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Views sought on nuclear decommissioning
The HSC is publishing a consultative document seeking comments on redrafted guidance from the HSE on the Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999.
News from Health and Safety Executive (11 March 2005)
New guide to safe manual handling of kerbs
New guidance 'Handling kerbs: Reducing the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)' is being launched by the Health and Safety Executive.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 3 March 2005)
HSE issues revised guide to railway regulations
The Health and Safety Executive is publishing a web-based revised guide to the Railway and Other Transport Systems (Approval of Works, Plant and Equipment) Regulations 1994 (ROTS).
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 1 March 2005)
Fatal accident leads to large fine for scaffolders
The Health and Safety Executive has successfully prosecuted a scaffolding company, Crowe Fabrications, following a fatal incident on 12 July 2002 in London.
News from Health and Safety Executive (28 February 2005)
Watch out for changes to rules on driving hours
Technical background article Health and safety experts at Park City Consulting are raising awareness of likely changes to 'working time' for drivers.
News from Park City Consulting (24 February 2005)
Four-month sentence for assault on HSE inspector
Eric Dawson, a local builder, has been given a four-month custodial sentence at Hartlepool Magistrates Court, following his attack on a Health and Safety Executive Inspector.
News from Health and Safety Executive (23 February 2005)
Firms fined following death at sugar factory
Fines totalling GBP650,000 have been imposed on two companies following the death of a woman at a British Sugar plc factory.
News from Health and Safety Executive (23 February 2005)
HSE reveals offshore safety record for 2003/4
The Health and Safety Executive has published its full offshore health and safety statistics for 2003/04.
News from Health and Safety Executive (22 February 2005)
Free guide to machinery guarding standards
Procter Machinery Guarding is giving away a free guide to machinery and conveyor guarding standards. Brochure available
News from Procter Machinery Guarding (17 February 2005)
Demystifying compliance with DDA requirements
Croner issues some advice for shopkeepers and owners of other small businesses following concerns raised in the Watchdog television programme of 8 February 2005.
News from Croner (10 February 2005)
Standards for crane safety and DDA compliance
February's issue of the BSI Business Information Manufacturing and Construction Newsletter focuses on new crane safety and design standards, plus the management of inclusive design.
News from BSI (10 February 2005)
Health and safety law: see the future
The first annual statement of changes to domestic occupational health and safety law on which the Health and Safety Executive leads was published on 8 February 2005.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 9 February 2005)
Triple fine after death of Romanian worker
Three defendants have received fines totalling GBP95,000, plus costs of GBP60,000, at Southwark Crown Court, London, following the death of a worker involved in underpinning a church.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 3 February 2005)
HSE issues 57 Enforcement Notices in two days
In an example of what can happen when the HSE decides to run a specific campaign, a team of 16 inspectors conducted spot-checks on 72 premises over a two-day period in December 2004.
News from Health and Safety Executive (27 January 2005)
HSE warns of bogus 'Enforcement Division'
The Health and Safety Executive is urging businesses across Britain to ignore all correspondence from a firm calling itself the 'Health and Safety Registration Enforcement Division'.
News from Health and Safety Executive (25 January 2005)
Amey Rail fined after accident leaves man disabled
Amey Rail Limited has been fined GBP4000 at Camborne Magistrates' Court in a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive following serious injuries sustained by a railway worker.
News from Health and Safety Executive (24 January 2005)
Metronet fined following injury to cleaner
Metronet Rail BCV Limited has been fined GBP5000 at the City of London Magistrates' Court following a prosecution after a contract cleaner sustained a serious leg injury on 11 February 2003.
News from Health and Safety Executive (21 January 2005)
Company fined after worker suffers fatal fall
McDermott Bros Contractors Limited, a London-based construction company, has been fined GBP150,000 at Southwark Crown Court following an investigation into a fatal fall from height at a building site.
News from Health and Safety Executive (20 January 2005)
COSHH amendment bans old-style cement
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004 will prohibit the supply or use of cement which has a chromium VI concentration of more than 2 parts per million.
News from Health and Safety Executive (18 January 2005)
HSC consults on Science Strategy
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has launched a consultation on the draft HSC Science Strategy 2005-2008 - Gathering Evidence; Developing Understanding; Identifying Solutions.
News from Health and Safety Executive (14 January 2005)
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