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New summer safety warning to children in Scotland about construction sites dangers

HSE — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:14:54 +0000

HSE has issued a new warning urging parents in Scotland to keep their children away from construction sites so they stay safe.

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Company fined after worker dies on Barking building site

HSE — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:42:48 +0000

HSE is urging employers to ensure proper safety procedures are in place to make certain staff are kept safe when working on construction sites.

The call follows the prosecution of Bouygues (UK) Ltd today at Snaresbrook Crown Court, after an employee was struck by a reversing vehicle as he crossed a one-way vehicular traffic route within a construction site. The worker died at the scene.

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Heathrow Airport Ltd fined after worker fell off terminal roof

HSE — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:58:29 +0000

HSE is urging employers to ensure proper safety procedures are in place to prevent workers falling from height.

The call follows the prosecution of Heathrow Airport Ltd at City of London Magistrates Court on 3 June, after a contractor fell into a 2.2 metre deep gully whilst working from height on the roof of Terminal 1 at Heathrow Airport.

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The National Painting and Decorating Show

HSE — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:35:20 +0000

International Events Centre, Ricoh Arena, Coventry, 10-11 November 2009. The event will have: a wide range of products, materials and associated services; demonstrations of the latest application techniques; ideas and tips; and information to keep the trade up to date with developments in sustainability and environmental legislation.

There will also be a variety of exhibitors at the show, including HSE.

Find out more about this event

Construction bulletin

HSE — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:11:54 +0000

The Construction Infonet bulletin for May is now available. Some of the areas covered in this issue are; construction inspection initiative, working well together campaign, swine flu, podcasts.

Construction Infonet is a free e-Bulletin providing a regular update on health and safety issues for all in the construction industry.

View Construction Infonet bulletin

Construction company fined after worker dies in Dundee

HSE — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:30:38 +0000

A Scottish construction company and one of its directors have been convicted of failing to ensure proper health and safety standards after the death of an employee.

Andrezej Freitag, a 53-year-old from Poland, fell nearly three metres down an exhaust shaft at a block of flats being built on Arbroath Road, Dundee. The incident, on 29 May 2008, happened because there was not a robust barrier on the edge of the shaft.

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The Health and Safety of Great Britain - New HSE Strategy

HSE — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:34:25 +0000

HSE has published it’s new Strategy: “The Health and Safety of Great Britain \\ Be part of the solution” - visit the Strategy website to download the Strategy and listen to the HSE Chair’s summary of the Strategy.

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HSE Chair: New Strategy launch speech

HSE — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:31:31 +0000

Transcript of HSE Chair Judith Hackitt’s speech to launch the New HSE Strategy “The Health and Safety of Great Britain \\ Be part of the solution” on 3 June 2009.

Read a transcript of the Strategy launch speech.

New research - surprising attitudes towards health and safety

HSE — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:30:14 +0000

New research demonstrates that employers and workers recognise that providing a safe workplace makes sound commercial sense. HSE has launched a new strategy, Be Part of the Solution, designed to reduce the number of workplace accidents and take a common sense approach.

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Construction - Working well together

HSE — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:54:31 +0000

Re-branded website, celebrating ten successful years, new design, better navigation, campaigns, events, news…

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Company fined after employee injured in dumper incident

HSE — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:30:02 +0000

HSE is urging employers to ensure all staff are fully trained and competent when using workplace vehicles. The call follows the sentencing today of Shorts Group Ltd, based in Ascot, Berkshire, after a male employee suffered serious injuries to his foot.

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Slips and trips workshop

HSE — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:50:48 +0000

A slips and trips workshop will take place in the National Motor Cycle Museum, Birmingham on 11 June 2009. This workshop is part of the HSE’s “Shattered Lives” campaign, which is aimed primarily at those most at risk of a slip, trip or fall at work and those best placed to take action.

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HSE announces reappointment of three Board members

HSE — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:27 +0000

Three members of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) board have had their appointments extended, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has announced.

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HSE warns employers to safeguard employees working at height

HSE — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:28:15 +0000

HSE is warning employers to ensure they take proper precautions to prevent employees from falling from height. This warning follows HSE’s prosecution of a Coventry company after an employee dislocated two fingers, fractured his left wrist and injured his eye socket after falling from a 3.5m high roof.

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HSE Board reappointment for construction expert

HSE — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:20:19 +0000

Bovis Lend Lease Chairman John Spanswick has been reappointed to the board of the HSE, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has announced.

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Results - construction inspection initiative

HSE — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:00:25 +0000

Working at height remains the biggest single cause of serious and fatal injuries on construction sites - despite this, on average, approximately one in six of the sites inspected demonstrated significant failings, requiring immediate prohibition notices to be served.

Results of intensive construction inspection initiative

Company fined following death at Isle of Dogs construction site

HSE — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:35:15 +0000

The HSE is warning construction firms to ensure they put effective safety systems in place to protect workers from falls. This follows the prosecution of a company over an incident in which a steel worker, fell more than 10 metres to his death on a construction site on the Isle of Dogs.

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Minster College incident

HSE — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:03:31 +0000

We currently have inspectors on site including a specialist construction engineering inspector.

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Construction sites health and safety check failures

HSE — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:31:16 +0000

One in five construction sites failed health and safety checks during the latest national inspection initiative carried out by HSE, figures released today reveal.

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Recording Construction Division’s plan of work

HSE — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:00:39 +0000

Guidance to HSE construction staff on recording work undertaken in accordance with the division’s Plan of work 2009/ 10.

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