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Draft ISO 14064 standards at UN conference

ISO's future ISO 14064 standards for the quantification, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are being presented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

News from ISO ( 2 December 2005)

ISO releases new CD-Rom of ISO 14000 standards

ISO is releasing a new CD-Rom that contains all of the ISO 14000 environmental management standards.

News from ISO ( 2 December 2005)

HSE publishes new guide to whole body vibration

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published further guidance on Whole Body Vibration (WBV).

News from Health and Safety Executive ( 1 December 2005)

New edition: IEC 60204-1 machinery safety standard

IEC has published the fifth edition of IEC 60204-1 'Safety of machinery, Electrical equipment of machines, Part 1: General requirements'.

News from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) ( 1 December 2005)

Tell the HSE how to simplify regulations

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its initial draft simplification plan as part of its commitment to deliver the wider better regulation agenda.

News from Health and Safety Executive (30 November 2005)

Self-assessment for data protection compliance

A new easy-to-use self-assessment tool is now available from BSI Business Information for organisations to test their compliance with legislation and best practice in privacy and data protection.

News from BSI Business Information (30 November 2005)

Geoffrey Podger joins HSE as chief executive

Geoffrey Podger joined the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on 28 November 2005 as its chief executive.

News from Health and Safety Executive (29 November 2005)

Progress being made to improve British rail safety

The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has published its tenth progress report on recommendations made following inquiries into rail incidents and train protection systems.

News from Health and Safety Executive (28 November 2005)

Incidents at British nuclear installations Q3 2005

For the period 1 July 2005 to 30 September 2005 there were no incidents at a British nuclear licensed installation that met the Ministerial reporting criteria.

News from Health and Safety Executive (24 November 2005)

Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations

New regulations to replace the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992 have been laid before Parliament in the UK.

News from Health and Safety Executive (21 November 2005)

Balfour Beatty fined for death of roadworker

Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering of Thornton Heath, Surrey, was fined a total of Ł60,000 on 18 November 2005 and ordered to pay Ł45,000 costs at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

News from Health and Safety Executive (21 November 2005)

New website:occupational safety and health at work

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work is launching a new website to provide businesses with good-practice information on occupational safety and health at work.

News from European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (21 November 2005)

ISO/PAS 28000:2005 tackles supply chain security

The newly published ISO/PAS 28000:2005 standard for security management systems will help combat threats to the safe and smooth flow of international trade.

News from ISO (18 November 2005)

ISO starts work on nanotechnology standards

The new ISO technical committee established to develop international standards for nanotechnologies has held its first meeting.

News from ISO (17 November 2005)

HSE announces free RSI database

A new database on repetitive strain injury (RSI) will be of benefit to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and to legal and health professionals, trade unions, insurers and designers.

News from Health and Safety Executive (16 November 2005)

New ISO guide to food safety management systems

ISO has followed up its recent publication of ISO 22000, the international standard for food safety management systems, with implementation guidance.

News from ISO (16 November 2005)

HSE issues warning over warehousing and storage

A serious injury to a young warehouse employee has prompted the HSE to emphasise a number of important safety issues to employers in the warehousing and commercial storage sectors.

News from Health and Safety Executive (15 November 2005)

ISO/IEC 27001 to protect business-critical data

Things have just become tougher for hackers, as a new tool is now on the market to help companies protect information that is vital for doing business.