HSE RSS feeds » Cleaning 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 Healthcare provider fined after worker injury http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/rnn-e-81.htm?eban=rss-cleaning Tue, 08 May 2012 17:00:41 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/rnn-e-81.htm A private healthcare provider managing a hospital in Ipswich has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered a fractured kneecap.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/rnn-e-81.htm/feed/ Cleaning firm fined over porter’s death at Bolton hospital http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/coi-nw-40iss.htm?eban=rss-cleaning Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:30:45 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/coi-nw-40iss.htm A national cleaning company has been fined £175,000 after a hospital porter was killed by an industrial waste compactor in Bolton.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/coi-nw-40iss.htm/feed/ COSHH and your industry – How does it affect you? http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/industry.htm?eban=rss-cleaning Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:33:00 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/industry.htm How does Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) affect you in your industry? Select your industry to view key messages and how COSHH affects you.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/industry.htm/feed/ Risk management – Online example assessments http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/index.htm?eban=rss-cleaning Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:30:59 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/index.htm The examples show how other small and medium-sized businesses have approached risk assessment. If you can’t find your industry listed, pick the one closest to it and adapt it for your own workplace.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/index.htm/feed/ COSHH – How does it affect you in your industry? http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/industry.htm?eban=rss-cleaning Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:30:28 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/industry.htm How does Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health affect you in your industry? – From this page select your industry to view key messages and how COSHH affects you.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/industry.htm/feed/ Cleaning products case study: Wrong product causes mayhem http://www.hse.gov.uk/cleaning/index.htm?eban=rss-cleaning 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/ Norfolk companies prosecuted after worker crushes hand http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/coi-e-6012.htm?eban=rss-cleaning Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:00:42 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/coi-e-6012.htm Two Norfolk companies have been fined after a cleaner’s hand was crushed in machinery.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/coi-e-6012.htm/feed/ Example risk assessments – Approaches for small businesses http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/index.htm?eban=rss-cleaning Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:30:54 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/index.htm These examples show kind of approach HSE expects a small business or workplace to take and how other small and medium-sized businesses have approached risk assessment.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/index.htm/feed/ Cleaning industry case studies http://www.hse.gov.uk/cleaning/index.htm?eban=rss-cleaning Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:00:17 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/cleaning/index.htm Examples of health and safety issues in the industry

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/cleaning/index.htm/feed/ Cleaning Industry Newsletter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/05/20/cleaning-industry-newsletter-3/?eban=rss-cleaning Thu, 20 May 2010 09:00:13 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/05/20/cleaning-industry-newsletter-3/ The Spring 2010 edition of the CILF Cleaning Industry Newsletter is now available.

This edition: migrant workers, fit notes, Shattered Lives Campaign, Business Advice Open Days and working in the public interest

View Cleaning Industry Newsletter issue 8 – Spring 2010

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/05/20/cleaning-industry-newsletter-3/feed/ Food firm fined after employee falls into machinery http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/04/15/food-firm-fined-after-employee-falls-into-machinery/?eban=rss-cleaning Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:33:31 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/04/15/food-firm-fined-after-employee-falls-into-machinery/ An international food company that supplies major UK supermarkets has been fined after a worker was hurt while cleaning processing machinery.

The incident happened on 20 April 2009 during the night shift at the Bakkavör Fresh Cook Ltd site in Sluice Road, Holbeach St Marks, Lincolnshire.

View press release ‘Food firm fined after employee falls into machinery’

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/04/15/food-firm-fined-after-employee-falls-into-machinery/feed/ Cleaning Industry Newsletter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/01/22/cleaning-industry-newsletter-2/?eban=rss-cleaning Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:18:22 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/01/22/cleaning-industry-newsletter-2/ The winter 2010 edition of the CILF Cleaning Industry Newsletter is now available. This edition: Sensible risk management, health and safety statistics 2008/09, CIEH Level 2 Award in emergency first aid at work…

Read the cleaning industry newsletter

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/01/22/cleaning-industry-newsletter-2/feed/ Cleaning Industry Liaison Forum newsletter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/29/cleaning-industry-liaison-forum-newsletter/?eban=rss-cleaning Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:30:46 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/29/cleaning-industry-liaison-forum-newsletter/ The summer edition of this quarterly newsletter produced by the Cleaning Industry Liaison Forum is now available. In this issue: Work-related stress, Additional slip resistance testing of footwear, Hospital clean up, Catch it, Bin it, Kill it…

View cleaning industry liaison forum newsletter [PDF 228KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/29/cleaning-industry-liaison-forum-newsletter/feed/ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/12/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-coshh/?eban=rss-cleaning Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:35:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/12/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-coshh/ Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk, causing diseases including asthma, dermatitis or cancer. COSHH regulations require employers to control substances that can harm workers health.

The COSHH website has been re-launched with lots of additional information.

View the re-launched website

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/12/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-coshh/feed/ The health and safety law poster http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/01/the-health-and-safety-law-poster/?eban=rss-cleaning Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:37:33 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/01/the-health-and-safety-law-poster/ As from 6 April 2009, HSE is publishing new versions of its approved health and safety poster and leaflet. To avoid an unnecessary burden on business, HSE has set a five year transition period. The current poster and leaflets must be replaced by the new versions by no later than 5 April 2014.

Find out more about the new law poster

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/01/the-health-and-safety-law-poster/feed/ Cleaning industry newsletter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/09/cleaning-industry-newsletter/?eban=rss-cleaning Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:45:05 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/09/cleaning-industry-newsletter/ The Spring 2009 edition is now available of the Cleaning Industry Liaison Forum newsletter. Issue 4 covers, the Shattered lives 2009 campaign, HSE strategy for UK health and safety system, Asthma at work…

View Cleaning industry newsletter Issue 4  [PDF 218KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/09/cleaning-industry-newsletter/feed/ Introducing Partnership News – the new LAU News http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/24/introducing-partnership-news-the-new-lau-news/?eban=rss-cleaning Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:30:32 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/24/introducing-partnership-news-the-new-lau-news/ LAU Newsletter has been replaced by Partnership News. Now you can read about the latest health and safety developments affecting local authorities as they happen or in weekly or monthly digests. And, it’s all free of charge!

Visit Partnership News

 

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/24/introducing-partnership-news-the-new-lau-news/feed/ Cleaning Industry Newsletter No.3 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/20/cleaning-industry-newsletter-no3/?eban=rss-cleaning Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:38:56 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/20/cleaning-industry-newsletter-no3/ The Cleaning Industry Liaison Forum issue No.3 for Autumn/Winter 2008 is now available, covering: National Occupational Standards for Cleaning Industry, Footwear at work, Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) …

Read the Cleaning Industry newsletter [PDF 839KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/20/cleaning-industry-newsletter-no3/feed/ Small business owners – leadership advice http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/08/small-business-owners-leadership-advice/?eban=rss-cleaning Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:16:55 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/08/small-business-owners-leadership-advice/ Advice specifically aimed at small and medium sized business leaders – how to plan, deliver, monitor and review to manage and reduce the risks in your organisation.

Advice for small and medium sized businesses

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/08/small-business-owners-leadership-advice/feed/ HSE warns companies to protect workers’ safety http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/hse-warns-companies-to-protect-workers%e2%80%99-safety/?eban=rss-cleaning Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:11:28 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/hse-warns-companies-to-protect-workers%e2%80%99-safety/ The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers to ensure they properly manage health and safety risks in the workplace, following the prosecution of an Essex company.

Read the full press release

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