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Category: Local Authorities
LACORS Working together annual report
Thursday, December 14, 2006
It has been more than two years since the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), Health and Safety
Local authority news for December
Thursday, December 7, 2006
The December edition of the HSE’s Local Authority Unit News.
Analysis of injuries to UK care assistants
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
An analysis of data from a sample of RIDDOR reported injuries sustained by care assistants, employed by
COSHH guidance on service and retail
Monday, November 20, 2006
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Essentials guidance publications on service
Better Backs - awareness event
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Event cancelled - Tuesday 5th December 2006, The National Coal Mining Museum,
Waste and recycling case studies
Thursday, October 26, 2006
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awarded the RoSPA
Operational minutes and operational circulars
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Revises and replaces both OC 31/1(Rev) and OC 31/4, describes the current instruction
The impact of the Biocidal Products Directives
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Updated guidance document for Local Authorities on the EU Biocidal Products Directive
Advice regarding call centre working practices
Monday, October 23, 2006
The aim of this document is to help all call centre industry stakeholders interpret the relevant regulations
Local Authorities Newsletter for October 06
Monday, October 9, 2006
This month’s newsletter contains a mix of information on initiatives, training and the Health and Safety Partnership Conference in December
Guidance on inclined moving walks in retail premises. LAC 25/1
Monday, September 18, 2006
Local Authority circular. This revised document is intended to cover inclined moving walks in retail premises. It is not intended to cover similar equipment found in mass transit sites such as airports and railways although some of the advice may be relevant.
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Local Authority Newsletter for September
Thursday, September 7, 2006
It is difficult to know where to start in highlighting particular topics or issues in this newsletter, there are so many. The theme, however, is easy to spot - we need your input. There are opportunities to participate in developing future long term training needs, help shape new work at height regulations, provide ideas on [...]
Micro-pigmentation / semi-permanent tattooing / semi-permanent make-up. LAC: 14/1
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Revision of Local Authority Circular.
This LAC provides technical guidance to enforcement officers and others on health and safety issues associated with micropigmentation, semi-permanent tattooing and semi-permanent make-up.
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Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (PCA) - Petrol filling stations. Model conditions of licence. LAC 65-61
Monday, August 21, 2006
At the meeting of PELG on 28 April 2005 (agendum 6) a small working group was nominated and given the task of reviewing the LACoRS standard licensing conditions with the principle aim of identifying any conditions that are covered by other health and safety legislation. In reviewing the conditions, the working group were asked by [...]
Health And Safety Newsletter - August 2006 - Issue 4
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
This newsletter is aimed at Local Authority workers. As part of HSE’s commitment to providing information and guidance, the newsletter contains updates on guidance, improvements to the HELA Extranet and information on training days and seminars.
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LAC Number: 77/3 Reducing slip and trip activities caused by floor cleaning - joint HSE/LAS Midlands project 2006/07
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Cleaning is a key factor in the control of slips and trips because it affects the surface properties of the floor, the safety of pedestrians (including the cleaners themselves) and the control of contamination and obstacles. Cleaning removes the contamination and obstacles, but it can also introduce them.
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LAC Number: 77/4 Slips and trips 2006-07 - planned inspection and follow-up work to watch your step
Thursday, July 27, 2006
The purpose of this Programme-directed inspection work is to carry out interventions in those sectors with a high number and incidence rate of slips and trips injuries. The aim is to bring about a reduction in accidents caused by slips on wet or contaminated floors or by trips over obstacles or on uneven or damaged floors.
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LAC 5/23 (revised) - Inspection intervention on worker protection: asbestos duty to manage
Thursday, July 27, 2006
This Local Authority Circular (LAC) informs LA health and safety enforcement officers on the application of the Duty to Manage Asbestos in non-domestic premises (Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002). This LAC should be read in conjunction with the Asbestos Inspection pack 2006/7 which is attached at Appendix 2 & [...]
LAC 71/6 (revised) - Inspection intervention 2006/07: flour dust in bakeries and other food preparation premises where flour is used
Thursday, July 27, 2006
LA health and safety enforcement officers are asked to proactively engage with duty holders in flour dust management issues. This work will contribute directly to the Disease Reduction Programme (DRP).
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