What's new at HSE » Offices http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:09:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Control of legionella - DVD http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/19/control-of-legionella-dvd/?rss=Offices Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:56:21 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5172 A compilation of guidance films covering the risks of legionella and how they can be minimized.

View the extract from Control of legionella - DVD

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/19/control-of-legionella-dvd/feed/ Health and safety in Wales http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/10/health-and-safety-in-wales/?rss=Offices Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:23:06 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5011 HSE has launched a new bi-lingual website aimed at keeping people working in Wales up to date with the latest health and safety news and events from HSE Wales.

Visit the the HSE Wales website.

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/10/health-and-safety-in-wales/feed/ Visual display unit checklist for safety reps http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/08/office-checklist-for-safety-reps/?rss=Offices Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:01:27 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4877 A display screen equipment assessment checklist to help safety reps and other officials to assess the risks to workers from visual display units and comply with legal requirements.

This document was only available for the duration of the recent Better Backs campaign which is now finished

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/08/office-checklist-for-safety-reps/feed/ DVD: Signposts for health and safety http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/dvd-signposts-for-health-and-safety-2/?rss=Offices Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:30:49 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4849 Originally broadcast on BBC2 as 10 half-hour programmes - a variety of small businesses show how they have successfully dealt with health and safety at work issues.

Visit the Signposts page and view extracts from the DVD

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/dvd-signposts-for-health-and-safety-2/feed/ Removing forms and record keeping requirements http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/25/removing-forms-and-record-keeping-requirements/?rss=Offices Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:41:31 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4840 We want your views on proposals to remove several legislative form filling requirements that apply to most businesses operating from a factory, office or shop in Great Britain.

Have your say on the proposals

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/25/removing-forms-and-record-keeping-requirements/feed/ Public consultations alerts http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/?rss=Offices Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:40:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4823 Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and results of consultations…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/feed/ Working in hot and cold environments http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/27/working-in-hot-and-cold-environments/?rss=Offices Tue, 27 May 2008 12:09:02 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/05/27/working-in-hot-and-cold-environments/ Information about how the temperature of the environment you work in can affect you and advice on how to manage it.

Key issues and risks include heat stress, cold stress, dehydration, working in the sun and handling food in a cold environment.

Find out more about working in hot and cold environments

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/27/working-in-hot-and-cold-environments/feed/ VDU / Display screen equipment (DSE) FAQs updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/vdu-display-screen-equipment-dse-faqs-updated/?rss=Offices Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:59:34 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/28/vdu-display-screen-equipment-dse-faqs-updated/ Some of the frequently asked questions covered:

  • How long and how frequent should breaks be?
  • How can I protect my eyes?
  • How do the regulations apply to work with laptops?
  • I am entitled to an eye test?

View VDU/DSE FAQs

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/28/vdu-display-screen-equipment-dse-faqs-updated/feed/ Latest LAU Newsletter out now http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/19/latest-lau-newsletter-out-now/?rss=Offices Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:12:42 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/03/19/latest-lau-newsletter-out-now/ In this month’s edition: Shattered Lives campaign update, simple method to sumbit prosecution statistics…

View the newsletter

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/19/latest-lau-newsletter-out-now/feed/ Display Screen Equipment (DSE) website http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/05/display-screen-equipment-dse-website/?rss=Offices Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:21:29 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/03/05/display-screen-equipment-dse-website/ A new website offering DSE related information, advice and guidance has been launched.

Find out more

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/05/display-screen-equipment-dse-website/feed/ Free leaflet ‘Workplace health, safety and welfare’ - Welsh version http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/20/free-leaflet-workplace-health-safety-and-welfare-welsh-version/?rss=Offices Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:11:15 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/20/free-leaflet-workplace-health-safety-and-welfare-welsh-version/ The HSE publication INDG244, ‘Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare - a short guide for managers’ welsh version has been updated and is available for download.

View publication [PDF 70KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/20/free-leaflet-workplace-health-safety-and-welfare-welsh-version/feed/ Free leaflet - Workplace health, safety and welfare http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/17/free-leaflet-workplace-health-safety-and-welfare/?rss=Offices Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:43:39 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/17/free-leaflet-workplace-health-safety-and-welfare/ The HSE publication ‘Workplace health, safety and welfare: a short guide for managers’, INDG244, has been updated and is now available for download.

View the publication [PDF 70KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/17/free-leaflet-workplace-health-safety-and-welfare/feed/ Myth of the month - office Christmas decorations banned http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/05/myth-of-the-month-office-christmas-decorations-banned/?rss=Offices Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:32:39 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/11/05/myth-of-the-month-office-christmas-decorations-banned/ Dispelling the myth - workers are banned from putting up Christmas decorations in the office.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/05/myth-of-the-month-office-christmas-decorations-banned/feed/ Euroweek - resources for safety representatives http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/03/euroweek-resources-for-safety-representatives/?rss=Offices Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:24:49 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/10/03/euroweek-resources-for-safety-representatives/ These checklists are for use by safety representatives to help you carry out risk assessments in your workplace and discuss your findings with employers. They are also intended to assist those safety representatives attending the Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) training courses which the TUC is running during EuroWeek 2007.

View the resources

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/03/euroweek-resources-for-safety-representatives/feed/ Euroweek campaign fact sheets for safety reps http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/27/euroweek-campaign-fact-sheets-for-safety-reps/?rss=Offices Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:43:57 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/09/27/euroweek-campaign-fact-sheets-for-safety-reps/ A number of fact sheets covering musculoskeletal disorders, upper limb disorders and manual  handling have been added to the Euroweek site. These should be helpful to safety representatives and individual workers carrying out workplace inspections.

View the checklists

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/27/euroweek-campaign-fact-sheets-for-safety-reps/feed/ Stress case study - Rullion recruitment http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/31/stress-case-study-rullion-recruitment/?rss=Offices Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:12:51 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/08/31/stress-case-study-rullion-recruitment/ How do you get the Board of Directors to believe that stress management is a requirement when absence figures are already below the national average and the perception is that stress is not a problem?

Read the case studies

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/31/stress-case-study-rullion-recruitment/feed/ Talking leaflets http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/19/talking-leaflets/?rss=Offices Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:59:15 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/07/19/talking-leaflets/ A selection of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publications are now available in audio format, covering a range of topics including risk assessment, gas safety, homeworking and stress prevention.

Visit HSE’s talking leaflets section

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/19/talking-leaflets/feed/ Myth of the month - Electrical testing http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/02/myth-of-the-month-electrical-testing/?rss=Offices Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:40:26 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/07/02/myth-of-the-month-electrical-testing/ Dispelling the myth - all office equipment must be tested annually by qualified electricians.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/02/myth-of-the-month-electrical-testing/feed/ Display screen equipment ill health http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/15/display-screen-equipment-ill-health/?rss=Offices Tue, 15 May 2007 10:12:59 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/05/15/display-screen-equipment-ill-health/ A variety of ill-health symptoms have been associated with work with display screen equipment (DSE) including musculoskeletal disorders; mental stress; and visual fatigue. The project sought information about the extent of such ill health in DSE workers through a survey of employees.

Read the research report

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/15/display-screen-equipment-ill-health/feed/ Slips, trips and falls guidance for contact centres http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/14/slips-trips-and-falls-guidance-for-contact-centres/?rss=Offices Mon, 14 May 2007 12:48:02 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/05/14/slips-trips-and-falls-guidance-for-contact-centres/ Slips, trips and falls by staff in contact centres across the North West are costing the industry dearly. Now industry leaders have come together with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to draw up new guidance to make contact centres safer.

Read the press release

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