM 05/2007/07 [PDF 88kb]