Health and Safety Executive

Category: Safety alerts

Safety alerts will alert you to safety issues related to health and safety in the workplace

Safety alert - Laptop computer charging trolleys

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

HSE is issuing this safety alert for the attention of schools that use laptop computer charging trolleys and those who manufacture / supply such products.

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E.coli 0157: Health Alert - avoiding ill health at open farms

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Following the recent outbreak of E.coli 0157 linked to a visitor farm attraction in Surrey, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is issuing this alert

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Safety Alert Construction - failure of Liftlux scissor lifts

Friday, September 25, 2009

The purpose of this Information Bulletin is to alert employers and employees about recent structural failures of the main support structure (chassis) on Liftlux models SL260-25 and SL245-25 scissor lifts.

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Safety alert - Fatal gas explosion in bakery oven

Friday, August 21, 2009

As a result on an on-going investigation into a fatal gas explosion in a small bakery, HSE is issuing an alert to all users of

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Safety Alert: Construction machinery - Access to cutting wheel of top cutting machines

Thursday, August 20, 2009

HSE is issuing this safety alert to highlight the dangers of using top cutting machines in trench preparation without appropriate safety devices.

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Safety Alert - Agricultural machinery - Rotating arm bale wrappers

Thursday, July 30, 2009

This bulletin is being issued by HSE to alert users and manufacturers of bale wrapping machines of a potential problem with the pressure sensitive trip device located on the rotating arm.

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Safety alerts relevant to the manufacturing sector

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Safety alerts can now be accessed from the manufacturing portal of the HSE website.

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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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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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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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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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Offshore safety alert: Flare system impaired by cooling water loss

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

This alert advises duty holders of an incident involving failure of a bursting disc on the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger,

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HSE issues safety alert on gas appliance flues in ceiling voids

Friday, October 3, 2008

HSE has issued a safety alert aimed at builders and developers, managing agents, landlords and occupiers of residential properties with gas central heating boilers sited on internal walls.

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Safety Alert: Gas boilers - flues in voids

Friday, October 3, 2008

HSE has issued a safety alert aimed at builders and developers, managing agents, landlords and occupiers of residential properties with gas central heating boilers sited on internal walls.

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Asbestos in system buildings - duty holder checklist

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

A checklist for duty holders assessing the risks from asbestos in some school buildings.

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Safety alert - Restricted pipe movement in cryogenic tanks

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

HSE investigations into the brittle fracture of the outer jacket of a 60 000 litre liquid nitrogen tank

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Letter on safety alerts sent to local authorities

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The letter introduced and provided brief background to the two HSE safety alerts on (i) scalding risks from domestic hot

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Safety alert for the printing industry

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

For the attention of firms in the printing and cardboard packaging industries. This is to raise

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HSE Safety Alert: Explosion risk from redundant domestic back boilers

Monday, May 12, 2008

HSE has issued a safety alert aimed at homeowners, tenants, landlords and heating professionals following five incidents

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