What's new at HSE » Asthma http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:17:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Control of flour dust in in-store bakeries http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/18/control-of-flour-dust-in-in-store-bakeries/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/18/control-of-flour-dust-in-in-store-bakeries/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:15:11 +0000 Fiona http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4686 Local Authority Circular: Benchmark control of dust from flour and flour improvers in in-store supermarket bakeries - what Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) should expect to see in in-store bakeries.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/18/control-of-flour-dust-in-in-store-bakeries/feed/ Sweeping advice: don’t use a broom http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/23/sweeping-advice-don%e2%80%99t-use-a-broom/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/23/sweeping-advice-don%e2%80%99t-use-a-broom/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:05:23 +0000 Fiona http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4593 Sandra Caldwell, HSE’s Deputy Chief Executive , responds to Daily Telegraph article: “Sweeping advice: don’t use a broom”

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/23/sweeping-advice-don%e2%80%99t-use-a-broom/feed/ LEV calculator http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/24/lev-calculator/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/24/lev-calculator/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:42:53 +0000 Peter http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/24/lev-calculator/ A selection of LEV (local exhaust ventilation) calculators to help designer/supplies of LEV to work out conversions, averages, volume flow, air change rate, air density and air velocity.

View LEV calculator

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/24/lev-calculator/feed/ HSG 258: Controlling airborne contaminants at work http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/05/hsg-258-controlling-airborne-contaminants-at-work/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/05/hsg-258-controlling-airborne-contaminants-at-work/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:10:27 +0000 steve http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/05/hsg-258-controlling-airborne-contaminants-at-work/ This book provides guidance on the supply of new Local Exhaust Equipment (LEV). It describes the principles and good practice of deciding on, designing, commissioning and testing cost-effective LEV. The guidance will be helpful for employers and managers in medium sized businesses and trade union and employee safety representatives.

Further details and pricing information

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/05/hsg-258-controlling-airborne-contaminants-at-work/feed/ Promoting physical activity in the workplace http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/28/promoting-physical-activity-in-the-workplace/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/28/promoting-physical-activity-in-the-workplace/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 15:04:56 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2008/05/28/promoting-physical-activity-in-the-workplace/ National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance for employers and professionals with responsibility for improving health in the workplace.

View details of the guidance

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/28/promoting-physical-activity-in-the-workplace/feed/ Protect your lungs when using cut-off saws http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/protect-your-lungs-when-using-cut-off-saws/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/protect-your-lungs-when-using-cut-off-saws/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 08:26:54 +0000 Ian http://www.hsenews.com/2008/05/14/protect-your-lungs-when-using-cut-off-saws/ Time to clear the air! HSE and the Highways Agency have produced this leaflet which explains how stone dust exposure can affect your health and what you can do to control the risks.

Read the time to clear the air leaflet [200kb PDF]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/protect-your-lungs-when-using-cut-off-saws/feed/ Local exhaust ventilation website launched http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/local-exhaust-ventilation-website-launched/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/local-exhaust-ventilation-website-launched/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 08:18:44 +0000 Peter http://www.hsenews.com/2008/05/14/local-exhaust-ventilation-website-launched/ A new website has been launched to complement HSE guidance on how to apply and use local exhaust ventilation (LEV) to remove airborne contaminants from the workplace before people breathe them in.

View the LEV website

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/local-exhaust-ventilation-website-launched/feed/ Time to clear the air! http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/time-to-clear-the-air/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/time-to-clear-the-air/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 08:16:51 +0000 Peter http://www.hsenews.com/2008/05/14/time-to-clear-the-air/ A workers’ pocket guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV) is now available to download.

INDG409 - Time to clear the air! [PDF 61KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/time-to-clear-the-air/feed/ LEV - ‘Clearing the air’ leaflet http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/lev-clearing-the-air-leaflet/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/lev-clearing-the-air-leaflet/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 08:15:35 +0000 Peter http://www.hsenews.com/2008/05/14/lev-clearing-the-air-leaflet/ A simple guide to buying and using local exhaust ventilation (LEV) is now available to download.

INDG408 - Clearing the air [PDF 193KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/14/lev-clearing-the-air-leaflet/feed/ World Asthma Day 6 May 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/01/world-asthma-day-6-may-2008/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/01/world-asthma-day-6-may-2008/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 07:45:30 +0000 steve http://www.hsenews.com/2008/05/01/world-asthma-day-6-may-2008/ World Asthma Day is an annual event organized to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. HSE will have a number of activities happening in May, aimed at reducing occupational asthma and other work-related respiratory diseases.

Find out more about these activities

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/05/01/world-asthma-day-6-may-2008/feed/ Health and safety in nail bars http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/23/health-and-safety-in-nail-bars/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/23/health-and-safety-in-nail-bars/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:45:23 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/23/health-and-safety-in-nail-bars/ Nail bars are a rapidly expanding small business sector. This report addressed Local Authority enforcement officers’ concerns about the potential health risks involved with nail treatments and identified areas where further research is needed.

View research report RR627

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/23/health-and-safety-in-nail-bars/feed/ Occupational diseases in hairdressers and nail bars http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/23/occupational-diseases-in-hairdressers-and-nail-bars/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/23/occupational-diseases-in-hairdressers-and-nail-bars/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:44:25 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/23/occupational-diseases-in-hairdressers-and-nail-bars/ Workers in hairdressers, beauty salons and nail bars are at potential risk of developing skin and respiratory ill health conditions if good working practices and effective exposure control methods are not applied.

View research report RR623

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/23/occupational-diseases-in-hairdressers-and-nail-bars/feed/ Isocyanates presentation http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/05/isocyanates-presentation-23-april/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/05/isocyanates-presentation-23-april/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:27:15 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2008/03/05/isocyanates-presentation-23-april/ ‘Isocyanates from spray painting in motor vehicle repair’ - an evening presentation 23 April 2008, by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) at the Society of Chemical Industry, London.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/05/isocyanates-presentation-23-april/feed/ Irritation and sensitisation RR601 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/23/irritation-and-sensitisation-rr601/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/23/irritation-and-sensitisation-rr601/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:48:27 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/23/irritation-and-sensitisation-rr601/ This study aimed to document key clinical differences between irritation and sensitisation in the workplace, with a view to potentially arming the clinician with new ways to assess cases of work-related respiratory disease.

View research reoport

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/23/irritation-and-sensitisation-rr601/feed/ Inhalable particles - IPX conference http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/11/inhalable-particles-ipx-conference/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/11/inhalable-particles-ipx-conference/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:27:09 +0000 Gavin http://www.hsenews.com/2007/10/11/inhalable-particles-ipx-conference/ Manchester: 23-25 September 2008 - understanding inhalable particles and their effects on workers. IPX will bring together researchers from a wide range of specialist disciplines to better understand the nature of inhalable particles and their effects once inhaled, for the protection of workers’ and public health.

Find out more about the event

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/11/inhalable-particles-ipx-conference/feed/ Review of work practices for respiratory and dermal hazards http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/02/review-of-work-practices-for-respiratory-and-dermal-hazards/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/02/review-of-work-practices-for-respiratory-and-dermal-hazards/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:00:13 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2007/07/02/review-of-work-practices-for-respiratory-and-dermal-hazards/ A review of work practices concerning exposure to occupational hazards that effect health through respiratory or dermal routes was undertaken to:

  • Evaluate their effectiveness
  • Identify a best practice approach for reducing exposure

where this had arisen from non-compliance with health and safety guidelines.

View the research report [PDF 334kb]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/02/review-of-work-practices-for-respiratory-and-dermal-hazards/feed/ Respiratory disease outbreak http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/06/08/respiratory-disease-outbreak/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/06/08/respiratory-disease-outbreak/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:57:03 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2007/06/08/respiratory-disease-outbreak/ In March 2004, HSE was informed by Birmingham Heartlands Chest Clinic of a number of cases of extrinsic allergic alveolitis in Powertrain employees prompting further investigation. Powertrain Limited, produced engine components, which are machined by various tools that use water-mix metalworking fluids which create mist in the factory. By March 2006 the cases of probable and definite work-related respiratory disease had reached 1021 mainly of occupational asthma (OA) and extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA).

Read the report [PDF 259kb]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/06/08/respiratory-disease-outbreak/feed/ Asthmagens inspection pack updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/11/asthmagens-inspection-pack-updated/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/11/asthmagens-inspection-pack-updated/#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 10:01:05 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2007/05/11/asthmagens-inspection-pack-updated/ This pack should be read by inspectors, Health and Safety Awareness Officers (HSAOs) and enforcement officers to assist them in inspecting or giving advice to dutyholders. It should be read in conjunction with the revised COSHH OC 273/20 and the Disease Reduction Programme Sector Information Minutes (SIMs)

Read the inspection pack [PDF 69kb]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/11/asthmagens-inspection-pack-updated/feed/ BOHS / HSE project overview, London http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/10/bohs-hse-project-overview-london/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/10/bohs-hse-project-overview-london/#comments Thu, 10 May 2007 14:05:30 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2007/05/10/bohs-hse-project-overview-london/ Overview of The Disease Reduction Programme and The LEV and Engineering Control Project. This update on two important HSE programmes should interest anyone working to reduce work related cancer, respiratory disease or skin disease caused by chemicals, as well as those involved in LEV testing and control.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/10/bohs-hse-project-overview-london/feed/ Time to clear the air on World Asthma Day http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/01/time-to-clear-the-air-on-world-asthma-day/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/05/01/time-to-clear-the-air-on-world-asthma-day/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 08:15:39 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2007/05/01/time-to-clear-the-air-on-world-asthma-day/ Vehicle paint sprayers are 96 times more likely than the overall workforce to develop occupational asthma, through breathing in harmful chemicals in paint mist. To raise awareness of the problem the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today issued a health alert to the industry in support of World Asthma Day.

Read press release

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