Health and Safety Executive

Category: Scotland

Firm fined £20,000 after worker’s three-metre fall

Monday, October 12, 2009

HSE has again warned of the dangers of working at height without the proper safety precautions

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HSE Scotland Director sets the record straight over Lollipop man

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Dr Paul Stollard (HSE Director for Scotland)  responds - I was really sorry to read today’s, Monday 05 October 2009,

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Speech given by HSE Chair at RoSPA Scotland Occupational Safety and Health at Work Congress

Monday, October 5, 2009

Transcript of speech given by HSE Chair Judith Hackitt at the RoSPA Scotland Occupational Safety and Health at Work Congress event

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Cutting deaths in construction – Glasgow event aims to reduce risks

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Eleven workers in the construction sector were killed and more than 1,500 were seriously injured in Scotland last year.

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HSE marks 35 years

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The number of employees being killed or injured at work is at its lowest level

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Administrator vacancy - Aberdeen

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Working for the Hazardous Installation Division of HSE in Aberdeen. There are two posts as a programme support assistant

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Implementation of various directives amending the Placing of Plant Protection Products

Friday, September 25, 2009

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

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HSE warns those responsible for people working at height

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

A Glasgow-based construction company has been convicted of failing to

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Free health and safety event at Elgin Community Centre for workers from overseas

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Migrant workers throughout Moray are urged to attend a free information evening in Elgin on Wednesday 23 September 2009,

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Health and safety events in Scotland

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Opportunities to attend health and safety events in Scotland about risk assessments and farm safety for school children.

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Scottish partnership meeting

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Papers for the latest PHASS meeting, the Partnership on Health and Safety in Scotland bringing together key players in

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HSE issues farm machinery safety reminder

Thursday, September 10, 2009

HSE today issued a reminder to farmers and farm workers on the dangers of tractor farm machinery following a safety

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Dounreay Decommissioning Project

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

HSE has made a determination under regulation 13 of Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999

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Agriculture Safety and Health Awareness Days in Scotland

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

HSE is running a number of Agricultural SHADs targeted at small farms with employees and self employed farmers. The

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Midlothian roofing contractors fined after worker falls

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

HSE today warned of the dangers of working on or maintaining fragile roofs, following the conviction of a Scottish company, TQR Ltd of Dalkeith

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Scotland events

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Details of a number of events taking place in Scotland through September and October are now available.

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ICL explosion - Lord Gill’s Inquiry Report

Thursday, July 16, 2009

HSE today (16 July 2009) received Lord Gill’s report into the explosion, caused by a leak of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

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Shetland’s fish farmers eager to learn

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Shetland’s fish and shellfish farmers gathered in Scalloway on 7 July, keen to be reminded of the common causes of accidents and ill health arising from

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Fine for exposing staff and public to asbestos

Friday, July 10, 2009

HSE today warned property owners to ensure that they keep accurate records of asbestos in their buildings and pass

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Owners of Ayrshire meat processing plant fined after worker loses fingers

Friday, July 3, 2009

The owners of a Prestwick meat processing plant have been convicted of failing to have a safe isolation procedure in place for machinery,

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