Health and Safety Executive

Category: Guidance

Skid steer loader safety alert

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

The purpose of this safety alert is to alert employers and employees about a recent fatality where an operator was crushed by the lift arm of a skid-steer loader.

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Guidance for first aid training organisations

Monday, April 6, 2009

The revised guidance ‘First-aid training and qualifications for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981: A guide for training organisations’ is now available.

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Workplace transport updates

Friday, April 3, 2009

Sign up for free regular email updates - Falls from vehicles campaign, vehicles at work advice, guidance,

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Workplace transport

Friday, March 20, 2009

Advice and guidance on how to prevent falls from vehicles, includes information sheets, case studies,

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Free - Business Advice Open Days

Thursday, March 19, 2009

There have been a lot of venue and date changes for these events, ensure your event is still running.

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Sound advice - freelancers

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Sound advice for musicians and technicians doing freelance work and exposed to high levels of noise at work.

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Molten metal explosions safety alert translations

Thursday, March 12, 2009

The molten metal explosions safety alert ” Risk from molten metal explosion due to water contamination” is now also available in additional languages

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REACH Bitesize advice sheets updated

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Brief leaflets produced by the UK CA in collaboration with other UK Government Departments. They are intended to

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New and expectant mothers

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

In support of National Women’s Day, HSE is raising awareness of Health and safety guidance for new and expectant mothers.

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Latest Vehicles e-Bulletin

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The latest Vehicles e-bulletin is now available, in this issue: HSE re-running a campaign that warns about the dangers of falls from vehicles,

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Are you a property developer?

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Health and safety regulations help you make sure that your construction project is safe to build, safe to use and safe to

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Shattered Lives - Healthcare

Friday, February 20, 2009

Every month over a thousand people suffer serious injuries as a result of slips, trips or falls in the workplace.

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Approved code of practice on confined spaces

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

On 17 February 2008, HSE published guidance on working in confined spaces.

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Molten metal explosions - safety alert

Friday, February 13, 2009

HSE has issued a safety alert to industry after a Polish worker died from multiple organ failure after suffering 80% burns caused by a molten metal explosion

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Operation of auger feed devices

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Guidance circular for HSE staff following a recent serious accident which occurred while an operator was working on a

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Managing offensive/hygiene waste

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

This guidance has been written for managers of waste management operations that may come into contact with offensive/hygiene wastes.

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Safety alert - Operation of auger feed devices

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Health and Safety Executive was recently informed of a serious accident which occurred while an

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Vehicles at work - roller shutter guidance

Thursday, January 15, 2009

New HSE endorsed guidance - best practice for restraining roller shutter door barrels,

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HSG262: Managing skin exposure risks at work

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Many materials used at work can affect the skin or can pass through the skin and cause diseases elsewhere in the body.

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Top-handled chainsaws leaflet

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Aboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group leaflet (AFAG) 308 - Top-handled chainsaws has been revised.

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