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Health & safety: Red tape to be cut (1st November 2011)
The Government has announced plans to begin a major cut back of health and safety red tape as early as January. It will begin an immediate consultation on the abolition of large numbers of health and safety regulations
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New arrangements for incident reporting (1st May 2011)
Businesses will still be able to notify fatal and major incidents and injuries by phone following changes to reporting arrangements, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed.
Proposed change (1st March 2011)
The Health and Safety Executive has opened a three-month consultation on proposed changes to RIDDOR 1995.
Aeroplane parts firm in court (9th November 2010)
A Lancashire company, which manufactures parts for aeroplanes, has been sentenced after a worker’s left hand was badly injured by a machi
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Fewer deaths in British manufacturing (1st November 2010)
Fewer people in manufacturing are dying or being injured by their work, according to the latest figures by the HSE. In Britain, between April 2009 and March 2010, the number of reported major injuries, such as amputatio
Hot work: Safety alert (1st November 2010)
Employees contemplating 'hot work' on used containers, and managers overseeing it, are being urged to check that the correct working procedures are followed after two people were killed in separate incidents while cutti
Worker's friend injured helping out in workshop (26th October 2010)
A family friend who offered to help out in a workshop in Batley was severely injured when her arm was dragged into a rotating machine tool...
Worker deaths in Britain fall to record low (1st July 2010)
The number of people killed at work in Britain fell last year to a record low, according to data released by the HSE.
Protecting workers (1st May 2010)
New regulations to further protect workers from the dangers of hazardous sources of artificial light have been introduced.
Promoting safe maintenance (1st May 2010)
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) chose the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April) for the launch of its Healthy Workplaces Campaign for 2010/11, promoting safe maintenance across E
Quiet revolution for machinery? (1st April 2010)
A new initiative has been launched to encourage manufacturers to make quieter machinery and businesses to use it...
Buy quiet (1st March 2010)
A new initiative has been launched to encourage manufacturers to make quieter machinery and businesses to use it, in a bid to reduce noiserelated ill health in the workplace.
Template for SMEs (1st November 2009)
Businesses are set to save time and money with the launch of new, simplified documents to help them get their health and safety arrangements in place.
Safety systems needed (1st November 2009)
The HSE is warning employers that they must have systems in place for ensuring pedestrians and vehicles can move safely around the workplace, after a man was knocked over by a forklift truck.
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Interactive forum (1st November 2009)
The HSE has introduced an online Pledge Forum about workplace health and safety. Part of the Be Part of the Solution, a strategy for improving the health and safety of Great Britain, the Pledge is an opportunity for bus
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HSE warning (1st September 2009)
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers that equipment needs to be properly maintained and adequate training provided, after a Staffordshire apprentice suffered serious foot injuries when a forklift t
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HSE warning (1st March 2009)
The HSE is warning manufacturers to ensure proper safety measures are in place to protect employees using heavy machinery after a worker suffered serious injuries while using an unguarded cutting tool at a West Yorkshir
Legionella awareness (1st January 2009)
The Health and Safety Executive is holding a half-day Legionella Awareness seminar in Birmingham on 27th March 2009 to explain about risks from Legionella bacteria in aqueous surface pre-treatment processes, following t
