Health and Safety Executive

Category: Manufacturing

Warning to follow correct safety procedures when operating machinery/drills

Monday, June 29, 2009

HSE is warning employers and their staff to be mindful of following the correct safety procedures when operating machinery and drills,

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Food packaging manufacturer fined after worker’s finger amputated

Thursday, June 25, 2009

HSE is warning employers not to neglect their duties after a worker suffered a serious injury to his hand at a Gateshead plastics firm.

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Manchester company ignored health and safety rules for eight years

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Factory owners in Greater Manchester are being urged to put the safety of their staff first after an aerospace

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Pet bedding company fined after migrant worker injured in shredder

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Companies are being reminded of their duty to protect their workforce, especially workers from other countries, after

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Glass reinforced plastic vessels and tanks

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

HSE has produced this good practice guidance note in consultation with industry. It outlines essential requirements to

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Animal feed company fined after worker falls from height

Monday, June 15, 2009

HSE is reminding employers of their duties to the safety of staff following an incident in Kettering where an employee fell six foot and suffered serious injury.

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Friday, June 12, 2009

Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk, causing diseases including

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Warning to safeguard employees after worker’s hand fractured

Thursday, June 11, 2009

HSE is warning employers to ensure they have adequate safeguards in place to prevent access to dangerous parts of their machinery.

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Warning to safeguard employees after double-fracture to finger

Thursday, June 11, 2009

HSE is warning employers to ensure they have adequate safeguards in place to prevent access to dangerous parts of their machinery.

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Coventry company prosecuted for third time

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

HSE is warning employers to make sure they have appropriate measures in place to prevent access to dangerous machinery.

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Automotive manufacturer fined £3,200 following serious incident

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

HSE is warning employers not to neglect their duties after a worker suffered multiple fractures at a Sunderland

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Safety alerts relevant to the manufacturing sector

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Safety alerts can now be accessed from the manufacturing portal of the HSE website.

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The health and safety law poster

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

As from 6 April 2009, HSE is publishing new versions of its approved health and safety poster and leaflet.

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Wales e-Bulletin

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Latest HSE in Wales e-Bulletin has been issued, Keep in touch with workplace health and safety in Wales?

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Chipboard manufacturer fined following serious accidents

Monday, March 2, 2009

HSE is warning those responsible for the health and safety of workers not to neglect their duties following two serious incidents at a Hexham-based manufacturer.

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Effective control of gas shielded arc welding fume

Friday, February 27, 2009

HSE inspectors have noted that, although Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) was often available for controlling exposure to inert gas shielded welding fume, it frequently remained unused,

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Audits: semiconductor manufacturing plants

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Information for HSE staff - plans to audit all semiconductor manufacturing plants in Britain, concentrating on the

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Chemical labelling and packaging - have your say

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Time is running out to have your say on proposed amendments to the Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging

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CDOIF agenda and papers

Monday, February 9, 2009

The agenda and papers for the Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (CDOIF) meeting

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Analysis of CTI foundry dataset

Friday, January 30, 2009

The purpose of the analysis is to provide a ‘snapshot’ of exposure levels to ferrous foundry particulate and other chemicals, across a range of casting and fabrication related jobs.

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