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New challenges for the HSE
The Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive Geoffrey Podger, in a speech at the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health conference, has set out the challenges facing a modern regulator.
News from Health and Safety Executive (15 March 2006)
Risks from asbestos-containing textured coatings
New research on asbestos confirms that risks from asbestos containing textured coatings (TCs) are much lower than previously thought.
News from Health and Safety Executive (15 March 2006)
PAS 56 to become British Standard BS 25999 series
PAS 56:2003 has set the benchmark for Business Continuity Management (BCM) worldwide and is soon to become a British Standard.
News from BSI Business Information (15 March 2006)
Stay up to date with OHS Solution Finder
Employers can cut research time by up to 40 per cent and stay up to date with national and state-based occupational health and safety laws with the OHS Solution Finder available from CCH Australia.
News from Australian Exhibitions and Conferences ( 8 March 2006)
PD 6686 gives guidance for compliance with DSEAR
BSI Business Information is publishing PD 6686, 'Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the chemical and allied industries'.
News from BSI Business Information ( 3 March 2006)
Beware of false confidence in machine safety
Technical background article As the obligations faced by Australia's engineers mount, the profession and its educators are in for a rude awakening, according to researchers at Swinburne University.
News from Pilz Safe Automation Australia (23 February 2006)
BS EN 10088 stainless steel standards on CD-Rom
BSI Business Information is publishing a collection of essential stainless steel standards on one CD-Rom to include all three available parts of BS EN 10088, Stainless steels.
News from BSI Business Information (22 February 2006)
BS 7121 'Code of practice for safe use of cranes'
To address crane safety and the need for standard safe business practices, BSI Business Information is publishing the first part of BS 7121 'Code of practice for safe use of cranes' series.
News from BSI Business Information (17 February 2006)
Campaigners claim HSE is too employer-friendly
Safety campaigners are claiming that millions of UK workers are being abandoned by the UK's official health and safety watchdog in a bid to become more 'employer friendly'.
News from Greater Manchester Hazards Centre (16 February 2006)
Joint website for European and Korean OSH
Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) in Bilbao, Spain, are launching a new joint OSH website.
News from European Agency for Safety and Health at Work ( 8 February 2006)
BS EN 10226-2:2005 standard for pipe threads
Now available is BS EN 10226-2:2005 'Pipe threads where pressure tight joints are made on the threads, Taper external threads and taper internal threads, Dimensions, tolerances and designation'.
News from BSI Business Information ( 7 February 2006)
Buy PDF standards online with a credit card
BSI Business Information is launching the BSI eShop, enabling customers to purchase and download standards and books directly to their desktops as a PDF file via a secure credit card facility.
News from BSI Business Information ( 6 February 2006)
HSL offers hand-arm vibration syndrome course
The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) is now offering a one-day course in hand-arm vibration syndrome aimed at health and safety managers.
News from Health and Safety Laboratory ( 6 February 2006)
Egg carton manufacturer fined over asbestos
Following its successful prosecution of Omni-Pac (UK), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding everyone of the dangers of asbestos.
News from Health and Safety Executive ( 3 February 2006)
New drive for health and safety in manufacturing
The Health and Safety Executive has signed a partnership agreement with EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, to promote effective health and safety management across manufacturing industries.
News from Health and Safety Executive (30 January 2006)
HSE initiative to reduce slips and trips
As part of an initiative to reduce the number of slips and trips on construction sites, Health and Safety Executive inspectors will be carrying out a nationwide 'Watch Your Step' inspection programme.
News from Health and Safety Executive (27 January 2006)
Control of Noise at Work Regulations explained
Technical background article Tim Ward, HM Principal Specialist Inspector (Noise and Vibration), Health and Safety Executive, explains the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and their implications.
News from Health and Safety Executive (27 January 2006)
HSE to contribute safety report to energy review
The Health and Safety Executive is to produce a report on health and safety issues relating to significant energy sources and technologies, as a contribution to the UK Government's Energy Review.
News from Health and Safety Executive (24 January 2006)
BSI updates machinery safety guide PD 5304: 2005
BSI has published PD 5304:2005, 'Guidance on safe use of machinery', written by leading industry experts and with contributions and support from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
News from BSI Business Information (23 January 2006)
Conference to focus on sickness and rehabilitation
The Health and Safety Executive's manufacturing sector is announcing a 'best practice' conference on rehabilitation and managing sickness absence among employees in manufacturing industries.
News from Health and Safety Executive (17 January 2006)
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