BSC: Health, safety and environment update conference – Glasgow 26 September

This British Safety Council half-day conference will provide an update on important health and safety issues affecting employers in Scotland and the north of England. Thistle Glasgow, 26 September 2012.

Air transport – Managing key risks

How to manage the risks from: Aircraft turnaround, assisting disabled passengers, baggage handling, musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) and Working at height.

BSC: Health, safety and environment update conference – Cardiff 19 September

This British Safety Council half-day conference will provide an update on important health and safety issues affecting employers in Wales and the west of England. The Parc Hotel, Cardiff 19 September 2012.

BSC: Health & Safety Midlands free seminar – Birmingham 12 – 13 September

Free British Safety Council seminars covering important health and safety policy, management and legal issues. National Motorcycle Museum, Bickenhill 12 – 13 September 2012.

BHSEA: Integrated Safety Management Systems Seminar – Birmingham 26 June

How to manage risk and improve safety systems & performance for businesses large and small. As is traditional with Birmingham Health, Safety and Environment Association (BHSEA), seminars a workshop approach will be used whereby delegates are given practical guidance from experienced practitioners and others. Birmingham Airport, West Midlands 26 June 2012.

British Plastics Federation Health & Safety Seminar 2012 – London 20 June

The BPF are holding a health and safety seminar and this is your opportunity to learn about the health and safety disasters that you should avoid and to discover health and safety best practice that you can implement in your company. London 20 June 2012.

Elgin gas leak update

The Elgin platform gas release was stopped on Tuesday 15 May, and HSE Inspectors are about to visit the platform to commence their offshore investigation.

Elgin gas leak update

The Elgin platform gas release was stopped on Tuesday 15 May, and HSE Inspectors are about to visit the platform to commence their offshore investigation.

BSC: ‘Going beyond gold’ conference- London 27 June

This British Safety Council conference will share the successes of the contractors and staff who have helped deliver the safest ever construction programme for an Olympic Games. CBI Centre, London 27 June 2012.

Agriculture – Tractors and farm vehicles

The law says vehicles (tractors, farm vehicles and workplace transport) should be able to move around safely, be properly maintained and operators should be adequately trained. this page outlines what you need to do and what you need to know.

Telford firm fined after worker’s hand is severely injured

A sand and gravel supplier has been fined for safety failings after an employee had three tendons in his hand severed.

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

HSE’s top ten tips for organising celebrations without red tape

Cheltenham machine operator injured after safety mechanism is disabled

A component engineering company in Cheltenham has been fined after an employee suffered head injuries on a machine that had a safety mechanism deliberately disabled.

Don’t let the jobsworths jeopardise jubilee celebrations

Celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee should go ahead unhindered by bogus health and safety restrictions, the Government said today.

Hearing loss: what’s it like? – Audio/visual demonstration

Noise induced hearing loss is irreversible damage to the ears caused by exposure to high levels of noise. These recordings demonstrate how hearing is gradually lost over a working life.

Farm owner fined after overlooking legal requirements

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

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

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

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 [...]

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

‘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…