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 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.
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…
WAIT Toolkit – Helping you select the right equipment
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 Toolk…
Grimsby firm fined after worker’s warehouse death
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
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.
