This is the second year of a two-year campaign to promote the benefits of completing and implementing a risk assessment. The campaign is aimed at a wide range of stakeholders, including employers, workers and safety representatives. Its purpose is to raise awareness, provide information and practical advice. Also to encourage activities that have a positive [...]
Monthly archives: October 2009
Employment Tribunal Appeals Leaflet Updated
October 21, 2009
The leaflet, ‘Appealing against an Enforcement Notice issued for Health and Safety related matters’ has been further updated, and is now referenced URN 09/1185 and dated September 2009. Please note that URN 09/891 stocks of the booklet should continue to be used until stocks have been exhausted. The only change is that Stratford ET has moved premises and any [...]
New Local Authority Circular (LAC) – Requirements for Slip-Resistant Floor Finishes in the Workplace
October 15, 2009
This circular provides advice to Health and Safety Executive (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 to the prevention of slips incidents, particularly through the installation of slip-resistant floor finishes.
Please view this circular here.
LAs & Science Planning 2010 and beyond - FOR ACTION
October 7, 2009
This article explains the procedure in place for local authorities (LAs) wishing to propose a health or safety research project with effect from 17th September by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Worker Involvement - do you know of a good story?
October 7, 2009
More and more businesses are realising that involving workers in decisions about health and safety helps to make workplaces safer and healthier. Workers are often the best people to understand the risks in their workplace, and their involvement in decision-making plays a big part in a high-performing business.
New Incident Selection Criteria Guidance published
October 7, 2009
New Local Authority Incident Selection Criteria Guidance has just been published at http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/22-13.htm.
It provides a common proportionate, transparent and targeted approach to the selection and investigation of accidents and incidents reported under RIDDOR. It forms an important element of the Section 18 Standard - “Make it Happen.”
The procedure aims to provide consistency across local authorities [...]
New Priority Planning Guidance published
October 7, 2009
New Priority Planning Guidance for Local Authorities (LAs) has been published and is available at http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/67-2.htm.
This guidance replaces the previous Local Authority Circular LAC 67/1 (rev 3) and provides the necessary detail to help LAs comply with the S18 Standard on Priorities and Planning and Targeting Interventions. It is consistent with priority planning guidance used by HSE’s Field Operations [...]
Section 18 Toolkits - full suite now available online
October 7, 2009
Section 18 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) requires the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities (LAs) to make adequate arrangements for enforcement. It sets out the arrangements that LAs and HSE’s Field Operation Directorate should put in place to meet this duty.
The Standard came into force in [...]
Upcoming events from the CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
October 7, 2009
For CIEH Events please contact; Tinssae Yirtaw, CIEH Events Administrator: Tel: 020 7827 5856 / t.yirtaw@cieh.org
Please read the article in full for any events that may be of interest:
HSE supports National Stress Awareness Day 2009
October 7, 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is pleased to support National Stress Awareness Day (NSAD) on 4th November. This year’s International Stress Management campaign is all about ’stressing the positives’. One of the positive things employers can do is tackle work-related stress using The Management Standards.
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