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Scrapyard owner fined after worker killed
Newark scrapyard owner Bill Briggs-Price was fined GBP50,000, following the death of a worker after a metal shearing machine sliced through him while he was attempting to change one of the blades.
News from Health and Safety Executive (12 April 2005)
Offshore safety regulators aim at global standards
A group of offshore oil and gas industry safety regulators is announcing a commitment to producing common standards and further co-operation.
News from Health and Safety Executive (11 April 2005)
Two companies fined following workplace fatality
JMPI and TSL Hygienic were fined a total of GBP13,000 and ordered to pay GBP10,000 costs on Thursday 31 March 2005 at the Old Bailey, London, following a prosecution triggered by a workplace fatality.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 8 April 2005)
The HSE guide to the Work at Height Regulations
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is launching a brief guide to the new Work at Height Regulations, which come into effect on 6 April 2005.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 7 April 2005)
New explosives Regulations take effect on 26 April
The Health and Safety Executive has announced that new Regulations on the manufacture and storage of explosives were laid before Parliament on 5 April 2005.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 6 April 2005)
Awards to recognise noise reduction measures
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has invited nominations for the sixth European Good Practice Awards, which will focus on noise reduction in 2005.
News from European Agency for Safety and Health at Work ( 6 April 2005)
New approach to exposure limits under COSHH
From 6 April a new focus on good practice will help employers prevent their employees' health being harmed by the chemicals used in their workplace.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 4 April 2005)
Offshore health and safety awards
The health and safety achievements of three organisations working in the offshore oil and gas industry have been honoured at an awards ceremony held at the Palace of Westminster, London.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 1 April 2005)
RIDDOR under review
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) is publishing an online discussion document as part of its review of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 1 April 2005)
Risk assessment tool team short-listed for award
A Health and Safety Executive project team has been short-listed in the Public Servants of the Year Awards 2005 for developing software that helps farmers carry out their own risk assessments.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 1 April 2005)
Waste management companies fined for fatality
Two waste management companies have been fined a total of GBP140,000 at the Old Bailey after being prosecuted following the death of a worker.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 1 April 2005)
Incidents at UK nuclear installations
The HSE has issued a statement to say that there have been no reportable incidents at British and Scottish nuclear installations for the period 1 October to 31 December 2004.
News from Health and Safety Executive (25 March 2005)
BSI publishes guide to fire risk assessment
BSI is publishing PAS 79, 'Fire Risk Assessment - Guidance and a Recommended Methodology', by C S Todd and Associates.
News from BSI (25 March 2005)
HSC publishes report on first year of strategy
Bill Callaghan, chair of the Health and Safety Commission, has sent a report 'Workplace Strategy - Moving To Delivery' to Jane Kennedy, Minister for Work at the Department of Work and Pensions.
News from Health and Safety Executive (23 March 2005)
HSE and CAA issue memorandum of understanding
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have issued a memorandum of understanding for public transport and cargo operations.
News from Health and Safety Executive (23 March 2005)
HSE targets waste and recycling industry
The HSE is launching an initiative with the waste and recycling industry to address the high number of fatal and serious incidents that occur during collection and processing of waste and recycling.
News from Health and Safety Executive (22 March 2005)
HSC gives warm welcome to final Hampton Report
Bill Callaghan, chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), has welcomed publication of the final Hampton report 'Reducing administrative burdens: effective inspection and enforcement'.
News from Health and Safety Executive (21 March 2005)
HSE and LAs to build on best practice
The HSE and the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS) are launching a guide that sets out examples of best-practice working between the HSE and local authorities (LAs).
News from Health and Safety Executive (21 March 2005)
HSC announces date for Work at Height Regulations
The HSC has announced the date on which the new regulations on work at height will come into force: 6 April 2005.
News from Health and Safety Executive (21 March 2005)
Firms warned to use ladders of the correct length
Circleworth, a London-based construction company, was fined GBP7500 at the City of London Magistrates Court on 11 March 2005 following a prosecution brought by the HSE.
News from Health and Safety Executive (15 March 2005)
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