What's new at HSE » Scotland http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:09:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Hidden killer warning for tradesmen in Scotland http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/03/hidden-killer-warning-for-tradesmen-in-scotland/?rss=Scotland Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:02:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11885 Tradesmen across Scotland are the target of a new national campaign warning them to beware of a hidden killer - asbestos. A total of 2617 of Scottish men died from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by breathing in the deadly fibres.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/03/hidden-killer-warning-for-tradesmen-in-scotland/feed/ Crackdown on Scotland’s quarry deaths and injuries http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/03/crackdown-on-scotlands-quarry-deaths-and-injuries/?rss=Scotland Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:33 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11892 A new team of specialist inspectors has been assembled to crackdown on death, injury and ill-health in quarries and open cast mines across Scotland and the rest of Great Britain.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/03/crackdown-on-scotlands-quarry-deaths-and-injuries/feed/ Cutting deaths in construction - free Fife event aims to reduce risks http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/30/cutting-deaths-in-construction-free-fife-event-aims-to-reduce-risks/?rss=Scotland Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:30:10 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11832 A practical event for builders, construction workers and contractors at the Crossgates Training Centre, 3 November, in Fife. This free event is specifically to address the issue of working safely when involved in groundworks and aims to reduce the death toll in Scotland’s construction industry.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/30/cutting-deaths-in-construction-free-fife-event-aims-to-reduce-risks/feed/ Safety guidance offered after tractor deaths http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/30/safety-guidance-offered-after-tractor-deaths/?rss=Scotland Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:52:56 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11824 Updated, simple, step-by-step guidance on tractor safety is now available for farmers.

Published HSE, it follows a number of recent deaths involving tractors, including a 39-year-old worker who died in East Yorkshire last month while apparently trying to fix a machine with the tractor running and a 46-year-old Scottish man who died in August after his tractor overturned into a ditch.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/30/safety-guidance-offered-after-tractor-deaths/feed/ Cutting accidents in construction - Thurso event aims to reduce risks http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/29/cutting-accidents-in-construction-thurso-event-aims-to-reduce-risks/?rss=Scotland Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:30:35 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11769 Those working in the construction industry are urged to come together and attend a free safety awareness event next week at T3UK, Janetstown Industrial Estate, Thurso.

The event will be held on Tuesday 3 November and it will cover a range of ‘hot topics’ including safe working at height, electricity and isolation, noise and vibration, and mechanical handling and quick hitch.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/29/cutting-accidents-in-construction-thurso-event-aims-to-reduce-risks/feed/ Hazardous Installations Specialist Inspector vacancies http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/hazardous-installations-specialist-inspector-vacancies/?rss=Scotland Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:02:19 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11622 Posts are available within HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate for Specialist inspectors with the following disciplines:

  • Control & instrumentation - based in South East England or Scotand
  • Risk assessment - based in Merseyside

Closing date for applications is 12th November 2009

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/hazardous-installations-specialist-inspector-vacancies/feed/ Health and safety statistics 2008/09 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/health-and-safety-statistics-200809/?rss=Scotland Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:16:04 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11743 The latest statistics on work-related health and safety - work-related ill-health, injuries, dangerous occurrences, enforcement and gas safety - in Great Britain for 2008/09.

Health and safety statistics 2008/09

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/28/health-and-safety-statistics-200809/feed/ Grangemouth company fined after worker gets 3,300-volt electric shock http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/23/grangemouth-company-fined-after-worker-gets-3300-volt-electric-shock/?rss=Scotland Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:19 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11540 A Grangemouth-based company has been fined for breaching health and safety law after a worker was burned by live power cables. HSE prosecuted refinery and petrochemical company Ineos Manufacturing Scotland Ltd for failing to ensure a safe system of work was in place before undertaking excavation work near live electrical cables.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/23/grangemouth-company-fined-after-worker-gets-3300-volt-electric-shock/feed/ Fraudulent papers and broken back lead to prosecution of 21-year old http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/23/fraudulent-papers-and-broken-back-lead-to-prosecution-of-21-year-old/?rss=Scotland Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:15:24 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11767 HSE today reminded operators of telescopic fork lift trucks to ensure they are operated correctly after a 21-year-old fork lift truck driver was prosecuted following a serious accident in which a banksman suffered a broken back and ankle.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/23/fraudulent-papers-and-broken-back-lead-to-prosecution-of-21-year-old/feed/ Explosives firm fined £10,000 after employee loses fingers http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/22/explosives-firm-fined-10000-after-employee-loses-fingers/?rss=Scotland Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:45:27 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11542 An explosives firm has been fined a total of £10,000 after one of its employees was seriously injured in Fife, Scotland. Orica UK Ltd was prosecuted and pleaded guilty to two breaches of health and safety legislation following the accident at the Muirside site.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/22/explosives-firm-fined-10000-after-employee-loses-fingers/feed/ Safety advice offered in a bid to bring down care home accidents http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/15/safety-advice-offered-in-a-bid-to-bring-down-care-home-accidents/?rss=Scotland Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:15:39 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11236 A health and safety seminar is taking place today, 15 October, in Falkirk for care home owners across central Scotland to help bring down the number of accidents.


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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/15/safety-advice-offered-in-a-bid-to-bring-down-care-home-accidents/feed/ Firm fined £20,000 after worker’s three-metre fall http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/12/firm-fined-20000-after-workers-three-metre-fall/?rss=Scotland Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:00:08 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11087 HSE has again warned of the dangers of working at height without the proper safety precautions after a worker’s potentially life-threatening fall.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/12/firm-fined-20000-after-workers-three-metre-fall/feed/ HSE Scotland Director sets the record straight over Lollipop man http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/07/hse-scotland-director-sets-the-record-straight-over-lollipop-man/?rss=Scotland Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:33:58 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10993 Dr Paul Stollard (HSE Director for Scotland)  responds - I was really sorry to read today’s, Monday 05 October 2009, front page story -”Banned from giving sweets to kids” - and editorial comment….

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/07/hse-scotland-director-sets-the-record-straight-over-lollipop-man/feed/ Speech given by HSE Chair at RoSPA Scotland Occupational Safety and Health at Work Congress http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/05/speech-given-by-hse-chair-at-rospa-scotland-occupational-safety-and-health-at-work-congress/?rss=Scotland Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:45:36 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10945 Transcript of speech given by HSE Chair Judith Hackitt at the RoSPA Scotland Occupational Safety and Health at Work Congress event in Glasgow on 23 September 2009.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/05/speech-given-by-hse-chair-at-rospa-scotland-occupational-safety-and-health-at-work-congress/feed/ Cutting deaths in construction – Glasgow event aims to reduce risks http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/30/cutting-deaths-in-construction-%e2%80%93-glasgow-event-aims-to-reduce-risks/?rss=Scotland Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:00:17 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10916 Eleven workers in the construction sector were killed and more than 1,500 were seriously injured in Scotland last year. A practical event for builders, construction workers and contractors being held in Glasgow tomorrow aims to reduce this toll.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/30/cutting-deaths-in-construction-%e2%80%93-glasgow-event-aims-to-reduce-risks/feed/ HSE marks 35 years http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/hse-marks-35-years/?rss=Scotland Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:37:24 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10820 The number of employees being killed or injured at work is at its lowest level since the inception of the modern health and safety system 35 years ago.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/hse-marks-35-years/feed/ Administrator vacancy - Aberdeen http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/administrator-vacancy-aberdeen/?rss=Scotland Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:30:01 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10789 Working for the Hazardous Installation Division of HSE in Aberdeen. There are two posts as a programme support assistant and an inspection management team assistant. Closing date 12 October 2009.

Find out more about these vacancies in Aberdeen

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/administrator-vacancy-aberdeen/feed/ Implementation of various directives amending the Placing of Plant Protection Products http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/25/implementation-of-various-directives-amending-the-placing-of-plant-protection-products/?rss=Scotland Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:45:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10671 A table has been added showing the implementation of various directives amending the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market Directive 91/414/EC Commission Directive 2009/25/EC of 02 April 2009 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC extending the use of pyraclostrobin as an active substance

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/25/implementation-of-various-directives-amending-the-placing-of-plant-protection-products/feed/ HSE warns those responsible for people working at height http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/16/hse-warns-those-responsible-for-people-working-at-height/?rss=Scotland Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:01:01 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10493 A Glasgow-based construction company has been convicted of failing to ensure proper health and safety standards after an apprentice joiner was severely injured.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/16/hse-warns-those-responsible-for-people-working-at-height/feed/ Free health and safety event at Elgin Community Centre for workers from overseas http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/15/free-health-and-safety-event-at-elgin-community-centre-for-workers-from-overseas/?rss=Scotland Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:14:48 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10613 Migrant workers throughout Moray are urged to attend a free information evening in Elgin on Wednesday 23 September 2009, where advice will be provided about their rights and responsibilities under health and safety law, access to English language training and education and where to go for help with other matters.

More information on the Migrant workers event

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