The owner and inspector of a faulty fairground ride have been convicted of health and safety breaches after two women needed hospital treatment after being flung from it.
Category: Entertainment and leisure
Fairground ride owner and inspector convicted after women are flung from ride
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
AALA Inspector Guidance Note 6.13 – Emergency action plans
Friday, June 18, 2010
The Adventure Activity Licensing Regulations 2004 require that Licence holders shall maintain suitable and sufficient arrangements for: “The provision of first aid, for the summoning of medical and rescue services in the event of an emergency, and for otherwise dealing with an emergency.” (Regulation 9 (b) (v)).
Safety Alert – People in commercial waste containers
Monday, June 7, 2010
Commercial waste bins are emptied around the clock seven days a week, so there are millions of such operations each year.
Report on the stability of tallescopes
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The primary aim of this project was to establish whether it could be considered a tolerable practice to move an occupied tallescope, in a theatre environment, for the task of focussing luminaires.
Annual Report of the Adventure Activities Licensing Service 2008/2009
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Annual Report of the Adventure Activities Licensing Service 2008/2009, key messages from the report include:
Zookeepers back national safety campaign
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Colchester Zoo has today backed a national campaign by HSE to make people aware of the potential devastating consequences of slips, trips and falls in the workplace.
Adventure Activities Licensing – new guidance notes
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
New inspector guidance notes have been added for:
Schools employing external instructors
Friday, February 12, 2010
Adventure activities licensing guidance – When does a school need to use a licensed provider?
Fund raising events by voluntary associations or charities
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Adventure activities licensing guidance – When does a fundraising event become a licensable situation?
Adventure activities licensing – additional guidance
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Additional general inspector guidance notes:
Local Authority provision of licensable adventure activities
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Local authorities are treated in the same way as all other providers. If local authorities offer facilities for adventure activities in return for payment then they require a licence.
Adventure Activities Licensing Authority – particular importance to Scotland
Friday, January 29, 2010
Adventure activities licensing ensures that activity providers follow good safety management practices. HSE is very supportive of such activities which allow young
AALA Inspector Guidance Notes – Field monitoring
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Field Monitoring is one of the six key stages in implementing risk management policies with regards to staff.
Caravan safety awareness days for SW tourist industry
Monday, January 18, 2010
Caravan, camping and holiday parks across the South West are being offered expert health and safety advice in the run-up to the summer tourist season,
AALA IGN 6.06 – Combined Water/Rock Activities – A Safety Check List
Monday, December 21, 2009
Combined Water/Rock Activities (CWRA or CWR Activities) are activities where hazards associated with a rock environment may at times combine or alternate with those of a water environment.
AALA General interpretation Guidance Note – IGN 1.09 – Supervised watersports
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Version 1 of Inspector Guidance Note – IGN 1.09 is now available.
Improvised raft building
Friday, December 4, 2009
Issue: Improvised raft building is a fun and popular activity offered by many providers.
Catamaran surf style rescue boats and similar non-conventional rescue craft
Friday, December 4, 2009
Issue: Using non-conventional or catamaran type craft as safety boats can be problematic.
Myth: You can’t throw out sweets at pantos
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Myth of the Month – December 2009. The reality: Realistically, if a panto throws out sweets the chances of someone being seriously hurt is incredibly low.
HSE responds to Daily Mail – bowling alley story
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The article ‘We don’t need to wait for an elf & safety risk assessment if we’re in real danger’ hardly presents a fair or accurate picture of that investigation, or of HSE more generally.
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