This notice is to remind duty holders of the requirement to identify and assess sources of risk for legionella bacteria in hot and cold water systems, and take steps to prevent or control the risk by putting adequate controls in place and maintain and monitor those controls to ensure effectiveness.
Category: Guidance
Safety Notice – Assessment of the adequacy of venting arrangements for cargo oil tanks on FPSO and FSU installations
Thursday, May 20, 2010
This safety notice highlights the need to ensure suitable and sufficient assessment of the adequacy of venting arrangements for cargo oil tanks on FPSO and FSU installations.
Safety Notice – Rollover risk associated with the use of road vehicles in off-road applications in quarries
Monday, May 10, 2010
The use of any vehicle at a quarry will generally involve a risk of the vehicle overturning. Quarry edge protection should be designed to overturn a vehicle in order to arrest its progress if all other systems have failed.
Safety Alert – Stress corrosion cracking of beverage mixed gas cylinders
Friday, May 7, 2010
In March 2010 a man lost a part of his leg when a beverage gas cylinder that he had just finished filling spontaneously exploded into four parts. This was the first fill of the cylinder after it had passed its periodic examination at an approved Inspection Body.
Guidance for the provision of accommodation offshore
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
This notice provides updated guidance on the provision of accommodation on offshore installations,
The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations[1] came into force on 27 April 2010 and aim to protect
Construction tower cranes legislation – read the guidance
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 (the ‘Regulations’) come into force on 6 April 2010.
Safety Alert – Failure of pipeline ESDV
Thursday, April 22, 2010
This alert is issued following the failure of a spring return pipeline emergency shut down valve (ESDV).
New tower crane regulations come into force
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
New regulations come into force today (6 April) requiring HSE to be notified of conventional tower cranes installed on construction sites.
Safety Alert – Failure of pipeline emergency shut-down valve
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
This alert is issued following the failure of a spring return pipeline emergency shut down valve (ESDV). The failure left the primary platform isolation device inoperable with the valve failed in the open position.
Safety Notice – The back-loading and carriage of hazardous oil contaminated bulk cargo on offshore supply vessels
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
This Notice is concerned with the back-loading and carriage of hazardous ‘oil contaminated cargo’, otherwise known as ‘slops’ or ‘wet bulk waste’, on offshore supply vessels (OSV).
Safety Alert – Use of chain flail/non standard accessories on brush cutters
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Portable, hand-held, combustion engine driven brush cutters are commonly used for cutting weeds, brush and similar vegetation, and are frequently utilised in ground-clearance operations
Death prompts telehandler warning
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Workers are being warned not to operate telehandlers if the right-hand side window is missing or broken, following a fatal incident.
Safety Notice – Death prompts telehandler warning
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Following a recent fatal accident in Scotland HSE is warning all users of telescopic variable reach trucks, commonly known as telehandlers, of the danger of not replacing broken windows on these machines.
Shattered Lives – use ‘STEP’ to manage slips and trips risks
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Our eLearning tool, STEP (Slips and Trips eLearning Package) is designed to help you assess and manage slip and trip hazards in the workplace.
All sectors of industry called to action on safety alerts
Monday, March 8, 2010
All sectors of industry are being urged to play their part in sharing information to prevent accidents.
HSE Safety Alert – motor vehicle repair scissor lift failure
Friday, February 26, 2010
Concerns short-bed scissor lifts manufactured by Texo (may also be badged as Hofmann) – follows a catastrophic failure of a 10 year old machine.
HSE Safety Notice – electrically powered gates
Friday, February 26, 2010
An incident involving the death of a child has highlighted the need to identify hazards in relation to gate design to ensure risks are managed and controlled.
HSE Safety Notice – Handling and storage of large sheet stone slabs
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Six people have been killed in five years due to being struck by falling stone slabs during storage and handling operations.
Load Safety Initiative – how to secure loads on vehicles safely
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Unsafe loads on vehicles injure more than 1,200 people a year and cost UK businesses millions of pounds in damaged goods.
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