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Offshore Specialist Inspector vacancies

HSE — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:43 +0000

Posts are available within HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate for Offshore Specialist inspectors with the following disciplines:

Diving
Fire, explosions and risk assessment
Human Factors
Mechanical engineering
Offshore
Pipelines
Structural civil engineering
Well engineering
Process Integrity

Closing date for applications is 12th November 2009

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Explosion death prompts £85,000 fine for father and son engineering firm

HSE — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:10:21 +0000

A father and son engineering company in Devon have been fined at total of £85,000 after pleading guilty to health and safety offences following an explosion that killed an employee.

HSE brought the case after breaches by R J Bateman (Engineering) Limited, of High Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath and by its two directors, father Richard Bateman and son John Bateman.

View press releasee explosion death prompts £85,000 fine for father and son engineering firm

Safety critical systems - guidance update

HSE — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:55 +0000

Updated guidance circular for HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate - “Performance standards for safety critical elements”

View circular

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

HSE — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:35:09 +0000

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

Specialist Inspector vacancies

HSE — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:45:33 +0000

Details of three Specialist inspectors vacancies: Construction engineer, electrical engineer and mechanical engineering are now available. Closing date 26 May 2009.

View Special inspector vacancy details

Confined spaces warning after welder electrocuted in ship’s hold

HSE — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:40:19 +0000

HSE has issued a warning to employers to ensure they plan properly for working in confined spaces after a Norfolk welder was electrocuted when the ship’s hold he was working inside flooded with water.

View welder electrocuted in ship’s hold press release

The health and safety law poster

HSE — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:37:33 +0000

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

Possible degradation of cold formed austenitic stainless steel fasteners

HSE — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:35:33 +0000

The purpose of this circular is to raise the awareness of the possible degradation of cold formed austenitic stainless steel fasteners in contact with chlorides at ambient temperatures.

View possible degradation of cold formed austenitic stainless steel fasteners circular

Construction e-Bulletin: sign up today!

HSE — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:17:36 +0000

Join the 33,000 subscribers who receive HSE’s free construction health and safety email newsletter. In the latest edition: news Chief Inspector, Minister announces fatality inquiry…

Mansfield firm fined after man is seriously injured

HSE — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:53:51 +0000

HSE urges companies to take worker safety seriously after a man had his fingers crushed when they got drawn into machinery at a Mansfield transport engineering factory.

View Mansfield firm fined press release

Public consultations alerts

HSE — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:40:09 +0000

Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and results of consultations…

Asbestos - hidden killer

HSE — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:59:29 +0000

National campaign starts October 2008, targeting tradesmen at risk from asbestos exposure.

Find out more about the October asbestos campaign

Petersfield company fined for ignoring worker’s safety

HSE — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:20:13 +0000

HSE is urging companies to assess the risks to their employees from exposure to vibration, after a Hampshire company was fined £10,500 for ignoring the safety of a worker.

View press release in full

Assessment uncertainties relating to electromagnetic fields (EMF)

HSE — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:09:03 +0000

This report describes possible uncertainty management regimes, and discusses the likely implications of these regimes for UK industry. Although it does not describe in detail how to make an assessment of uncertainty, its appendices contain examples of uncertainty assessment from three CENELEC EMF assessment standards.

Read research report RR649

HSE warns of the dangers of unguarded machinery

HSE — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:25:06 +0000

HSE is warning employers to ensure they have effective measures in place to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. The warning follows HSE’s prosecution of a Manchester company after a maintenance engineer lost the tip of his finger.

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Treatment of feed water for steam boilers

HSE — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:45:48 +0000

Commissioned report to investigate the treatment of feed water for steam boilers using magnetic devices. The key aims of the project were:

provide an independent assessment of the ability of magnetic devices to treat feed water for shell or coil steam boilers
identify possible situations where magnetic devices could impair boiler safety.

Read the report

Controlling the risk of inhaling mist containing nickel

HSE — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:23:46 +0000

A new information leaflet is now available from the surface engineering website. “Nickel and Nickel Alloy Plating Operations: Controlling the Risk of Inhaling Mist Containing Nickel” includes information on the health risks of inhaling nickel and nickel alloys, training and monitoring nickel exposure.

Controlling the risk of skin exposure to nickel

HSE — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:15:23 +0000

A new information leaflet is now available from the surface engineering website. “Nickel and Nickel Alloy Plating Operations: Controlling the Risk of Skin Exposure” includes information on the health risks of exposure to nickel and nickel alloys, training and an example record of exposure.

Damage modelling of composite panels offshore

HSE — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:54:18 +0000

The advantages of using fibre reinforced plastics, composed of glass fibres embedded in a resin mix, for offshore structures and shipbuilding have been recognized for many years. One of the drawbacks with composites is the lack of robust damage models applicable to large composite structures capable of reliably predicting damage growth and ultimate failure loads. Research report number RR520.

Read the report

The UK Wire Industry Live Wire! Initiative. SIM 03/2006/11

HSE — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:45:57 +0000

This Sector Information Minute (SIM) alerts inspectors to the UK Wire Industry’s Live Wire! initiative for accident reduction. It provides details on the background, aims, objectives and approach for this initiative that runs from July 2006 to December 2007.

Read SIM 03/2006/11 [PDF 86kb]