HSC Chair Judith Hackitt responds to various articles regarding the “Health and safety taliban” and its (alleged)
Category: Putting the record straight
Health and safety rules take the fun out of life
Monday, October 29, 2007
Geoffrey Podger HSE Chief Executive responds to letters to the Telegraph.
“Landowner faces prosecution” story in The Scotsman
Thursday, October 25, 2007
HSE Principal Inspector Cheryl Anthony responding to the criticism of the HSE for conducting an investigation
Geoffrey Podger’s response to a letter in The Times
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger’s response to a letter appearing under the headline
Response to The ICL/Stockline Disaster report
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
HSE is aware that a multidisciplinary group have published a report (entitled ‘The ICL/Stockline Disaster’)
Putting the record straight - Sheep dipping
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Roger Nourish Head of Agriculture and Food Sector at HSE responds to an article in Farmers Weekly -
Response to Sunday Mirror criticism of fairgrounds study
Monday, August 20, 2007
Geoffrey Podger Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Chief Executive responds to criticism
Geoffrey Podger responds to Racing Post
Friday, July 27, 2007
Geoffrey Podger responds to the Racing Post article on HSE banning exercising horses in the dark in Newmarket.
Nuclear Chief responds to The Independent on Sunday article
Friday, June 29, 2007
Mike Weightman, Health and Safety Executive’s Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, has responded to an article
Myth of the month for June
Monday, June 4, 2007
The myth: New regulations would require trapeze artists to wear hard hats.
HSE responds to an article in The Sun
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Geoffrey Podger, HSE’s Chief Executive, has responded to The Sun regarding their “Jury’s
Myth of the month - April 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
HSE has launched a myth of the month series aimed at correcting common misconceptions
HSE responds to recent articles in the press
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
HSE’s Deputy Chief Executive, responds to articles about HSE’s accident and incident rate
Firefighters banned from using stepladders
Monday, January 22, 2007
There have been suggestions in the press today that HSE has banned the use of
Red Tape, Red mist
Friday, January 5, 2007
Geoffrey Podger, HSE’s Chief Executive, has responded to the Editor of the Sunday Telegraph newspaper
Bill Callaghan replies to the Guardian
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
The HSE accepts that risk is part of life. Banning ladders and firework displays are not in
Guy Fawkes - non-fire night party
Thursday, November 9, 2006
The Daily Express report on Guy Fawkes celebrations at Ilfracombe Rugby Club (The non-
Putting the record straight on Better Backs
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Geoffrey Podger, HSE’s Chief Executive, responds to an article by Neil Collins in The
Response to Daily Telegraph regarding HSE’s simplification plan
Friday, October 13, 2006
Richard Tyler’s article (‘HSE admits rules are too costly and promises to cut bill by £200m’ Daily
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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