A free health and safety event is being offered to businesses in the Bristol area next week,
Category: HSE
Warehouse worker breaks ribs in 10ft fall
A Tipton-based firm has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety laws following a worker’s fall at a warehouse.
Technical policy relating to structural integrity management (fixed structures)
This policy document provides information on Structural integrity management (SIM): The means of ensuring that the people, systems, processes and resources that deliver structural integrity
Safety advice offered in a bid to bring down care home accidents
A health and safety seminar is taking place today, 15 October, in Falkirk for care home owners across central Scotland
Conference on Safety Case Thorough Reviews
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Offshore Division are holding a conference on Safety Case Thorough Reviews at the AECC on 10 Nov 2009 .
Pet food director fined after worker crushed to death
A director of a pet food company has been fined £10,000 for breaches of health and safety law after a worker was crushed to death.
HSE warns employers after two teenagers injured by electric shocks
HSE has warned companies to ensure they look after young workers, after two Norfolk teenagers suffered electric shocks
Southwark council fined following death
HSE is urging service providers to have safe procedures in place for loading and unloading wheelchairs and mobility scooters,
Machinery manufacturer fined after worker loses fingers
HSE is reminding companies of the importance of adequately guarded machinery following an incident where a man lost four fingers and part of his thumb.
HSE Chair’s speech at SSE Contractor Safety Conference
Transcript of speech given by HSE Chair Judith Hackitt at the SSE Contractor Safety Conference, Manchester, 1 October 2009.
Fireworks - HSE guidance
Working together on firework displays, a safety guide for firework display organisers and operators.
HSE Chair’s welcome presentation to IRRS mission
Transcript of speech given by HSE Chair Judith Hackitt at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA)
Hand nailed to pallet prompts prosecution
A Herefordshire builders’ merchant has been prosecuted after a worker had his hand pulled in to a machine and nailed to a pallet.
Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum
Minutes of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum meeting held on 21st May 2009
Foundation school body fined after student loses six fingers and both thumbs in art class
A foundation school’s governing body has been fined £16,500 for breaches of health and safety law after a pupil’s hands were severely damaged by plaster of Paris.
Technical policy on safety case assessment relating to structural integrity
This policy document provides information to specialist structural inspectors as to what duty holders can be expected to provide in their safety cases and design notifications.
Requirements for slip-resistant floor finishes in the Workplace
This circular provides advice to HSE and Local Authority (LA) inspectors on the application of regulations 12(1), (2) and (3) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Nuclear LLC Q3 report - Urenco UK Limited
Local Liaison Committee quarterly report for the period 1 July to 30 September 2009 (Q3) for Urenco UK limited.
CD226 - Removal of the docks form
HSE seeks comments on a proposal to remove the requirement in Regulation 8(2)(f) of the Docks Regulations 1988 for a
Safety alert - Laptop computer charging trolleys
HSE is issuing this safety alert for the attention of schools that use laptop computer charging trolleys and those who manufacture / supply such products.

