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HSE crackdown on construction sites in Newcastle.
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Work was halted on construction sites in Newcastle last week as part of a HSE crackdown on unsafe practices. Read on…
Work was halted on construction sites in Newcastle last week as part of a HSE crackdown on unsafe practices. Read on…
HSE is warning companies to ensure maintenance work is carried out safely after a welder suffered serious burns in an Read on…
A PowerPoint presentation is now available to help promote top-level leadership of health and safety. It covers the Read on…
Employers are being warned by the HSE to ensure they assess workplace risks properly and inspect moving machinery to Read on…
HSE convened a ‘Leading from the top avoiding major incidents’ conference to reinforce the importance of process safety Read on…
HSE recently convened a ‘Leading from the top avoiding major incidents’ conference to reinforce the importance of Read on…
HSE recently convened a ‘Leading from the top avoiding major incidents’ conference to reinforce the importance Read on…
Free regular audio news and updates from the Health and Safety Executive. In our first episode we spoke to Judith Hackitt, Read on…
Shell UK Oil Products Limited had a ‘narrow escape’ after 20 tonnes of a highly flammable and toxic gas escaped Read on…
The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)Â Food and Drink Group have organised a mock trial Read on…
“Over one in three construction sites visited put the lives of workers at risk and operated so far below the acceptable Read on…
From forklift trucks to articulated lorries - transport in the workplace can pose a risk to employees and the public. Read on…
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 comes into force on 6 April 2008, and to help raise Read on…
Maximise the benefits, minimise the costs of health and safety, Addressing health and safety should not be seen as a Read on…
HSE has announced that it is prosecuting Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in connection with a carbon Read on…
HSE reminds companies to ensure that they pay attention to trainees’ health and safety needs and that they are Read on…
HSE is warning employers to ensure they have effective measures in place to prevent access to dangerous Read on…
Last year over half of the workers who died on construction sites worked in refurbishment, and the number of deaths Read on…
HSE is warning employers to ensure they have suitable controls in place to prevent people being struck by moving vehicles. Read on…
HSE is reminding companies of their legal duties relating to manual handling after an employee was injured when a 50kg Read on…