Health and Safety Executive

Category: Small businesses

HSE board member honoured with lifetime achievement award

Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Health and Safety Executive’s longest serving board member, Judith Donovan, has been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

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New risk assessment tools save businesses time and money

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Businesses are set to save time and money with the launch of new, simplified documents to help get their health and safety arrangements in place.

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RR737 - COSHH and current practice

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Guidance on the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) has been recently revised (INDG136 Rev4).

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Coming soon: Asbestos - Hidden Killer campaign

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Starts 2 November 2009 - helping tradesmen and maintenance workers know when they might be working with asbestos.

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Example risk assessment - maintenance of flats

Friday, September 18, 2009

A new example risk assessment shows the kind of approach a small business might take. It can be used as a guide to

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Free events to help businesses with health and safety issues

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Businesses in Hereford shire and Worcestershire are being invited to learn more about how they can improve their

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Small Business Trade Association Forum

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

The agenda and papers for the meeting of the Small Business Trade Association Forum on 21 July 2009 are now available.

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Safety Schemes in Procurement Competence Forum

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

This report describes a study into the means by which the Safety Schemes in Procurement-Competence Forum’ (SSIP-C Forum) might operate;

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Qualitative research amongst ‘hard to reach’ small construction site operators

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Since 2000 there has been a significant reduction in fatal accidents and other injuries in the construction industry.

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Small companies warned to take health and safety responsibilities seriously

Thursday, July 23, 2009

HSE has warned small companies to take their responsibilities seriously, after a man fell through the roof of a DIY superstore in Wigan and later died.

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Bucks Chief Executives sign up to sensible risk management

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Buckinghamshire Council Chief Executives were keen to add their support to the Sensible Risk Management Campaign

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Managing my asbestos

Friday, July 3, 2009

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

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Small Business Trade Association Forum meeting agendas, minutes and papers

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Friday, June 12, 2009

Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk, causing diseases including

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Induction pack for smaller construction companies

Friday, April 17, 2009

This presentation has been prepared by Site Safe Scotland with assistance from the construction industry, WWT Campaign and HSE.

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Moves to simplify health and safety take effect

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Moves to make health and safety laws easier to understand and comply with take effect from today.

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Museum staff watch their step whilst preparing to open to public

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Staff and volunteers at The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey on the doorstep of Cambridge have today pledged

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No harm down on the farm

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Staff at the family-run Ashlyn’s Farm Shop in North Weald, Essex, have today pledged their support to the HSE

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Free - Business Advice Open Days

Thursday, March 19, 2009

There have been a lot of venue and date changes for these events, ensure your event is still running.

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Are you a property developer?

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Health and safety regulations help you make sure that your construction project is safe to build, safe to use and safe to

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