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Category: Slips and trips
Slip and trip workshops for NHS staff
During the period 2004 - 2007, HSE carried out a targeted initiative to reduce slips and trips accidents in NHS Trusts.
Assessment of slips safety information/literature provided by flooring and footwear suppliers
Nearly 11,000 workers suffered serious injury as a result of a slip or trip in 2007. A key element of HSE’s work to reduce slips and trips is to raise awareness
Free - Health and safety in catering event
Copeland Business Support Group free health and safety in catering training event, 27 October, Hensingham, Whitehaven.
Requirements for slip-resistant floor finishes in the Workplace
This circular provides advice to HSE and Local Authority (LA) inspectors on the application of regulations 12(1), (2) and (3) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Requirements for slip-resistant floor finishes
HSE staff circular provides advice to inspectors on the application of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)
Ladder Exchange - free updates
Launched on 1 September the campaign intends to remove even more dodgy ladders. Keep up to date and subscribe to the eBulletin.
Health and safety in waste management
Is safety lost in waste management? - Manchester, 13 October. The event is designed to give managers and safety professionals working in the waste management sector
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HSE Newsletter - August/September
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Slips and trips in a retail environment
An Institute of Occupational Safety and Health event on 8 July 2009 in Nottingham.
You can’t wear flip-flops to work
During the summer, many of us think about wearing sandals or flip-flops to work to help us stay cool.
STEP tool FAQs
A ‘frequently asked questions’ section has been added for the Slips and Trips eLearning Package (STEP) tool.
Slips and trips workshop
A slips and trips workshop will take place in the National Motor Cycle Museum, Birmingham on 11 June 2009.
Results - construction inspection initiative
Working at height remains the biggest single cause of serious and fatal injuries on construction sites - despite this, on
Lower limb musculoskeletal disorders
Research - there is evidence for kneeling / squatting, climbing stairs or ladders, heavy lifting, walking /standing, and
Workplace transport seminar
The Lord Hill Hotel, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, 19 May 2009. HSE, in partnership with The Marches Health, Safety & Fire Group will be presenting the next seminar.
Footwear - new updated testing table
A new footwear samples table update to the report ‘HSL/2007/33 Further slip-resistance testing of footwear for use at work’ is now available for download.
HSE at Safety and Health Expo 2009
12 – 14 May 2009, LG Arena, NEC, Birmingham, Hall 2 Stands O20 and O22. What’s on offer at the HSE stands?
Museum staff watch their step whilst preparing to open to public
Staff and volunteers at The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey on the doorstep of Cambridge have today pledged

