HSE RSS feeds » Case studies http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates about health and safety from the Health and Safety Executive Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Manufacturing: Rubber industry – case studies http://www.hse.gov.uk/rubber/experience.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:30:05 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/rubber/experience.htm These are real case studies and show the consequences to employees if there is inadequate health and safety in place. They also show that once a solution has been found, in addition to controlling the risk there can be other significant benefits for a company.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/rubber/experience.htm/feed/ Health and Safety Newsletter latest issue – Subscribe for free http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/newsletter.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:30:18 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/newsletter.htm All the latest HSE news, case studies, court stories, and guidance is now available to everyone free of charge – and it’s all just a click away, subscribe now. This issue: Refocusing health and safety, London 2012 building on lessons learned…

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/newsletter.htm/feed/ Air transport case studies – How companies tackled real health & safety issues http://www.hse.gov.uk/airtransport/case-studies/index.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:30:05 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/airtransport/case-studies/index.htm The following case studies illustrate how companies within the air transport industry have tackled real issues concerning health and safety.

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]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/newsletter.htm/feed/ Education case studies – School trips http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/case-studies.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:08 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/case-studies.htm Three new case studies are now available to illustrate and encourage proportionate responses to the planning and delivery of school visits; Collegiate High School, Blackpool – Sailing through my maths,
Making geography real – Managing risks on Advanced Higher Geography field trips,
Kaimes School trips to Holyrood Park.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/case-studies.htm/feed/ Vehicles at work – Interactive case studies http://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/sitesafe/interactive-case-studies.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:35:30 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/sitesafe/interactive-case-studies.htm HSE has put together some ‘before-and-after’ interactive case studies to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in the workplace. They are all based on events that our inspectors have reported.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/sitesafe/interactive-case-studies.htm/feed/ Cleaning products case study: Wrong product causes mayhem http://www.hse.gov.uk/cleaning/index.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:35:32 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/cleaning/index.htm A precision equipment manufacturing company moved into a new office that had linoleum floors, immediately slipping accidents started to happen on one floor at an alarmingly high rate.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/cleaning/index.htm/feed/ School trips: case studies – Sawmill and a day trip to London http://news.hse.gov.uk/2011/12/09/school-trips-case-studies-sawmill-and-a-day-trip-to-london/?eban=rss-case-studies Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:30:48 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2011/12/09/school-trips-case-studies-sawmill-and-a-day-trip-to-london/ Case studies to illustrate and encourage proportionate responses to the planning and delivery of school visits. the following case studies are now available online: School visit to a sawmill and managing transport risks on a day trip to London.

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2011/12/09/school-trips-case-studies-sawmill-and-a-day-trip-to-london/feed/ London 2012 case studies – Worker engagement in practice http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/london-2012-games/casestudies/worker-engagement-in-practise.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:00:49 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/london-2012-games/casestudies/worker-engagement-in-practise.htm Involving your workforce means much more than simply giving instructions. It means sharing information and involving the workforce in finding solutions to reduce health and safety risks.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/london-2012-games/casestudies/worker-engagement-in-practise.htm/feed/ November 2011 Construction e-bulletin http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/ebulletins/nov11.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:00:28 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/ebulletins/nov11.htm The November 2011 issue of Infonet is now available online. Included in this issue are: Safety alert – Mobile crushing plant, Basement construction projects, Löfstedt review…

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/ebulletins/nov11.htm/feed/ Construction: London 2012 case studies – Managing work at height http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/london-2012-games/casestudies/managing-work-at-height.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:30:24 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/london-2012-games/casestudies/managing-work-at-height.htm The installation of 12,000 temporary seats in the Basketball Arena to a tight deadline led to innovative ways of designing out risk and managing hazards.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/london-2012-games/casestudies/managing-work-at-height.htm/feed/ Air transport case study – ExxonMobil hose-wrapping intervention to reduce pulling forces when refuelling aircraft http://www.hse.gov.uk/airtransport/case-studies/hose-wrapping.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:30:14 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/airtransport/case-studies/hose-wrapping.htm Employees engaged in aircraft refuelling operations are required to manually remove the refuelling hose from the rear of the fuelling truck. This case study describes the improvements made by ExxonMobil to reduce the manual handling risks.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/airtransport/case-studies/hose-wrapping.htm/feed/ School trip case studies http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/school-trips.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:00:04 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/school-trips.htm Two new case studies focusing on a London trip and a sawmill trip are now available online.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/school-trips.htm/feed/ Asbestos case studies – General tradesmen’s stories http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/real-life-stories.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:31:31 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/real-life-stories.htm The following real life stories are from General tradesmen and their families who have suffered the devastating effects of mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Robert Hamilton, Polmont, Falkirk Central Region – diagnosed in 2006, Terry Williams, Colwyn Bay – died in 2007 and Christopher Morgan, London – died in 2010.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/real-life-stories.htm/feed/ Small and medium business case studies http://www.hse.gov.uk/business/sme-case-studies.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:00:45 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/business/sme-case-studies.htm Read how a number of small and medium businesses reaped the benefits of implementing good health and safety practice

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]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/newsletter.htm/feed/ Case study – Bardsley Construction Ltd http://www.hse.gov.uk/involvement/casestudies.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:35:51 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/involvement/casestudies.htm When the culture of health and safety became Bardsley Construction’s number one concern, they set up a Health and Safety Consultation Committee and sought elected representatives of employee safety at site level to liaise with on-site workforce and management.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/involvement/casestudies.htm/feed/ Incident on chipper canter during sawmill maintenance operation http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/focuson.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:24:08 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/focuson.htm A maintenance worker received crushing injuries whilst replacing a faceplate on a chipper canter when the hood closed on him. The incident highlighted that care is needed when considering the mode of operation for safety devices.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/focuson.htm/feed/ Business solution case studies http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/experience.htm?eban=rss-case-studies Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:50:16 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/experience.htm

Four business solution case studies have been added to the Stress website: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust, Hertfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire County Council. These case studies are designed to explain the manner in which other organisations have implemented the changes, where they encountered stress related issues, how these were resolved and the ultimate benefits they achieved.

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