From 6 April 2012, subject to Parliamentary approval, RIDDOR’s over three day injury reporting requirement will change. From then the trigger point will increase from over three days’ to over seven days’ incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened)
Category: Resources
HSE Board meetings January and February 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The agendas, papers and minutes for the HSE Board meetings held on the 25 January and 29 February 2012, are now available online.
Health and Safety Newsletter latest issue – Subscribe for free
Monday, March 12, 2012
All the latest HSE news, case studies, court stories, and guidance is now available to everyone free of charge – and it’s all just a click away, subscribe now. This issue: Refocusing health and safety, London 2012 building on lessons learned…
Air transport case studies – How companies tackled real health & safety issues
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The following case studies illustrate how companies within the air transport industry have tackled real issues concerning health and safety.
CONIAC meeting – 14 March 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The agenda and papers for the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) meeting being held on 14 March 2012 are now available online.
Health & Safety Newsletter latest edition out now – subscribe for free
Friday, March 2, 2012
All the latest HSE news, case studies, court stories, and guidance is now available to everyone free of charge – and it’s all just a click away. In this issue: Refocusing health and safety – find out more about the challenges for reform, London 2012 - how the construction industry is being urged to build on lessons learned… Subscribe [...]
DVD – NAPO in…Safe moves
Thursday, March 1, 2012
This film shows the animated character NAPO using fork-lift trucks and other forms of internal and external workplace transport. It includes scenes about site safety, people safety, vehicle safety, maintenance, visibility, reversing and loading/unloading.
HSG261: Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries
Monday, February 27, 2012
The book covers specific health and safety issues faced by employers and the self-employed in vehicle maintenance and repair (including tyre, exhaust, and windscreen replacement); body repair, refinishing and valeting; and the roadside recovery and repair.
Health and Safety law poster – Available in various formats
Friday, February 24, 2012
The Health and Safety Executive has produced a range of health and safety law products. There are various versions of the poster, so that you can select the most appropriate for your business, depending on where in the UK your business is based.
Education case studies – School trips
Monday, February 20, 2012
Three new case studies are now available to illustrate and encourage proportionate responses to the planning and delivery of school visits; Collegiate High School, Blackpool – Sailing through my maths, Making geography real – Managing risks on Advanced Higher Geography field trips, Kaimes School trips to Holyrood Park.
Vehicle repair firm in court over Manchester roof death
Thursday, February 16, 2012
A vehicle repair firm has been sentenced over the death of a man who fell through a fragile garage roof in Manchester.
Woodworking: Working with machinery – stake pointing on a circular saw
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Woodworking is the only industry where machinery accidents cause more injuries than slips and trips. This example illustrates safe practice when stake pointing on a circular saw.
St Helens man sentenced over gas explosion
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Managing Director of a St Helens gas supply firm has appeared in court after he and an employee suffered multiple burns in an explosion.
Ports – A quick guide to health and safety
Friday, February 10, 2012
Work at ports takes place throughout the day and night and in all types of weather, you may be dealing with a whole range of cargoes and working alongside a wide variety of people, including some who don’t speak English. How this guide can help you, it highlights the main hazards found in ports and [...]
Turning concern into action – Construction video
Monday, February 6, 2012
This hard-hitting video illustrates the tragic cost in human terms of construction accidents and ill-health.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
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HSE Chair speech to Westminster Legal Policy Forum – The future of health and safety regulation: in search of a common sense approach
Thursday, February 2, 2012
‘Implementation and Enforcement: the view from the regulator’ – HSE Chair Judith Hackitt’s speech to Westminster Legal Policy Forum – The future of health and safety regulation: in search of a common sense approach, 17 January 2012.
L73 – A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
Thursday, February 2, 2012
This publication is a detailed guide to The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR). This edition provides information about the updated Regulations, which will, subject to parliamentary approval, come into force from 6 April 2012.
Safety chief uses high-hazard visit to distinguish real health and safety from the nonsense
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has used a visit to a Cheshire oil refinery to highlight a shining example of a proper approach to health and safety.
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