One new and three updated Local Authority Circulars are available on risks and standards in health and social care:
Category: Local Authorities
Local Authority regional events
LACoRS / Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be holding a series of regional strategic planning events
Local authority newsletter
Local authority newsletter for May 2007 is now available.
Preventing contact dermatitis in the catering industry
The aim of the dermatitis in catering project is to raise awareness of the issue within the catering
Council fined £125,000 over boy’s death
HSE has warned councils to ensure that they carry out prompt and effective repairs to communal areas of their properties,
Local authority newsletter
Local authority newsletter for April 2007 is now available.
Legionnaires’ outbreak report
The Legionnaires’ section of the HSE website has been revised and updated
Slips and trips in catering kitchens
Despite all efforts catering accidents that can be attributed to slips and trips are not
Local authority newsletter
Local authority Newsletter for March 2007 is now available.
Proposed revision to land use planning arrangements
This research considers whether there is a societal risk issue associated with the setting of land
Revised land use planning arrangements
Following the incident at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot in December 2005, the Health and
Public consultation - land use planning
Proposals for revised policies for HSE advice on development and control around large-scale petrol
Safety and health practitioner awards 2007
Promoting best practice and excellence within the health and safety sector.
Local authorities newsletter
The February 2007 addition of the newsletter from HSE’s Local Authority Unit is now
Worker consultation and involvement
There is strong evidence to suggest that involving the workforce in health and safety
Local authority newsletter
January’s edition of the local authority newsletter is now available to view. You will find a
Better regulation portal launched
To highlight all of HSE’s regulation related websites, the better regulation portal has been launched.
Safer community updates
The safer community initiative website has been updated, and now includes:
LACORS Working together annual report
It has been more than two years since the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), Health and Safety

