Health and Safety Executive

Category: Workplace transport

Health and safety in waste management

Thursday, March 19, 2009

‘Don’t recycle bad practice’, April 29 2009, Berkshire. RoSPA is holding a one-day event to to explore recent developments in the waste management sector.

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Latest Vehicles e-Bulletin

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The latest Vehicles e-bulletin is now available, in this issue: HSE re-running a campaign that warns about the dangers of falls from vehicles,

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Slips, trips and falls can be costly – firm prosecuted after driver injured

Monday, February 16, 2009

HSE is warning that slips and falls can be costly - after the company responsible for a driver breaking his ankle

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HSE demands that loads are safely secured after driver dies

Friday, February 6, 2009

HSE has warned employers that they must properly restrain loads on vehicles - whatever the distance travelled.

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Load security on curtain sided lorries

Monday, February 2, 2009

This report seeks to establish good practice for securing loads on curtain sided lorries across various industry sectors

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Workplace transport - management/employer responsibilities

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

By law, managers, employers and duty holders must know what hazards and risks are in their workplaces;

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HSE warn of dangers of using fork lift trucks after man is crushed to death

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

HSE has warned of the danger of using forklift trucks after a man died when a container of dye crushed him

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Vehicles at work - roller shutter guidance

Thursday, January 15, 2009

New HSE endorsed guidance - best practice for restraining roller shutter door barrels,

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Docks website re-launched

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

HSE’s docks health and safety website has been revamped to focus information and advice on the key risks

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Construction e-Bulletin: sign up today!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Join the 33,000 subscribers who receive HSE’s free construction health and safety email newsletter. In the latest edition:

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RR681 - Accidents in the transport industry

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

The transport industry has for some time been acknowledged as a relatively dangerous industry.

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HSE announces new operations Director

Monday, December 29, 2008

HSE Chief Executive, Geoffrey Podger, said: “I am delighted that David Ashton is taking up this post”.

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HSE Podcast - new episode

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

In the December podcast episode we found out how the revamped vehicles at work website can help

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Business leaders and Directors: “take advantage”

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

HSE is urging industry leaders to take advantage of a free printed guide that could bring

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Risk assessment example - MVR

Thursday, December 18, 2008

New online  example risk assessments for the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry,

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Hook loader vehicles: Applicability of lifting regulations

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Loading a skip on to the vehicle bed involves a combination of lifting and pulling or dragging. The

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Council fined after 90-year-old lady dies

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

HSE is warning health and social care organisations and other employers to ensure that they carry out suitable risk assessments

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Vehicles at work - site maintenance and layout issues

Monday, December 15, 2008

These web pages are for workplace managers who are responsible for the safe movement of traffic and pedestrians around the workplace.

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Works on high speed dual carriageways

Friday, December 12, 2008

Details of a new publication by the Road Workers’ Safety Forum (ROWSAF) ‘Guidance for works on the

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Road traffic legislation to roads in docks

Monday, December 8, 2008

This SIM updates and replaces SIM 05/2001/53. There have been a number of serious and fatal

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