What's new at HSE » Local Authorities http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:00:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Managing violence in licensed and retail premises http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/03/managing-violence-in-licensed-and-retail-premises/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/03/managing-violence-in-licensed-and-retail-premises/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:07:37 +0000 Peter http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4862 HSE and local authorities have worked in partnership to develop a toolkit to help you reduce the risk of work-related violence in your licensed or retail premises.

Take action to prevent or control work-related violence

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/03/managing-violence-in-licensed-and-retail-premises/feed/ North East inspection campaign - date change http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/north-east-inspection-campaign-date-change/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/north-east-inspection-campaign-date-change/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:24:41 +0000 Fiona http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4848 The date of the Rotherham campaign has been changed. It will now take place on  2-6 March 09. The campaign aims to raise awareness of health and safety issues and reduce the impact of workplace accidents and ill health on individuals and businesses.

View inspection campaign details

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/north-east-inspection-campaign-date-change/feed/ Use your ladder safely http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/use-your-ladder-safely/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/use-your-ladder-safely/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:19:15 +0000 Gavin http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4847 Part of HSE’s Ladder Exchange initiative, HSE has provided a step by step guide to using your ladder safely.

Visit the Ladder Exchange site

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/use-your-ladder-safely/feed/ HSE warns companies to protect workers’ safety http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/hse-warns-companies-to-protect-workers%e2%80%99-safety/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/hse-warns-companies-to-protect-workers%e2%80%99-safety/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:11:28 +0000 Julian http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4844 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers to ensure they properly manage health and safety risks in the workplace, following the prosecution of an Essex company.

Read the full press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/26/hse-warns-companies-to-protect-workers%e2%80%99-safety/feed/ North Tyneside council prosecuted after refuse truck fatality http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/25/north-tyneside-council-prosecuted-after-refuse-truck-fatality/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/25/north-tyneside-council-prosecuted-after-refuse-truck-fatality/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:14:38 +0000 Julian http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4836 HSE is warning the waste industry to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to prevent injuries caused by reversing waste and recycling collection vehicles. The warning follows HSE’s prosecution of North Tyneside Council after a man was killed by a refuse truck.

Read the full article

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/25/north-tyneside-council-prosecuted-after-refuse-truck-fatality/feed/ Removing forms and record keeping requirements http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/25/removing-forms-and-record-keeping-requirements/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/25/removing-forms-and-record-keeping-requirements/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:41:31 +0000 Gavin http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4840 We want your views on proposals to remove several legislative form filling requirements that apply to most businesses operating from a factory, office or shop in Great Britain.

Have your say on the proposals

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/25/removing-forms-and-record-keeping-requirements/feed/ Next week: violence toolkit http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/24/next-week-violence-toolkit/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/24/next-week-violence-toolkit/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:03:29 +0000 Gavin http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4846 On 1 October 2008, HSE will launch a free online toolkit to help employers in retail and licensed premises tackle the problem of work-related violence.

Find out more about the violence toolkit

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/24/next-week-violence-toolkit/feed/ Spot checks to start across High Peak, Derbyshire http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/24/spot-checks-to-start-across-high-peak-derbyshire/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/24/spot-checks-to-start-across-high-peak-derbyshire/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:41:40 +0000 Julian http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4833 Health and safety inspectors will be spot checking construction sites across the High Peak from today ( Monday 22 September) to tackle poor standards of health and safety. The inspectors will be paying particular attention to refurbishment sites.

Read the press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/24/spot-checks-to-start-across-high-peak-derbyshire/feed/ Asbestos in system buildings - duty holder checklist http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/23/asbestos-in-system-buildings-duty-holder-checklist/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/23/asbestos-in-system-buildings-duty-holder-checklist/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:22:08 +0000 phil http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4829 A checklist for duty holders assessing the risks from asbestos in some school buildings.

View the system building checklist

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/23/asbestos-in-system-buildings-duty-holder-checklist/feed/ Proposed guidance on blood-borne viruses in the workplace http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/proposed-guidance-on-blood-borne-viruses-in-the-workplace/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/proposed-guidance-on-blood-borne-viruses-in-the-workplace/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:21:05 +0000 Paul http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4822 Have your say on proposed changes to guidance document: “Protection against blood-borne infections in the workplace: HIV and hepatitis” - last published in 1996.

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/proposed-guidance-on-blood-borne-viruses-in-the-workplace/feed/ Asbestos Hidden Killer national campaign http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/asbestos-hidden-killer-national-campaign/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/asbestos-hidden-killer-national-campaign/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:15:03 +0000 Gavin http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4816 Starts October 2008. Are you more at risk that you think? Asbestos - the Hidden Killer video tells the story of a mesothelioma victim and his son tell their story about how it has affected their lives.

Watch the Hidden Killer video

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/asbestos-hidden-killer-national-campaign/feed/ Public consultations alerts http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:40:09 +0000 Gavin http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4823 Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and results of consultations…

Sign up for public consultation alerts

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/feed/ Ladder exchange continues… http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/ladder-exchange-continues/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/ladder-exchange-continues/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:34:02 +0000 Gavin http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4818 Don’t let a dodgy ladder shatter your life, exchange it! Help spread the word - download the campaign poster and postcard.

Download the Ladder Exchange campaign materials

 

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/ladder-exchange-continues/feed/ Skin disease at work http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/skin-disease-at-work/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/skin-disease-at-work/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:34:58 +0000 Gavin http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4817 New to skin disease in the workplace? The skin at work website provides straight-forward information and advice to help you understand and manage the risks.

Visit the Skin at Work website

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/skin-disease-at-work/feed/ Local authority news - September 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/local-authority-news-september-2008/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/local-authority-news-september-2008/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:32:02 +0000 phil http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4813 In this issue: escalators and moving walks consultation, Asbestos: The Hidden Killer campaign, Sensible Risk campaign, Ladder Exchange 2008, new gas installer registration…

Read LAU news - September

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/local-authority-news-september-2008/feed/ Asbestos - the hidden killer http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/asbestos-the-hidden-killer-2/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/asbestos-the-hidden-killer-2/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:27:53 +0000 Gavin http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4815 National campaign launches October aimed at plumbers, electricians, joiners as well as other tradesmen. Get involved - download the campaign posters.

Download the campaign posters

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/18/asbestos-the-hidden-killer-2/feed/ Careers in HSE: Trainee Inspectors http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/16/careers-in-hse-trainee-inspectors/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/16/careers-in-hse-trainee-inspectors/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:20:47 +0000 phil http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4803 HSE is currently recruiting for trainee health and safety inspectors, closing date for applications - 29 September. 

Application form and more about the role

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/16/careers-in-hse-trainee-inspectors/feed/ HSE announces new post for London and 2012 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/16/hse-announces-new-post-for-london-and-2012/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/16/hse-announces-new-post-for-london-and-2012/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:46:11 +0000 Fiona http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4796 Stephen Williams is to take up the newly created post of Director of Field Operations (London) and will lead the health and safety regulation of the 2012 Olympics.

View press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/16/hse-announces-new-post-for-london-and-2012/feed/ North East England inspection campaign http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/10/north-east-england-inspection-campaign/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/10/north-east-england-inspection-campaign/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:17:50 +0000 steve http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4774 Businesses in Rotherham and Hull to be the focus of concentrated health and safety inspections. The campaign aims to raise awareness of health and safety issues and reduce the impact of workplace accidents and ill health on individuals and businesses.

The two week-long period inspections, will take place:

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/10/north-east-england-inspection-campaign/feed/ Health and safety in the 21st century http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/08/health-and-safety-in-the-21st-century/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/08/health-and-safety-in-the-21st-century/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:16:36 +0000 Peter http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4760 HSE Chair Judith Hackitt spoke at the IOSH Safety Symposium on the 8th September. The speech was titled ”Health and safety in the 21st century - a balancing act” and focussed on the future challenges facing health and safety to hold onto the things that are good, effective and relevant whilst adapting and changing to a changing world and emerging risks.

Read Judith Hackitt’s speech

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