What's new at HSE » Involving workers http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 HSE fines laundry company after man is crushed by machine http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/25/hse-fines-laundry-company-after-man-is-crushed-by-machine/?rss=Involving workers Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:43:11 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10973 HSE is urging laundry companies to ensure that they have safe systems of operation in place and carry out risk assessments after a worker was left in a coma, following an incident at a factory in London.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/25/hse-fines-laundry-company-after-man-is-crushed-by-machine/feed/ Construction company fined after fall from height http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/21/construction-company-fined-after-fall-from-height/?rss=Involving workers Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:44:11 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10969 HSE is urging construction companies to prevent falls from height after a contractor fell over three metres while working on an airbridge at Heathrow Terminal 4.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/21/construction-company-fined-after-fall-from-height/feed/ HSE at TUC Conference - getting more workers involved http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/11/hse-at-tuc-conference-getting-more-workers-involved/?rss=Involving workers Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:00:04 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10412 HSE is using its presence at this month’s TUC Conference in Liverpool (14-17 September) to promote plans to get more employees involved in health and safety where they work.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/11/hse-at-tuc-conference-getting-more-workers-involved/feed/ Offshore - Workforce Involvement Group http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/16/offshore-workforce-involvement-group/?rss=Involving workers Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:32:08 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9241 Latest meeting minutes, agendas and papers - as well as event details.

Offshore - Workforce Involvement Group

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/16/offshore-workforce-involvement-group/feed/ Offshore workforce survey report http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/19/offshore-workforce-survey-report/?rss=Involving workers Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:43:27 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8582 Survey carried out among  26,500 offshore workers both employees and contractors based on installations in the North Sea. The key objectives of the survey were to Gain an insight into how health and safety is managed and what role the workforce play in that health and safety management.

View offshore workforce survey report [PDF 956KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/19/offshore-workforce-survey-report/feed/ Parliamentary reception speech http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/19/parliamentary-reception-speech/?rss=Involving workers Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:30:31 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8580 Speech given at the Parliamentary reception by Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE Chair. Part of a series of events to launch the new strategy for Health and Safety in Great Britain in the 21st Century.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/19/parliamentary-reception-speech/feed/ HSE Newsletter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/18/hse-newsletter-2/?rss=Involving workers Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:45:29 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8571 Get the latest health and safety news delivered straight to your in-tray! Subscribe to HSE’s Health and Safety Newsletter. For example, in the latest issue (June/July), you can find out more about how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning; HSE Chair Judith Hackitt talks about the new health and safety strategy…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/18/hse-newsletter-2/feed/ New HSE Strategy - The Pledge http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/18/new-hse-strategy-the-pledge/?rss=Involving workers Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:35:16 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8567 As part of our new strategy, we have developed a ‘pledge’. It’s a commitment to improving health and safety that organisations and individuals can sign up to. 

Find out who has signed up and pledge your support

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/18/new-hse-strategy-the-pledge/feed/ The Health and Safety of Great Britain \\ Be part of the solution http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/09/the-health-and-safety-of-great-britain-be-part-of-the-solution/?rss=Involving workers Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:54:22 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8329 Today, HSE starts a media campaign to ask organisations and members of the public to sign a pledge to support HSE’s new strategy, launched 3 June.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/09/the-health-and-safety-of-great-britain-be-part-of-the-solution/feed/ New research - surprising attitudes towards health and safety http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/03/new-research-surprising-attitudes-towards-health-and-safety/?rss=Involving workers Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:30:14 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8220 New research demonstrates that employers and workers recognise that providing a safe workplace makes sound commercial sense. HSE has launched a new strategy, Be Part of the Solution, designed to reduce the number of workplace accidents and take a common sense approach.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/03/new-research-surprising-attitudes-towards-health-and-safety/feed/ Engaging arboriculture clients: Safety and Health Awareness Days http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/27/engaging-arboriculture-clients-safety-and-health-awareness-days/?rss=Involving workers Wed, 27 May 2009 13:15:48 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8059 This research was aimed at adapting and deploying a ‘cultural barometer’ to assist the HSE agriculture team in assessing the impact of an arboriculture client Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD) event.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/27/engaging-arboriculture-clients-safety-and-health-awareness-days/feed/ Noise and vibration worker involvement pilot - feedback http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/19/noise-and-vibration-worker-involvement-pilot-feedback/?rss=Involving workers Tue, 19 May 2009 09:00:42 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=7727 Worker involvement projects were considered to have been effective, beneficial and reasonably successful in identifying and solving noise and ‘hand arm vibration’ problems.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/19/noise-and-vibration-worker-involvement-pilot-feedback/feed/ Stress at work - we can manage it http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/25/stress-at-work-we-can-manage-it/?rss=Involving workers Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:22:02 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5973 HSE has relaunched it’s Work-Related Stress website, with a range of helpful advice, online tools and guidance to help you manage and prevent occupational stress in your workplace.

Stress at work website

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