What's new at HSE » Young people 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 Norfolk activity centre prosecuted after school trip incident http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/20/norfolk-activity-centre-prosecuted-after-school-trip-incident/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/20/norfolk-activity-centre-prosecuted-after-school-trip-incident/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:32:17 +0000 Fiona http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4697 HSE has warned activity centres to ensure their staff are properly trained, after a child was seriously injured on a school trip.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/20/norfolk-activity-centre-prosecuted-after-school-trip-incident/feed/ The adventure activities licensing regulations 2004 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/13/the-adventure-activities-licensing-regulations-2004/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/13/the-adventure-activities-licensing-regulations-2004/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:09:02 +0000 Fiona http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4668 This operational circular, which has recently been updated, describes the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004, it explains the key features of the Regulations and the licensing scheme. HSE has been designated as the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority and has contracted TQS Ltd to discharge most of its day-to-day functions under the licensing regulations. 

View OC 331/5, The adventure activities licensing regulations 2004

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/13/the-adventure-activities-licensing-regulations-2004/feed/ Child safety on farms http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/28/child-safety-on-farms/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/28/child-safety-on-farms/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:14:22 +0000 steve http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4601 With the school holidays now underway, your child is in danger. Roger Nourish, Head of HSE’s Agricultural Sector, provides some timely advice on keeping them safe.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/28/child-safety-on-farms/feed/ Young people at work http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/21/young-people-at-work/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/21/young-people-at-work/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:57:55 +0000 HSEnews http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=2608 Young people, especially those new to the workplace, will encounter unfamiliar risks from the jobs they will be doing and from the working environment. Employers what do you need to know?

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/21/young-people-at-work/feed/ School’s out - stay safe! http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/15/school%e2%80%99s-out-stay-safe/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/15/school%e2%80%99s-out-stay-safe/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:16:27 +0000 HSEnews http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=2618 Now that Scottish schools have broken up for the summer holidays, HSE and Scottish Hydro Electric have a message for parents to help their children to stay and play safe - beware of the risks from electricity outdoors as well as in the home.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/15/school%e2%80%99s-out-stay-safe/feed/ School fruit and veg: pesticide residues testing http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/21/school-fruit-and-veg-pesticide-residues-testing/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/21/school-fruit-and-veg-pesticide-residues-testing/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:05:34 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2008/04/21/school-fruit-and-veg-pesticide-residues-testing/ Latest results from a programme of pesticide residue testing in fruit and vegetables supplied to school childrenin 2007 have been published today. They show that none of the samples tested contained pesticide residues above the legal trading level.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/04/21/school-fruit-and-veg-pesticide-residues-testing/feed/ Schools trips are an essential part of every child’s education http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/27/schools-trips-are-an-essential-part-of-every-childs-education/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/27/schools-trips-are-an-essential-part-of-every-childs-education/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:05:41 +0000 phil http://www.hsenews.com/2008/03/27/schools-trips-are-an-essential-part-of-every-childs-education/ The Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) this week urged teachers to take a sensible approach to risk assessment to ensure that school trips remain an essential part of every child’s education as well as acknowledging very real concerns about teachers’ own health and safety.

Read press release from Judith Hackitt regarding school trips

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/03/27/schools-trips-are-an-essential-part-of-every-childs-education/feed/ Adventure activities licence fee proposals http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/29/adventure-activities-licence-fee-proposals/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/29/adventure-activities-licence-fee-proposals/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:11:36 +0000 HSE news http://www.hsenews.com/2008/01/29/adventure-activities-licence-fee-proposals/ This paper sets out HSE’s proposals to increase the adventure activities licence fee to £715 with effect from 1 October 2008 and review the fees scheme to inform further changes from 1 October 2009.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/01/29/adventure-activities-licence-fee-proposals/feed/ Kidsafe - child safety films http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/16/kidsafe-child-safety-films/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/16/kidsafe-child-safety-films/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:03:21 +0000 steve http://www.hsenews.com/2007/11/16/kidsafe-child-safety-films/ These films highlight the dangers to youngsters of playing in or around farms, construction sites etc. The DVD consists of the following child-safety films:

Dangerous playground, Safe, Game over and Worksmart.

Further details and pricing information

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/16/kidsafe-child-safety-films/feed/ Learning to manage risks - part of growing up http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/01/learning-to-manage-risks-part-of-growing-up/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/01/learning-to-manage-risks-part-of-growing-up/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:57:56 +0000 HSEnews http://www.hsenews.com/2007/11/01/learning-to-manage-risks-part-of-growing-up/ Judith Hackitt, Chair of the HSC will sends out a clear message to those who hide behind so called health and safety rules to stop children from enjoying a normal childhood.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/11/01/learning-to-manage-risks-part-of-growing-up/feed/ Children help lighten the load for businesses http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/31/children-help-lighten-the-load-for-businesses/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/31/children-help-lighten-the-load-for-businesses/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:03:21 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2007/10/31/children-help-lighten-the-load-for-businesses/ As part of the European Health and Safety Awareness Week “Lighten the Load”, children across South Bedfordshire were celebrated at an awards ceremony by the District Council on 23 October after their drawings were published in a calendar to promote health and safety at work.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/31/children-help-lighten-the-load-for-businesses/feed/ Myth of the month - Children were banned from riding at a donkey derby http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/10/myth-of-the-month-children-were-banned-from-riding-at-a-donkey-derby/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/10/myth-of-the-month-children-were-banned-from-riding-at-a-donkey-derby/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:51:20 +0000 Peter http://www.hsenews.com/2007/10/10/myth-of-the-month-children-were-banned-from-riding-at-a-donkey-derby/ Dispelling the myth - HSE had banned children from riding donkeys in a donkey derby and so had to be replaced with  inflatable sheep.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/10/myth-of-the-month-children-were-banned-from-riding-at-a-donkey-derby/feed/ School proprietor fined £12,500 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/03/school-proprietor-fined-%c2%a312500/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/03/school-proprietor-fined-%c2%a312500/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:11:28 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2007/10/03/school-proprietor-fined-%c2%a312500/ HSE urges those responsible for the care of young children to ensure sufficient levels of supervision are in place, after the proprietor of a North Wales school was sentenced for an offence under health and safety law following a death of a three year old.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/03/school-proprietor-fined-%c2%a312500/feed/ National construction week http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/26/national-construction-week/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/26/national-construction-week/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:37:24 +0000 Fiona http://www.hsenews.com/2007/09/26/national-construction-week/ National Construction Week 2007 will take place across the UK between 8th and 12th October. The aim  is to inform young people and their influencers about the many and varied careers available in the modern construction industry.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/26/national-construction-week/feed/ Fairgrounds and amusement parks guidance http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/24/fairgrounds-and-amusement-parks-guidance/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/24/fairgrounds-and-amusement-parks-guidance/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:38:29 +0000 HSE news http://www.hsenews.com/2007/09/24/fairgrounds-and-amusement-parks-guidance/ HSE has worked with the Fairgrounds and Amusement Parks Joint Advisory Committee to improve standards and to produce this revised guide.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/24/fairgrounds-and-amusement-parks-guidance/feed/ Farming: the next generation conference http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/21/farming-the-next-generation-conference/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/21/farming-the-next-generation-conference/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:09:45 +0000 HSE news http://www.hsenews.com/2007/09/21/farming-the-next-generation-conference/ Organised by the Yorkshire Rural Support Network (YRSN), an opportunity to meet representatives from HSE and other organisations that can help farming families make good decisions about the future of their businesses.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/21/farming-the-next-generation-conference/feed/ Myth of the month - kids must wear goggles to play conkers http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/06/myth-of-the-month-kids-must-wear-goggles-to-play-conkers/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/06/myth-of-the-month-kids-must-wear-goggles-to-play-conkers/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:00:16 +0000 HSE news http://www.hsenews.com/2007/09/06/myth-of-the-month-kids-must-wear-goggles-to-play-conkers/ Some schools appear to have banned conkers on ‘health & safety’ grounds or made children wear goggles, or even padded gloves!

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/09/06/myth-of-the-month-kids-must-wear-goggles-to-play-conkers/feed/ Visitor safety - controlling risk event http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/23/visitor-safety-controlling-risk-event/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/23/visitor-safety-controlling-risk-event/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:31:15 +0000 steve http://www.hsenews.com/2007/08/23/visitor-safety-controlling-risk-event/ Organised by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Rural Industries Specialist Group networking event , 17 October 2007, Visitor Centre, Sherwood  Pines Forest Park, Mansfield.

Covers visitor safety in the great outdoors. You need to protect people from risk, but what if their aim is to actually take risks for the adrenalin rush?  This event will draw on expertise and show how to achieve that balance.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/23/visitor-safety-controlling-risk-event/feed/ IOG SALTEX 2007 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/22/iog-saltex-2007/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/22/iog-saltex-2007/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:00:14 +0000 steve http://www.hsenews.com/2007/08/22/iog-saltex-2007/ IOG SALTEX 4 - 6 September 2007, at the Windsor Racecourse, run by the Institute of Groundsmen is the UK’s only outdoor event covering all aspects of the open space management industry.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/22/iog-saltex-2007/feed/ Myth of the month - Egg boxes banned in craft lessons http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/07/myth-of-the-month-egg-boxes-banned-in-craft-lessons/ http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/07/myth-of-the-month-egg-boxes-banned-in-craft-lessons/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:39:10 +0000 steve http://www.hsenews.com/2007/08/07/myth-of-the-month-egg-boxes-banned-in-craft-lessons/ Dispelling the myth - egg boxes are banned in craft lessons as they might cause salmonella.

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