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HSE calls for New Year resolution on health and safety blame game
The Health and Safety Executive wants businesses that provide customer service to turn over a new leaf and stop blaming health and safety for poor or over-the-top decisions.
The regulator launched its 40th anniversary year with a call to stop the culture of blaming anything and everything on non-…
More than 1,100 construction sites fail safety checks
Poor standards and dangerous practices were found at nearly half of the building sites visited during a month long safety drive.
During a nationwide campaign, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited 2,607 sites where refurbishment or repair work was taking place.
Inspectors found basic saf…
Enforcement action taken at one in five construction sites
Nearly one in five construction sites visited across Britain have been subject to enforcement action after failing safety checks.
In a month long initiative, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited a total of 2363 sites where refurbishment or repair work was taking place and…
New figures published for fatally injured workers
New official statistics published on 5 July show the number of workers fatally injured in Britain last year remains largely unchanged.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released provisional data for April 2011 to March 2012, which shows 173 workers were killed - down 2 from the previo…
HSE serves a further two Improvement Notices on Edinburgh cooling tower
On 11 June 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) served two Improvement Notices at a second Edinburgh company as part of its ongoing Legionella investigation.
The Improvement Notices served on Macfarlan Smith Ltd., Wheatfield Road, Gorgie, Edinburgh require thorough cleaning of one of …
HSE serves Improvement Notice on Edinburgh cooling tower
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today served an Improvement Notice on an Edinburgh company for alleged failures to adequately control the risk of legionella in a cooling tower.
The Improvement Notice served on North British Distillery Company Ltd. refers to one cooling tower at Whea…
New date for health and safety cost recovery scheme
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that its cost recovery scheme, Fee For Intervention (FFI), is going ahead but will now not start in April 2012.
The scheme sets out to recover costs from those who break health and safety laws for the time and effort HSE spends on helping to put…
New Year's Eve explosion leaves two security guards in hospital
Two security guards suffered serious facial burns after an explosion at the Welbeck Colliery site at Meden Vale on 31 December.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the incident along with police and the fire service as the source of the explosion at an electrical sub station at th…
More senior managers prosecuted for health and safety failings
The number of directors and senior managers prosecuted under section 37
of the Heath and Safety at Work etc. Act, 1974 has rocketed by more than 400 per cent in the last five
years, reports SHP.
The total number of individuals convicted under s37 in 2010/11 was 35 – a substantial increase on the …
60 missing after ferry sinks off Indonesia
Officials say a passenger ferry with more than 150 people on board sank off the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia. At least eight people are dead and 60 are missing, though dozens of others were rescued.
Two killed in fire at Hyderabad pharmaceutical factory
Two employees were killed in a huge fire at a pharmaceutical company at Patancheru near here, police said.
The fire broke out on Sunday at the chemical factory of Rantus Pharma in Pashamylaram industrial area of Patancheru in Medak district, about 50 km from Hyderabad. The factory was comple…
iPad 2 supplier factory explosion injures 61 workers
An explosion at Shanghai's Riteng Computer Accessory Company factory has left 61 workers injured, 23 of whom have been hospitalised with burns.
The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, with the factory in the middle of a trial production run of aluminium back panels for Apple's iPad 2 tablet.
HSE welcomes Löfstedt review
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has welcomed the publication of the Löfstedt review.
Employment Minister Chris Grayling commissioned the independent review in March 2011 and appointed Professor Ragnar Löfstedt - Director of the King's Centre for Risk Management at King's College, London - to …
RAIB Report: Station overrun incident at Stonegate, East Sussex
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into an overrun incident at Stonegate on 8 November 2010.
Report Summary:
"Shortly after 08:00 hrs on Monday 8 November 2010, a passenger train running from London Charing Cross to Hastings failed to stop at Stonegate station in …
HSE challenges construction industry to learn from London 2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is challenging the construction industry to learn from the London 2012 construction project and improve the safety record of one of the most dangerous occupations in Britain.
The HSE's Leadership and Worker Involvement on the Olympic Park research, published…
Are you ready for winter?
The Red Cross is "encouraging people to get ready for the potential big freeze in the next few months".
The Red Cross reports that "last year’s severe weather caused real disruption to thousands of lives, but the good news is that it’s easy to make sure you’re prepared for the worst – by preparing …
Healthy Workplaces European Campaign on Safe Maintenance
During 2010-2011, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is helping promote safe and healthy workplaces by encouraging an integrated and structured approach to maintenance.
Maintenance is a process that affects every area of safety and health. Poor standards and a failure to keep working environm…
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