What's new at HSE » Campaign http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:26:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Managing asbestos in social housing event http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/05/managing-asbestos-in-social-housing-event/?rss=Campaign Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11897 23 November 2009 in London - arranged to provide guidance to social landlords including local authorities, housing associations and social housing management companies who may commission asbestos removal work.

View full details of managing asbestos in social housing event

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/05/managing-asbestos-in-social-housing-event/feed/ National Stress Awareness Day 2009 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/04/national-stress-awareness-day-2009/?rss=Campaign Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:16:22 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11913 HSE is pleased to support National Stress Awareness Day 2009. This year’s International Stress Management Association campaign is focused on ‘stressing the positives’.

HSE supports National Stress Awareness Day

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/04/national-stress-awareness-day-2009/feed/ Hidden killer warning for tradesmen in Scotland http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/03/hidden-killer-warning-for-tradesmen-in-scotland/?rss=Campaign Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:02:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11885 Tradesmen across Scotland are the target of a new national campaign warning them to beware of a hidden killer - asbestos. A total of 2617 of Scottish men died from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by breathing in the deadly fibres.

View press release ‘Hidden killer warning for tradesmen in Scotland’

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/03/hidden-killer-warning-for-tradesmen-in-scotland/feed/ Britain’s biggest workplace killer - death toll tops 35,000 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/03/britains-biggest-workplace-killer-death-toll-tops-35000/?rss=Campaign Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:57:13 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11882 A new generation of workers are at risk unless building trades get to grips with Britain’s biggest workplace killer - asbestos, safety campaigners warned today.

View press release ‘Warning on Britain’s biggest workplace killer as death toll tops 35,000′

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/03/britains-biggest-workplace-killer-death-toll-tops-35000/feed/ Pressure on to tackle stress as business loses out http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/02/pressure-on-to-tackle-stress-as-business-loses-out/?rss=Campaign Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:20:28 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11940 HSE is supporting National Stress Awareness Day as statistics reveal more than 11 million working days were lost to work related stress last year.

View press release ‘Pressure on to tackle stress as business loses out’

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/02/pressure-on-to-tackle-stress-as-business-loses-out/feed/ Ladder Exchange - email updates http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/30/ladder-exchange-email-updates/?rss=Campaign Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:00:44 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11800 Keep up to date with the latest news and updates on ladder safety by email - join the free eBulletin service.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/30/ladder-exchange-email-updates/feed/ Safety guidance offered after tractor deaths http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/30/safety-guidance-offered-after-tractor-deaths/?rss=Campaign Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:52:56 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11824 Updated, simple, step-by-step guidance on tractor safety is now available for farmers.

Published HSE, it follows a number of recent deaths involving tractors, including a 39-year-old worker who died in East Yorkshire last month while apparently trying to fix a machine with the tractor running and a 46-year-old Scottish man who died in August after his tractor overturned into a ditch.

View press release ‘Safety guidance offered after tractor deaths’

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/30/safety-guidance-offered-after-tractor-deaths/feed/ South West businesses urged to cut deaths and injuries caused by lorries http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/21/south-west-businesses-urged-to-cut-deaths-and-injuries-caused-by-lorries/?rss=Campaign Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:00:33 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11423 HSE is launching a new campaign in Devon and Cornwall to reduce the number of people killed and injured by delivery vehicles in the two counties.

View South West businesses urged to cut deaths and injuries caused by lorries press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/21/south-west-businesses-urged-to-cut-deaths-and-injuries-caused-by-lorries/feed/ Asbestos http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/20/asbestos/?rss=Campaign Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:30:26 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11472 Coming soon - Hidden Killer campaign launches 2 November 2009.

Campaign starts soon - find out more

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/20/asbestos/feed/ European Week - ‘Demystifying Risk Assessment’ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/19/european-week-demystifying-risk-assessment/?rss=Campaign Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:30:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11468 The European Campaign on Risk Assessment enters its final phase this week with European Week, from 19 - 25 October. Organisations across Great Britain will be running events to show that risk assessments are not complicated, bureaucratic tasks only for experts. Downloadable resources are available from the HSE website.

Find out more about the resources available from HSE

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/19/european-week-demystifying-risk-assessment/feed/ Gas Safe Register - gas and cowboys don’t mix TV advert http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/15/gas-safe-register-gas-and-cowboys-dont-mix-tv-advert/?rss=Campaign Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:20:24 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11314 Illegal gas workers put your life at risk, Watch the new Gas Safe Register TV advert and spread the word that ‘gas and cowboys don’t mix’.

Watch the new Gas Safe Register - TV advert

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/15/gas-safe-register-gas-and-cowboys-dont-mix-tv-advert/feed/ Ladder Exchange - using ladders safely http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/12/ladder-exchange-using-ladders-safely/?rss=Campaign Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:40:01 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11250 Launched the on 1st September Ladder Exchange Initiative is intended to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries resulting from falls from height. Using ladders safely tells you what you need to know? and what you need to do?

View the using ladders safely guidance

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/12/ladder-exchange-using-ladders-safely/feed/ Coming soon: Asbestos - Hidden Killer campaign http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/06/coming-soon-asbestos-hidden-killer-campaign/?rss=Campaign Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:40:42 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10948 Starts 2 November 2009 - helping tradesmen and maintenance workers know when they might be working with asbestos.

Coming soon: Asbestos: Hidden Killer campaign

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/06/coming-soon-asbestos-hidden-killer-campaign/feed/ Safety regulator disappointed by ‘killer’ advert ruling http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/24/safety-regulator-disappointed-by-%e2%80%98killer%e2%80%99-advert-ruling/?rss=Campaign Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:47:45 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10701 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today expressed its deep disappointment at a decision by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to uphold a complaint about its ‘Asbestos: The hidden killer’ awareness campaign.

The ASA has upheld one complaint from a single source challenging HSE on the numbers of workers it quoted as dying as a result of exposure to asbestos fibres.

Read Safety regulator disappointed by ‘killer’ advert ruling press release in full

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/24/safety-regulator-disappointed-by-%e2%80%98killer%e2%80%99-advert-ruling/feed/ Gas and Cowboys don’t mix http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/18/gas-and-cowboys-dont-mix/?rss=Campaign Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:31 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10578 New Gas Safe Register campaign warns that illegal gas workers put your life at risk.

HSE gas health and safety page

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/18/gas-and-cowboys-dont-mix/feed/ Ladder Exchange - free updates http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/04/ladder-exchange-free-updates/?rss=Campaign Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:11:23 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10348 Launched on 1 September the campaign intends to remove even more dodgy ladders. Keep up to date and subscribe to the eBulletin.

Sign up for free email updates

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/04/ladder-exchange-free-updates/feed/ Big brother’s star builder ‘steps up’ to promote ladder safety http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/01/big-brother%e2%80%99s-star-builder-%e2%80%98steps-up%e2%80%99-to-promote-ladder-safety/?rss=Campaign Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:00:30 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10279 Professional builder and Big Brother star Craig Phillips says ‘safety’ is key when working with ladders.

The construction entrepreneur and winner of the first series of the reality show today gave his support to the HSE’s ladder safety campaign for 2009.

View Big brother’s star builder ‘steps up’ to promote ladder safety press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/01/big-brother%e2%80%99s-star-builder-%e2%80%98steps-up%e2%80%99-to-promote-ladder-safety/feed/ Ladder Exchange - Podcast http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/01/ladder-exchange-podcast/?rss=Campaign Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:00:44 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10186 The latest HSE podcast is now available, in this episode: HSE’s Head of Slips, Trips and Falls; Alison Wellens and Inspector Matt Lea talk about Ladders Exchange - HSE’s campaign to help businesses exchange broken or damaged ladders. Also; priced publications are free to download from 1 September 2009, offshore is becoming safer…

Listen to Ladder Exchange pocast from HSE

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/01/ladder-exchange-podcast/feed/ Ladder Exchange http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/21/ladders-exchange/?rss=Campaign Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:02:43 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9966 Coming soon - launches 1 September. Sign up for the eBulletin to find out more.

Find out more about ladder Exchange

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/21/ladders-exchange/feed/ Ladder exchange 2009 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/12/ladder-exchange-2009/?rss=Campaign Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:30:26 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9794 This year the Ladder Exchange Initiative will run from 1 September until 31 December 2009. The Ladder Exchange Initiative is simple; if you have a ladder which is bent, broken or battered you can part exchange it for a new one.

Ladder Exchange Initiative 2009 is coming soon

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