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.
Partnership news
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 [...]
Partnership Liaison Officer (PLO) Job Advertisement
September 17, 2009
Are you interested in helping to shape partnership working between Local Authorities (LAs) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE), testing and developing your skills working with colleagues across many local authorities and national bodies and experiencing working within a nationally focused organisation? If so, read on.
Health Risks at Work - Do You Know Yours?
September 17, 2009
Launch of a new occupational health initiative for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland. SMEs cover a wide variety of sectors and sizes, from micro businesses to those with substantial workforces and a number of sites.
A free toolkit on common health risks and how to manage them was launched on 4 Sept 2009 [...]
Guidance for Regulators Information Point (GRIP)
September 17, 2009
GRIP is now available to all staff from the Regulators’ Development Needs Analysis (RDNA) home page, and through the Extranet. It can also be accessed directly by entering http://www.hse.gov.uk/grip/ in your web address bar. Why not try it out and save it as a favourite?
The GRIP has been designed as a one-stop shop for Inspectors [...]
Upcoming Events from CIEH
September 17, 2009
The following events from The Chartered Institute for Environmental Health take place during September through to November 2009. For Information on CIEH Events please contact: Tinssae Yirtaw, CIEH Events Administrator: Tel: 020 7827 5856 / t.yirtaw@cieh.org
Online publications now freely available to download
September 17, 2009
From 1 September, a million pounds worth of publications’ content is freely available to visitors of the HSE website.
In a major initiative, HSE is allowing free downloads of some 230 publications containing health and safety guidance for a multitude of industries, in addition to detailed information on regulations and codes or practice.
Click here for further [...]
Ladder Exchange - free updates
September 9, 2009
Launched on 1 September the campaign intends to remove even more dodgy ladders. Keep up to date and subscribe to the eBulletin.
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Tyre Handling Workshop - Last Chance to Attend
September 9, 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the National Tyre Distribution Association host the last Tyre Handling Workshop in Manchester on 23 September 09.
The workshop will provide information on everything you need to know about health and safety in the sector and will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Deansgate, Manchester on 23 September 2009 starting [...]
Regional/National Partnership events - Autumn 2009
September 7, 2009
This year, a series of regional Partnership events and a national event for Wales have been planned. These events are being sponsored by HSE’s Local Authority Unit (LAU) and LACORS (Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services).
Full details of the events are available from the Partnership website
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