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Hazardous Installations Specialist Inspector - Principal Inspector Of Mines vacancy

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A post is available within HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate, HM Inspectorate of Mines based in Sheffield.

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Offshore Specialist Inspector vacancies

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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

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HSE warning to sole traders after labourer killed by a falling steel joist

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A London-based plumber has been fined following the death of a labourer in Essex. HSE brought the case after Ajet Krasniqi, 24, died when he was hit on the head

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CONIAC Open meeting: Tuesday 17 November 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

HSE is committed to being open about what it does,  it also encourages its Advisory Committees to hold open meetings during the year, where appropriate.

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Lifeguard fined after father-of-three drowns

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A lifeguard who failed to notice a father-of-three lifeless at the bottom of a Walsall swimming pool was yesterday (26/10) convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

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Tackling work-related stress - revised guide

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

How to tackle work-related stress - A guide for employers on making the Management Standards work.

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Hazards XXI – Process safety and environmental protection

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Three-day symposium and exhibition 9–12 November, Manchester. The event will include a variety of workshops and several speakers from HSE will be presenting,

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Nuclear LLC Q3 report - Sellafield and Capenhurst

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Local Liaison Committee Quarterly reports for for the period 1 July to 30 September 2009 (Q3)

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Nuclear LLC Quarter 2 report - West Cumbria sites

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Local Liaison Committee quarterly report for the period 1 April 2009 – 30 June 2009 (Q2) for West Cumbria Sites

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Third GDA Quarterly Report for 2009 published

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Kevin Allars, Director of New Build GDA at the HSE, and Joe McHugh, Head of Radioactive Substances Regulation at the Environment Agency,

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GMO Public Register Report

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Public Register Report holds information on how organisations are using GMO products.

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New woodworking DVD

Monday, October 26, 2009

This DVD ‘Health and safety in the woodworking industry’, is aimed at managers and supervisors in industry,

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Rationale, aims and objectives for visits by local authorities and HSE to open farms

Monday, October 26, 2009

On 12 September 2009 the Health Protection Agency (the Agency) announced that Godstone Farm in Surrey had been closed to visitors

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Well examination schemes - commonly observed weaknesses

Monday, October 26, 2009

Technical inspection document to brief wells inspectors and other inspectors involved in inspection of offshore

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

Monday, October 26, 2009

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.

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Local Authority Circular - E.coli O157 Outbreak - August / September 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

This circular provides information on outbreaks of E.coli O157 reported by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) at open farms

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HSE Chief Executive responds to Christopher Booker’s comments in the Daily Telegraph

Friday, October 23, 2009

HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger’s response to Christopher Booker’s comments in The Daily Telegraph

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Free - download example assessment & policy statement

Friday, October 23, 2009

This template brings together your risk assessment, health and safety policy and record of health and safety arrangements into one document

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Slip and trip workshops for NHS staff

Friday, October 23, 2009

During the period 2004 - 2007, HSE carried out a targeted initiative to reduce slips and trips accidents in NHS Trusts.

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Grangemouth company fined after worker gets 3,300-volt electric shock

Friday, October 23, 2009

A Grangemouth-based company has been fined for breaching health and safety law after a worker was burned by live power cables.

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