Guidance on Legionella and how to control risks from exposure to Legionella from manmade water systems. It will help employers and those with responsibility for the control of premises understand what their duties are and how to comply with health and safety law.
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Legionella and Legionnaires’ disease – Controlling risks from manmade water systems
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Aberdeenshire roofing boss fined after worker seriously injured in fall
Monday, May 14, 2012
An Aberdeenshire roofing boss has been fined after one of his workers was seriously injured when he fell five metres from the edge of a flat roof.
Employer fined after electrician injures back in fall
Monday, May 14, 2012
An apprentice electrician sustained serious back injuries after falling through a ceiling while working in the loft space of a Swindon youth centre.
Dumper truck breaks worker’s foot
Monday, May 14, 2012
A Northamptonshire construction company has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over a worker’s foot.
Recycling firm fined after worker crushed to death
Monday, May 14, 2012
An Ystrad Mynach recycling firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a yard foreman was crushed to death.
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) – FAQs
Monday, May 14, 2012
There are many common myths about portable appliance testing (PAT) – find out the key facts about the inspection and testing of portable electrical equipment with these frequently asked questions.
Construction firm fined over worker’s fall injuries
Friday, May 11, 2012
A construction firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a roofer was badly injured in a fall from scaffolding at a house in Trafford.
Receptionist’s roof fall puts dental firm in court
Friday, May 11, 2012
The operator of a Sheffield dental practice has been fined for safety failings after a receptionist fell more than three metres through a roof light while spending her lunch break on the flat roof of the surgery.
Updated health and social care services FAQs
Friday, May 11, 2012
Leadership and Worker Involvement: Learning From London 2012 – 24 May 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Apply now for a free half-day seminar hosted by the TUC, focusing on the health and safety lessons learned from the London 2012 construction project in relation to leadership and worker involvement. The event is supported by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) as part of the 2012-13 Healthy Workplaces Campaign. [...]
HSE Chair eBulletin
Friday, May 11, 2012
Free event to empower young apprentices to avoid death, injury and ill-health at work
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Young construction apprentices in Aberdeen are to receive lifesaving advice at a free event raising awareness of death, injury and ill health in the workplace.
Man jailed for illegal inspections of play equipment
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A Chester man has been jailed for more than 14 months after repeatedly ignoring a legal order preventing him from inspecting inflatable play equipment.
Landlord prosecuted after builder falls to his death
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A landlord has been fined after a self-employed builder died while replacing a roof on a property in Middlesex.
Company fined after worker’s finger severed by saw
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A Stoke-on-Trent timber company has been fined after an employee lost his finger while operating a circular saw.
Print firm fined after flash fire injures two workers
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A printing company based in Waltham Forest has been fined for safety failings after two workers were burned in a flash fire when vapours from a flammable cleaning fluid ignited in a print room.
Welding health and safety – The three most common types of accident
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Each year over 1000 work related accidents to welders are reported to the HSE, around 300 of these accidents will be classified as major injuries such as fractures and amputations. The three most common types of accidents reported are; Manual handling related, Slip and trips and Being hit by a moving or falling object.
CD239: Public consultation – Removal of fourteen legislative measures
Thursday, May 10, 2012
This consultation seeks views on the HSE’s proposals to remove fourteen legislative measures (one Act, twelve Regulations and one Order and with a related provision in the Factories Act 1961) and to withdraw approval for an associated Approved Code of Practice. Still time to have your say, consultation ends 4 July 2012.
Construction firms sentenced over Liverpool crane collapse
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Two construction firms have been sentenced after a crane collapsed onto a city centre apartment block in Liverpool, resulting in the crane driver being paralysed from the waist down.
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