The owner of a faulty fairground ride has been fined £2000 after it collapsed during Suffolk’s annual Big Night Out injuring eight people.
Category: Entertainment and leisure
Failings led to drowning of seven-year-old
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
HSE said today that serious management failings led to the death of a young boy, who drowned in a swimming pool at a Dundee leisure centre.
Off-road cycling leader qualifications recognised awards and training and assessment safety criteria
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Issue: There are currently over 30 different bodies governing the sport and recreation of cycling in Britain
Violence at work – tell us what you think
Thursday, November 5, 2009
As part of the evaluation of the work-related violence website and toolkit we would like to know more about visitors to
Organising firework displays?
Thursday, November 5, 2009
November 5: Bonfire Night. Firework displays should be enjoyable and spectacular occasions – but they obviously
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.
Duration of Licence – Adventure activities
Monday, October 19, 2009
The duration of a licence is an area where there may be potential for disagreement between the inspector and provider.
Fairground Rides – Amusement Devices Inspection Procedures Scheme (ADIPS)
Friday, October 16, 2009
The current regulatory system in the fairgrounds industry is based on the HSE Guidance, HSG175 ‘Fairgrounds and Amusement Parks – guidance on safe practice’.
Fireworks – HSE guidance
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Working together on firework displays, a safety guide for firework display organisers and operators.
Riding instructors saddle up for safety training
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Riding school owners and instructors from across County Durham saddled up for a free training day to get their health
Adventure activities licensing website – rebranded
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Adventure activities licensing ensures that activity providers follow good safety management practices.
Blind daredevil makes health & safety pledge
Monday, September 14, 2009
Dean Dunbar, from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, braved two massive waterfalls
Warning to those hiring out inflatable leisure devices
Friday, August 28, 2009
HSE is warning people who hire out inflatable leisure devices that they must ensure all operators are fully trained and that the equipment
HSE say earplug myth is summer madness
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
The Heath and Safety Executive has moved to silence critics claiming audiences must wear earplugs when attending
Myth: Health and safety laws mean concert-goers have to wear earplugs
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
HSE have put forward another health and safety myth – Health and safety laws mean concert-goers have to wear
Statement on fairground incident at Knebworth
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating an incident at the Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth on Saturday afternoon (1 August 2009).
HSE won’t rain on your parade…or your fete!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
HSE has chosen village fetes as July’s ‘elf and safety’ myth, to illustrate the confusion that exists around organising public events.
Machines in ten pin bowling centres
Friday, July 10, 2009
Guidance for local authorities – A lack of effective physical safeguards has permitted unfettered access to dangerous
Safety checks on inflatables must be carried out properly
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
HSE is warning inspectors of inflatable play equipment that they must conduct comprehensive safety checks or face prosecution.
Fairground fatality
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
HSE is carrying out an investigation following the death of a child on a fairground ride in London.
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