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).
Daily archives: October 7, 2009
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.
Health and safety training workshop for equestrian businesses
October 7, 2009
This free workshop is part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authority ‘Revitalising Health and Safety’ strategy. In future, inspectors will be looking closely at how equestrian businesses are managed, particularly at accident investigations.
Asbestos: The Hidden Killer Campaign
October 7, 2009
It is hard to believe that on average every week 20 tradesmen, including plumbers, joiners and electricians, die from asbestos related diseases, caused simply by breathing in asbestos fibres. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is launching a national campaign, Asbestos: The Hidden Killer, on November 2nd 2009 to target such tradesmen, who are still [...]
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