Health and Safety Executive

Category: Putting the record straight

HSE responds to press articles critical of health and safety to help put the record straight

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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Construction News: ‘Letters’ - Steve Coldrick, Director, Disease Reduction Programme responds

Monday, August 21, 2006

Steve Coldrick, Director of HSE’s Disease Reduction Programme, responds to a letter in ‘Construction News’, dated 10th August 2006.
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6 August 2006: The Sunday Telegraph: ‘Great asbestos scam faces a revenue loss of £½bn a year’ - Geoffrey Podger, HSE’s Chief Executive, responds

Thursday, August 10, 2006

HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger responds to an article in the Sunday Telegraph which discusses changes to the law concerning asbestos exposure limits.
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‘Men died after fears flagged up’ - Ian Whewell responds

Thursday, July 27, 2006

I was disappointed and concerned to read your article in Wednesday’s Press and Journal which carried allegations, made by Amicus, that HSE had not taken appropriate action following investigation of a complaint made by the Trade Union prior to the tragic deaths of Sean McCue and Keith Moncrieff on Brent Bravo. This is simply not [...]

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Shooting people is both unhealthy and unsafe - HSE responds to The Independent newspaper

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Colin Douglas, Director of Communcations, responds.
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Death of Jean Charles de Menezes…HSE is an unaccountable quango

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Geoffrey Podger, HSE’s Chief Executive, responds to an editorial in The Sun newspaper, dated 18th July 2006.
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