What's new at HSE » Cleaning http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:20:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Dodgy ladders shatter lives http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/27/dodgy-ladders-shatter-lives/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/27/dodgy-ladders-shatter-lives/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:18:59 +0000 steve http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4664 Exchange your dodgy ladder now. Ladder Exchange 2008 aims to highlight the risks associated with using a dodgy ladder, providing employers with the opportunity to exchange their substandard ladder for a new one at a discounted price.

Find out how to exchange your ladder

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/27/dodgy-ladders-shatter-lives/feed/ Cleaning industry statistics http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/03/cleaning-industry-statistics/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/03/cleaning-industry-statistics/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:39:23 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2008/07/03/cleaning-industry-statistics/ Health and safety statistics covering major and over 3 day accidents for the cleaning industry have been updated.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/03/cleaning-industry-statistics/feed/ New CILF spring 2008 newsletter http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/new-cilf-spring-2008-newsletter/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/new-cilf-spring-2008-newsletter/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:47:34 +0000 HSE news http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/30/new-cilf-spring-2008-newsletter/ The Cleaning Industry Liaison Forum (CILF) spring 2008  newsletter is now available online. Some of the articles in this issue are, Shattered Lives, Ladder exchange results, looking after your business and reducing slip and trip accidents from floor cleaning.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/30/new-cilf-spring-2008-newsletter/feed/ Latest LAU Newsletter out now http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/19/latest-lau-newsletter-out-now/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/19/latest-lau-newsletter-out-now/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:12:42 +0000 HSE news http://www.hsenews.com/2008/03/19/latest-lau-newsletter-out-now/ In this month’s edition: Shattered Lives campaign update, simple method to sumbit prosecution statistics…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/19/latest-lau-newsletter-out-now/feed/ Employing workers from overseas http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/05/employing-workers-from-overseas/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/05/employing-workers-from-overseas/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:39:22 +0000 HSE news http://www.hsenews.com/2007/11/05/employing-workers-from-overseas/ Free leaflet - The number of workers from abroad (migrant workers) has increased in recent years. Essential guidance for employers, employment agencies and businesses, gangmasters etc. on their health, safety and welfare responsibilities for temporary (including migrant) workers.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/05/employing-workers-from-overseas/feed/ An evaluation of disinfecting agents used in endoscopy suites http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/26/an-evaluation-of-disinfecting-agents-used-in-endoscopy-suites/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/26/an-evaluation-of-disinfecting-agents-used-in-endoscopy-suites/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:48:42 +0000 phil http://www.hsenews.com/2007/09/26/an-evaluation-of-disinfecting-agents-used-in-endoscopy-suites/ This research report looks at alternatives to glutaraldehyde for the disinfection of endoscopy suites in the National Health Service (NHS), it highlights their benefits and limitations.

The work was commissioned because of the historically high number of cases of occupational asthma caused by glutaraldehyde.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/26/an-evaluation-of-disinfecting-agents-used-in-endoscopy-suites/feed/ Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and dry-cleaning http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/18/health-and-safety-in-motor-vehicle-repair-and-dry-cleaning/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/18/health-and-safety-in-motor-vehicle-repair-and-dry-cleaning/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:46:42 +0000 phil http://www.hsenews.com/2007/09/18/health-and-safety-in-motor-vehicle-repair-and-dry-cleaning/ During 2006 HSE ran a pilot which involved handing over inspection responsibilities from HSE to a local authority. This transfer was the first of its kind: neither party had prior experience of a large-scale handover on a premises-by-premises basis.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/18/health-and-safety-in-motor-vehicle-repair-and-dry-cleaning/feed/ Health and safety in the cleaning industry http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/04/03/health-and-safety-in-the-cleaning-industry/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/04/03/health-and-safety-in-the-cleaning-industry/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:37:13 +0000 Ian http://www.hsenews.com/2007/04/03/health-and-safety-in-the-cleaning-industry/ The cleaning industry employs very large numbers of people in all sectors of the economy, from offices to factories, schools to hospitals, shops to aircraft. The range of work covers all cleaning activities from dusting and vacuuming to cleaning windows, factory roofs and industrial equipment. This new website provides occupational health and safety advice for those people working in the cleaning industry.

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