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Blog posts May 2010

Health and Safety News - 24 May 2010

Worker killed in factory fall

A man has become the eighth worker to die this year at a Chinese electronics factory, which makes iPhones and iPads, after he was killed in a fall.

Missing rivet may have caused crash

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a small rivet head that k…

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HSE Notice - Control of legionella bacteria in hot and cold water systems

This notice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to remind duty holders of the requirement to identify and assess sources of risk for legionella bacteria in hot and cold water systems, and take steps to prevent or control the risk by putting adequate controls in place and maintain and monit…

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Health and Safety News - 12 May 2010

The National Core Competence Benchmark (NCCB)

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is leading a new initiative which will reduce employers’ confusion about which health and safety qualifications workers need to hold and which training courses they need to undertake.

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Health and Safety News - 11 May 2010

Companies and director fined after worker is paralysed

Two companies and a managing director have been fined a total of £170,000 after a worker fell more than nine metres, leaving him paralysed from the chest down. Director Richard Mark Berwick was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay costs of £5,000…

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Health and Safety News - 10 May 2010

Research - Slips, trips and falls in road haulage

The findings of an HSE-funded survey into practices within the UK road haulage sector relating to slip, trip and fall risk factors are now available.

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Guidance: New protection for workers from artificial light

New regulations further protecting workers from the dangers of hazardous sources of artificial light come into force today.

The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations meets a European Union Directive to ensure that standards are set and harmonised across Europe to protect worke…

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Guidance: Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations

The Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 (the 'Regulations') come into force on 6 April 2010. The Regulations require certain information about conventional tower cranes used on construction sites to be notified to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The HSE leaflet sets …

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Health and Safety News 4 May 2010

Farming company fined after man is trapped in manure machine

A Bradford farming company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after one of its employees was seriously injured after slipping into a manure machine.

Worker's crush death leads to fine for East Lothian farmer…

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