Simon Longbottom, HSE’s Head of Operations for the East responds to Hertfordshire Mercury article, 9 August 2012.
Category: Public sector
HSE responds to Hertfordshire Mercury article “Visitors disappointed as Godiva speeds through Cuffley and Cheshunt – but nobody is taking the blame”
Thursday, August 9, 2012
HSE responds to This is Lincolnshire article “Health and safety fears lead to ‘laughable’ mock-up of Jolly Fisherman statue in Skegness”
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Rosi Edwards, HSE Regional Director’s response.
Sheffield landlords put tenant’s life at risk
Monday, August 6, 2012
Two Sheffield landlords have been handed suspended jail sentences after dangerous defects were found on every gas appliance at a house they rented out to a young woman.
Recycling firm fined after worker breaks arm
Thursday, July 26, 2012
A Birmingham metal recycling company has been prosecuted after a worker trapped and broke his arm in an unguarded conveyor belt.
Sentencing of former Dunstable care home owner and county NHS Trust (Central Bedfordshire Council release – 20 July)
Friday, July 20, 2012
A county NHS Trust and the owner of a former Dunstable care home have been sentenced after being found guilty of safety failings following the fatal stabbing of a care worker at a private residential care home in Dunstable.
Healthcare provider prosecuted after patient death
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
A national healthcare provider has been fined £100,000 after an elderly patient died at a private hospital in High Wycombe.
Safety failings led to asbestos exposure at Dorset school
Friday, July 13, 2012
The unsafe removal of asbestos insulation boards at a large independent school in Dorset led to several people being exposed to asbestos fibres, Dorchester Crown Court heard today (13 July).
Local authority prosecuted for gas safety failings
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has been fined £83,600 for failing to arrange annual safety checks on gas appliances in tenanted accommodation.
Care company fined for resident’s fatal fall at Buckfastleigh home
Friday, July 6, 2012
A nursing home failed to ensure the safety of an elderly, blind, wheelchair-bound resident who died after falling down a flight of stairs.
Council-owned firm fined after worker receives electric shock
Monday, July 2, 2012
Swindon Commercial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Swindon Borough Council, has been fined after an agency employee received an electric shock whilst securing fencing at a play area.
Council fined after failing to manage asbestos at Teesside site
Monday, July 2, 2012
A Teesside council has been fined for putting workers at risk of exposure to asbestos during clearance work of premises in Stockton prior to demolition.
HSE responds to News and Star article “School sports day ban for Carlisle’s Olympic Games starter”
Friday, June 22, 2012
Pam Waldron, HSE’s Director for Scotland & Northern England’s response
Safety notice – Lifting platforms or lifts for people with impaired mobility
Monday, June 18, 2012
Potential falls from height risks to employees and members of the public from over-riding door locking safety devices
HSE response to ‘Bann(er)ed!’ article in Ely Standard
Monday, June 18, 2012
HSE responds to article in the Ely Standard – “ELY: council refuses to put up charity Aquafest banner over health and safety fears”, 14 June 2012.
Certificates of exemption from the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Certificates of exemption from the Control of Noise at Work Regulations regarding Police firearms operations and explosive methods of entry are now available online.
HSE responds to ‘Jubilee bunting banned’ article in Suffolk Free Press
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Simon Longbottom, HSE’s Regional Head of Operations’ response.
Temperature – Outdoor working advice
Thursday, May 31, 2012
When working outdoors the weather can have an effect on an individual’s effectiveness and this is not readily managed using just engineering controls. In these circumstances some of the most effective ways of managing these environments is by introducing some simple administrative controls
HSE response to media comments on bunting
Friday, May 25, 2012
HSE Chair Judith Hackitt responds to media stories on Jubilee bunting.
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