Health and Safety Executive

Category: Printing

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Friday, June 12, 2009

Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk, causing diseases including

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HSE demands firms take safety seriously after teenager injured

Monday, February 9, 2009

HSE warns of the importance of using safe working procedures when cleaning printing machinery.

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HSE announces new operations Director

Monday, December 29, 2008

HSE Chief Executive, Geoffrey Podger, said: “I am delighted that David Ashton is taking up this post”.

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Print services - HSE contract opportunity

Monday, December 22, 2008

HSE will be placing framework agreements with a number of service providers for the provision of a

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Skin at work advice

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Work-related skin problems are very common, they can happen in most workplaces although they happen more in certain high risk jobs.

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Printing Industry Advisory Committee - open meeting

Monday, September 22, 2008

The Printing Industry Advisory Committee (PIAC) are holding their next open meeting in

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Public consultations alerts

Friday, September 19, 2008

Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and

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Risk assessment in printing and publishing

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

As part of the two year European risk assessment campaign we have put together some information

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Fatalities on hand-fed platen machines

Monday, June 2, 2008

HSE has issued a safety alert aimed at employers in the printing industry who use hand-fed platen machines.

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Safety alert for the printing industry

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

For the attention of firms in the printing and cardboard packaging industries. This is to raise

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HSE finds printing ‘on the right lines’ in Yorkshire & Humber

Thursday, October 18, 2007

An intensive inspection by HSE of small firms in the printing industry in Leeds, Wakefield and York last month

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£800 for endangering fellow employee

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

HSE has reminded employees of their duty towards fellow colleagues, the warning follows an HSE prosecution

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HSE puts health and safety into print

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

The Health and Safety Executive is targeting the high concentration of print specialists in the Yorkshire and Humber

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PIAC open meeting

Friday, May 25, 2007

The Printing Industry Advisory Committee (PIAC) are to hold an open meeting

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Barrow company fined £2,500

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned businesses to ensure that machinery

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COSHH essentials for printers

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

A number of guidance sheets aimed at the printing industry have been updated.

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Preventing dermatitis at work

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

This leaflet tells you about a skin problem that you can get at work – contact dermatitis. If you are an

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Dermatitis in printers

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Updated module on the HSE printing web site. Adding a whole range of good practice

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Preventing contact dermatitis at work

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

If you are an employer, safety representative, trainer or safety advisor you can influence

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Use of protective gloves to control dermal exposures

Monday, January 8, 2007

The printing industry is one of the largest sectors in the UK. The chemicals and solvents used in the

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