The Health and Safety Executive has launched a major initiative promoting the health
Category: Press release
£100,000 fine after employees suffered from painful allergy
Friday, October 6, 2006
Photo-Me International plc was fined a total of £100,000 and ordered to pay £30,000
Regulation simplified as HSE becomes sole electricity safety watchdog - E097:06
Monday, October 2, 2006
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to become the sole regulator for all safety issues associated with electricity transmission and distribution, following transfer of part of the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) Engineering Inspectorate.
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Lord Hunt calls for renewed action on gas safety - E096:06
Monday, October 2, 2006
Research commissioned from University College London by HSE to inform its gas safety review highlights the dangers of CO poisoning in people’s homes, coupled with a lack of public awareness of the risks.
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HSE welcomes ECA and HCVA’s health and safety competency initiative
Thursday, September 28, 2006
The HSE welcomes the launch of an initiative by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and the Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA), which helps member contractors meet health and safety competences.
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Top Gear incident
Monday, September 25, 2006
HSE and the Police are investigating the incident involving Richard Hammond.
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HSE’s new Chief Scientist takes up post
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Patrick McDonald has taken up post as the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Chief Scientist, he replaces Dr Paul Davies who recently retired. Patrick joins HSE from the Department for Trade and Industry where he was the Technology Director.
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Worker’s leg crushed: Site owners warned of the dangers of reversing vehicles
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Site owners and managers are today warned of the danger of moving vehicles after two companies were fined last week following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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Maintenance workers warned – don’t take the gamble with asbestos
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
“Don’t take a gamble with your life” is the message to maintenance workers from Steve Coldrick, Director of the Health and Safety Executive’s Disease Reduction Programme.
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BUPA Care Homes fined £90,000 after the tragic death of a 95-year old woman in their care
Friday, September 8, 2006
BUPA Care Homes Ltd has been fined £90,000 and ordered to pay £19,247 costs to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in a prosecution by the HSE, following the death of 95-year-old woman, Mrs Charlotte Wood from Mottingham.
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Justin McCracken, HSE Deputy Chief Executive responds to an article in The Daily Telegraph - “Spending on spin trebles under Blair ” 30.08.06
Friday, September 8, 2006
Justin McCracken, HSE Deputy Chief Executive responds to an article in The Daily Telegraph entitled “Spending on spin trebles under Blair” in which it is claimed that HSE have 58 press officers.
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Heath and Safety Commission promotes safe systems of work to reduce fatalities in waste and recycling collection work - C022:06
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), Bill Callaghan was today in Northampton to promote the guidance document ‘Waste and recycling vehicles in street collection’ and to thank those in the industry who had worked to devise the standards set out in the guidance.
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‘Industry must do more to meet offshore safety targets’, says HSE - 1 September 2006 - E089:06
Friday, September 1, 2006
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published safety statistics for the offshore industry during 2005/06. The figures show that two workers were killed and 50 suffered major injuries. This compares to no fatalities and 48 major injuries in 2004/05.
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HSE to take over electricity supply safety regulation - E090:06
Friday, September 1, 2006
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to become the sole regulator for all safety issues associated with electricity transmission and distribution, following transfer of part of the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) Engineering Inspectorate.
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European Commission consults on proposal based on UN globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals
Thursday, August 31, 2006
On 21 August the European Commission launched a two-month Internet Consultation on a proposed Regulation on the Classification and Labelling of chemicals based on the United Nations Globally Harmonised System (GHS).
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Health and Safety Minister Lord Hunt goes caving
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Lord Hunt, Minister for Health and Safety, visited Trewern Adventure Activity Centre near Hay-on-Wye and went caving with the centre’s leader, Juliet Parker-Smith.
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Quarterly statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
A statement on incidents at nuclear installations in Britain that meet Ministerial reporting criteria is reported to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Secretary of State for Scotland and is published every quarter by the Health & Safety Executive.
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Merciless torrent of new regulations - Jonathan Rees Deputy Chief Executive responds
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Jonathan Rees, Deputy Chief Executive of the HSE, responds to a letter to editor of The Independent dated 21 August.
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“Get a life”, says HSC - C021:06
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) today urged people to focus on real risks, that is those that cause real harm and suffering – and stop concentrating effort on trivial risks and petty health and safety..
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Buncefield Investigation Board announces changes to investigation work at the Buncefield site
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The Buncefield investigation has reached an important landmark with on-site evidence gathering reduced, but the overall investigation continues unabated. Virtually all the physical evidence required for forensic examination has now been removed from the site.
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