The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reviewing measures for ensuring health and safety at work in relation to maximum workplace temperature. With this in mind, HSE wants to identify those sectors where thermal environment is an issue and to scope the full extent of the problem.
To help with this HSE is asking LA colleagues [...]
Partnership news
Workplace Temperature Review
February 1, 2010
Proposed revision of the Quarries Regulations 1991 Approved Code of Practice
February 1, 2010
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) seeks comments on the proposed revision of the Quarries Regulations 1999 Approved Code of Practice. Consultation starts on 1 February 2010 and ends on 30 April 2010.
The consultation document sets out the proposals to amend HSE’s publication “Quarries Regulations 1999 Approved Code of Practice” (the ACOP). In addition to [...]
Violence at Work – Statistics
January 29, 2010
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published the ‘Violence in the Workplace’ report, which interrogates Home Office ‘British Crime Survey’ results and presents findings on work related violence.
HSE publishes this report as part of its responsibility for developing and implementing policy on work-related violence.
To view this report and links to relevant documents, please [...]
Shattered Lives Campaign Phase 3, STEP and WAIT: An update
January 29, 2010
Phase 3 Introduction
Shattered Lives Phase 3 will launch on Monday 1st February 2010, for a 5-week campaign period, finishing on the 5th March.
Phase 3 will sustain the momentum of the previous ‘Shattered Lives’ campaigns. This will be done by re-running existing press, and on-line advertisements with supporting publicity. We will promote our two e-tools, the [...]
Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Road Shows
January 29, 2010
Would you like more information about how to get the best out of your LEV and how to protect your workforce?
In March 2009, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) held three successful LEV Pilot road shows in the Midlands. Now HSE has decided to go national!
In 2010 we will be running a further five events [...]
Upcoming Events from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
January 29, 2010
Visit http://www.cieh.org/events/ for full information and details of offers running on some events or contact Events on 020 7827 5856 or email events@cieh.org
HHSRS Training: The principles of good enforcement
Wednesday 21 April – Birmingham
Tuesday 13 July – London
Tuesday 9 November – Manchester
This interactive one-day course will provide you with a clear understanding of the issues surrounding [...]
Asbestos Hidden Killer campaign – follow up activities for 2010
January 29, 2010
The 2009 Asbestos Hidden Killer Campaign ran in November but work continues throughout 2010 to further raise awareness. Early results from the evaluation of the November 2009 campaign show that it was even more successful than the 2008 campaign with 85% of those surveyed aware of advertising about the risks of asbestos in the workplace.
Promotion of control of hazardous substances in motor vehicle repair (MVR)
January 8, 2010
Local Authorities (LAs) have an opportunity to get involved in 2010/11, in a cross European campaign on control of hazardous substance in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) by promoting Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) new guidance on Health and Safety in MVR premises (HSG 261) at tyre and exhaust premises, or at transferred MVR premises [...]
Free online risk assessments – what do you think?
January 8, 2010
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is keen to hear from anyone who has used the free online risk assessments and policy documents.
A risk assessment is an important step in protecting workers and businesses. A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what could cause harm to people. Workers and others have a right [...]
Delivery Portfolio 2010/11 – LA Plans
January 8, 2010
The Delivery Portfolio 2010/11 should form the basis for LAs’ and HSE Field Operations Directorate’s considerations of what will be delivered in 2010/11.
LACORS has been involved in the development of these priorities.
To aid County Liaison Groups (or equivalent) to plan their health and safety work areas for 2010/11 HSE have produced statistics relevant to the [...]
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