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Band 3 Business Development Managers – fixed term appointment 2 years

HSE — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:40:39 +0000

Job vacancy details are now available for 3 positions as Business Development Manager within the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL). Closing date is Thursday, 24 May 2012.

Band 1 Sales Director – fixed term appointment 2 years

HSE — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:20:12 +0000

Job vacancy details are now available for the position of Sales Director within the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL). Closing date is 24 May 2012.

Wellbeing at Work: 2nd International Conference – Salford 21 – 23 May

HSE — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:10:11 +0000

The theme for the conference is “Making the Case for Wellbeing”, and aims to build on the success of the first conference in Helsinki 2010 and provide an environment where research, best practice and innovation can be shared amongst interested researchers from all relevant subject areas. The Lowry Centre at Salford Quays, Manchester is the location for the conference 21 -

RR920 – Evaluation of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

HSE — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:00:50 +0000

In September 2003, the Health and Safety Commission took the decision to revise the existing Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 1994) with the objective of improving the management of risk. Consequently, CDM 2007 came into force on 6 April 2007. It was agreed to evaluate CDM 2007 following a period of operation.

RR921 – Occupational Health Provision on the Olympic Park and Athletes’ Village: Final report

HSE — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:00:16 +0000

This report presents the results of a research project which examined the performance of the occupational health (OH) provision on the Olympic Park and Athletes’ Village. The report is based on information provided by the OH team of clinical staff and occupational hygienists on the site as well as data collected from managers and workers on the site, and from other stakeholders.

RR913 – Linking HSE activities to health and safety outcomes: A feasibility study

HSE — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:30:13 +0000

This research investigates the feasibility and challenges of developing quantitative evidence of links between ongoing activities and reductions in death, injury and causes of ill health caused by work.

RR909 – Safety performance indicators in the explosives sector: Development of a worked example

HSE — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:40:17 +0000

This work builds on the examples and indicators identified in previous work (Ferguson and Nash, 2008), and aimed to encapsulate the types of activities common to a large number of organisations.

RR916 – Risk assessment for VCE scenario in an aerosol warehouse

HSE — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:00:01 +0000

n 2006, Dr Graham Atkinson of HSL was asked by HSE to review the risks from fires in large aerosol stores (Atkinson, 2007). Atkinson reviewed incident statistics and reports and concluded that the greatest risk to people from such fires was from explosions, not from the fire itself.

RR915 – The major accident failure rates project: Concept phase

HSE — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:30:52 +0000

The major accident failure rates project is a joint venture between the UK and the Netherlands to address the feasibility of updating generic failure rates used in risk assessment for major hazard chemical plants.

RR844 – An assessment of the level of compliance with the statutory duty to obtain insurance under the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969: Final Report

HSE — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:50:22 +0000

If employees become ill or injured at work, they might be able to claim compensation from their employer. The ELCI Act (1969) requires that employers take out insurance against such claims. There are some exemptions to this, including public bodies, and those employing specified relatives only. Previous research in this area has found inconsistent levels of compliance, and some of it is quite out-of-date. This research was undertaken to provide a robust measure of levels of compliance in order to support policy development in this area.

RR912 – Management of ageing: A framework for nuclear chemical facilities

HSE — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:30:36 +0000

Managing ageing plant effectively requires a paradigm shift in the way that asset condition is regarded, assessed and maintained.

RR910 – Survival of Legionella pneumophila in metalworking fluids

HSE — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:30:04 +0000

HSE asked HSL to gather supporting evidence as to whether or not water miscible MWFs pose a Legionella infection risk and whether a Legionella risk assessment and appropriate actions are necessary. Three short studies were undertaken.

RR914 – An evaluation of the efficacy of safer sharps devices: Systematic review

HSE — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:10:23 +0000

Sharps-related injuries carry the risk of serious blood borne infection. A systematic review was undertaken to consider the evidence related to safer sharps devices and their impact on needlestick injury reduction within the healthcare sector.

RR908 – Vapour cloud formation: Experiments and modelling

HSE — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:45:44 +0000

Hazard analysis for overfilling of a tank with a volatile liquid is a complex and important problem but (prior to the Buncefield incident) had not been the subject of significant research effort.

RR906 – Collision and injury criteria when working with collaborative robots

HSE — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:25:54 +0000

This study explores the safety, reliability and evidence for the force limits defined by the draft TS 15066, and of the methods for testing them. It also addressed whether the proposed approach in the draft TS 15066 is likely to adequately protect people from the risks.

RR901 – Prospective evaluation of the 1991 NIOSH Lifting Equation

HSE — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:03 +0000

An epidemiological prospective cohort study of the ability of the 1991 NIOSH Lifting Equation to predict loss of time from work due to low back pain (LBP) or to predict reports of LBP followed 515 industrial workers in jobs requiring manual handling for 18 months.

RR903 – Review on the validity and reliability of self-reported work-related illness

HSE — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:45:44 +0000

Self-report is an efficient and accepted means of assessing population characteristics, risk factors, and diseases and is frequently used in occupational health studies.

RR900 – Visualisation and control of solder fume exposure: A quantitative assessment of LEV effectiveness

HSE — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:59 +0000

Colophony or Rosin Based Solder Flux Fume is a known cause of occupational asthma and as such exposure to it should be controlled. An effective method of engineering exposure control is to use local exhaust ventilation (LEV) to extract the fume at source.

RR904 – Mists created by the use of compressed airlines for the removal of metalworking fluids

HSE — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:34:32 +0000

The potential impact of the use of compressed air for the removal of residual metalworking fluids on health was investigated using a test chamber approach followed by a workplace study.

RR902 – Chloride stress corrosion cracking in austenitic stainless steel: Assessing susceptibility and structural integrity

HSE — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:00:12 +0000

Chloride stress corrosion cracking (CLSCC) is one the most common reasons why austenitic stainless steel pipework and vessels deteriorate in the chemical processing and petrochemical industries. Deterioration by CLSCC can lead to failures that have the potential to release stored energy and hazardous substances.