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Farm owner fined after overlooking legal requirements

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:35 +0000

The owner of a Bedfordshire farm has been prosecuted for failing to complete legally required documentation in relation to safe working near overhead power cables.

Waste company prosecuted after worker loses arm

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:15 +0000

A waste management and recycling company has been fined for safety failings after a worker lost most of his arm on an unguarded conveyor system at a Kent quarry.

Printing industry safety topics – Fire and explosion

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:11 +0000

Printing involves flammable materials which create significant fire and explosion risks. This guidance identifies some printing specific risks, outlines what you need to do and where you can find out more information.

RR925 – Healthy Design, Creative Safety: Approaches to health and safety teaching and learning in undergraduate schools of architecture

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:06:27 +0000

This report presents the results of a research project into the teaching of health and safety in undergraduate schools of Architecture in the UK. Previous studies into ‘identification and management of risk in undergraduate construction courses’ highlighted the need for schools of architecture to have a more consistent and integrated approach to the teaching of health and safety.

Samsung forms alliance with Bike Week

Road Safety GB — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:44 +0000

Samsung forms alliance with Bike Week

HSE Chair’s speech at the launch of Phase 2 of the Foundry Industry’s SHIFT Initiative – 20 March 2012

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:28 +0000

‘The value to HSE of Joint Working with Industry’ – HSE Chair Judith Hackitt’s speech at event to launch the next stage of the molten metals industries Safety and Health Foundry Targets Initiative – known as SHIFT, at the National Metal forming Centre, Birmingham on 20 March 2012.

WAIT Toolkit – Helping you select the right equipment

HSE — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:02:15 +0000

If you don’t work at height very often or are unsure about which type of access equipment to use, it is important that you assess the risks and select the right equipment for the job. WAIT – Work at height Access equipment Information Toolkit – provides you with some possible solutions.

Grimsby firm fined after worker’s warehouse death

HSE — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:42 +0000

A Grimsby haulage company has been sentenced for safety failings after a worker was killed when a row of steel coils ‘collapsed like dominos’ trapping him under their five-tonne weight.

RR919 – Human factors that lead to non-compliance with standard operating procedures

HSE — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:25 +0000

This report presents results from the Health and Safety Laboratory’s study on the Human Factors that lead to non-compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in Containment Level 3 (CL3) laboratories.

Charities battle ‘senseless’ 80mph motorway plans

Road Safety GB — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:38:50 +0000

Charities battle 'senseless' 80mph motorway plans