What's new at HSE » Campaign http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Carbon monoxide awareness week warning to rogue gas fitters http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/19/carbon-monoxide-awareness-week-warning-to-rogue-gas-fitters/?rss=Campaign Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:10:52 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=12222 Rogue gas fitters are being warned that they will be taken to task over shoddy jobs that risk lives.

HSE is using Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week (16-20 November) to renew its commitment to bring them to justice. According to provisional figures, HSE successfully prosecuted 28 people for breaching gas legislation in 2008/09, covering 66 separate offences.

View press release ‘Carbon monoxide awareness week warning to rogue gas fitters’

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/19/carbon-monoxide-awareness-week-warning-to-rogue-gas-fitters/feed/ The Hidden Killer - Chris Morgan’s story http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/17/the-hidden-killer-chris-morgans-story/?rss=Campaign Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:27:19 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=12239 Christopher Morgan used to work as a pipe fitter when he came into contact with asbestos - he now has mesothelioma an incurable cancer caused by exposure to the deadly fibres.

In this video, he tells his story.

View Chris Morgan’s story

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/17/the-hidden-killer-chris-morgans-story/feed/ Asbestos: The Hidden Killer - Chris Morgan’s Story http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/13/asbestos-the-hidden-killer-chris-morgans-story/?rss=Campaign Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:57 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=12149 Christopher Morgan has mesothelioma - an incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was working as a pipe fitter when he came into contact with the deadly fibres.

In these videos, he and his partner Jean tell their stories.

View the long version of the video

View the short version of the video

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/13/asbestos-the-hidden-killer-chris-morgans-story/feed/ Asbestos dangers on timetable for trainee tradesmen in Aberdeen http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/06/asbestos-dangers-on-timetable-for-trainee-tradesmen-in-aberdeen/?rss=Campaign Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:17 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=12301 The dangers of asbestos were on the timetable for trainee tradesmen at Aberdeen College this week with a special session led by an expert from HSE.

The visit to Aberdeen was one date in a college tour across Britain as part of HSE’s ‘Asbestos: The hidden killer’ campaign which launched earlier this month.

View press release ‘Asbestos dangers on timetable for trainee tradesmen in Aberdeen’

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/06/asbestos-dangers-on-timetable-for-trainee-tradesmen-in-aberdeen/feed/ Hidden killer message taken to key trade show http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/06/hidden-killer-message-taken-to-key-trade-show/?rss=Campaign Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:27 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11984 The dangers of asbestos will be amongst the workplace hazards and health issues under the spotlight at the National Painting and Decoration Show in Coventry next week (11-12 November).

HSE is hosting a stand at the Ricoh Arena event to promote its month-long ‘Asbestos: The hidden killer’ campaign, which urges tradesmen to protect themselves from breathing in the deadly fibres which they may disturb through renovation projects.

View press release ‘Hidden killer message taken to key trade show’

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/06/hidden-killer-message-taken-to-key-trade-show/feed/ 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.

Subscribe to your free eBulletin today

]]> 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

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