A new guide sets out advice and top tips when purchasing footwear, taking into account comfort,
Category: Equipment at work
Dodgy ladders shatter lives
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Exchange your dodgy ladder now. Ladder Exchange 2008 aims to highlight the risks associated
Work equipment and machinery legislation
Monday, August 18, 2008
Information on the legislation concerned with work equipment and machinery has been updated.
TEXIAC open meeting
Friday, August 8, 2008
This years Textiles Industry Advisory Committee (TEXIAC) open meeting will be held 16 September
Thorough examination of lifting equipment (INDG422)
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
This leaflet provides advice on the options you have under Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
HSE warns about proper maintenance of machinery
Monday, June 30, 2008
HSE has highlighted the importance of companies conducting planned maintenance checks on machinery after inspectors
Worker suffers serious burns in Greenwich factory incident
Friday, June 20, 2008
HSE is warning companies to ensure maintenance work is carried out safely after a welder suffered serious burns in an
Temporary equipment offshore
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
This semi-permenant circular provides topic guidance on the management of risks associated with the use of temporary
Power-fed mobile wood chippers
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Agriculture Information Sheet No 38, ‘Power-fed mobile wood chippers - Operator protection at infeed chutes’ has been
Evaluation of the impact of the costs of DSE in Great Britain
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
This report involved a comparative evaluation of the impact, including the costs and benefits, of the Display Screen
Evaluation of the minimum safety and health requirements for work with VDUs
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
This research was commissioned to provide the UK contribution to an EU working group studying the effectiveness and
Company fined £30,000 after agency worker loses arm
Friday, June 6, 2008
HSE has reminded companies of their responsibility to provide a safe working environment following the prosecution of a
Safe use of work equipment. PUWER 98 ACOP
Thursday, June 5, 2008
This is the third edition of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Approved Code of Practice
Employers warned to assess risks properly after worker loses fingers
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
HSE has warned employers to ensure they assess workplace machinery risks properly to ensure they have adequate
Burntwood company fined £7,000 after employee suffers crushed fingers
Monday, June 2, 2008
Employers are being warned by the HSE to ensure they assess workplace risks properly and inspect moving machinery to
Stark warning for plant hire firms after rollover
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
HSE is warning plant hire companies to ensure their vehicles are supplied in a safe condition after a Treharris company
RR625: Noise emission from fastener driving tools
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The aims of research report RR625 were to, Measure the noise emission against manufacturers’ declared
HSE prosecutes forklift truck driver
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
A forklift truck driver working at Eardisley Sawmills, Herefordshire has been prosecuted by HSE following serious injuries
Causes of injury and fatalities in food and drink manufacture
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Analysis by HSE of over 6000 injuries during 2006/07 reveals that 35% of the injuries resulted from manual handling
Use of fall arrest systems in steel stockholders
Thursday, April 3, 2008
This Local Authority Circular contains a link to SIM 03/2007/15 use of fall arrest systems, This SIM identifies the range
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