Health and Safety Executive

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Food manufacturer ordered to pay almost £95,000

Friday, November 6, 2009

Food manufacturing firm Tulip Limited has been ordered to pay £94,523 in fines and costs after one of its employees

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Pet food firm fined £100,000

Friday, November 6, 2009

A pet food manufacturer has today been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £28,380.91 costs at Northampton Crown

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Chemical burns prompt HSE prosecution of Leicestershire firm

Thursday, November 5, 2009

HSE has warned companies of their duty to protect employees working with chemicals after two workers were burnt at

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Joint Regulatory Position Statement: EPR Pressurised Water Reactor

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The UK, French and Finnish nuclear regulators are currently working to assess the EPR Pressurised Water Reactor. In

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Hidden killer warning for tradesmen in Scotland

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Tradesmen across Scotland are the target of a new national campaign warning them to beware of a hidden killer - asbestos.

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Crackdown on Scotland’s quarry deaths and injuries

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

A new team of specialist inspectors has been assembled to crackdown on death, injury and ill-health in quarries and

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Britain’s biggest workplace killer - death toll tops 35,000

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

A new generation of workers are at risk unless building trades get to grips with Britain’s biggest workplace killer -

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Pressure on to tackle stress as business loses out

Monday, November 2, 2009

HSE is supporting National Stress Awareness Day as statistics reveal more than 11 million working days were lost to

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New national quarry safety team formed

Friday, October 30, 2009

A new team of specialist inspectors has been assembled to crackdown on death, injury and ill-health in quarries and open cast mines across Great Britain.

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HSE Commons Sense newsletter

Friday, October 30, 2009

Commons Sense is the Health and Safety Executive’s newsletter for Westminster Parliamentarians.

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Inspections aim to improve safety on Sunderland industrial estates

Friday, October 30, 2009

Health and safety inspectors from Sunderland City Council and HSE have joined forces in a bid to improve health and safety on local industrial estates.

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Landlord fined for failing to protect tenant

Friday, October 30, 2009

HSE is warning landlords to be extra vigilant in ensuring the properties they own contain safe gas appliances that are correctly checked and certified.

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Cutting deaths in construction - free Fife event aims to reduce risks

Friday, October 30, 2009

A practical event for builders, construction workers and contractors at the Crossgates Training Centre, 3 November, in Fife.

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Safety guidance offered after tractor deaths

Friday, October 30, 2009

Updated, simple, step-by-step guidance on tractor safety is now available for farmers.

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Primary care trust fined after patient falls 4 metres from window

Friday, October 30, 2009

North East Essex Primary Care Trust was today fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,972

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HSE urges employers to keep those working at height safe

Friday, October 30, 2009

HSE has today prosecuted a Lincoln firm after one of its workers fell four metres from a roof, breaking eight ribs and sustaining a back injury.

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Companies fined after workers exposed to asbestos

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Two businesses and a company director have been fined after workers in Manchester were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres.

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Cutting accidents in construction - Thurso event aims to reduce risks

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Those working in the construction industry are urged to come together and attend a free safety awareness event next week at T3UK, Janetstown Industrial Estate, Thurso.

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Statistics - big improvements in Britain’s record

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Britain became a healthier and safer place to work last year, according to figures released today by HSE.

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HSE warning to sole traders after labourer killed by a falling steel joist

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A London-based plumber has been fined following the death of a labourer in Essex. HSE brought the case after Ajet Krasniqi, 24, died when he was hit on the head

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