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      <title>Campaign to drive home safety message</title>
      <description>The Shattered Lives campaign aims to highlight the devastating consequences of simple slips, trips and falls - including falls from height - in the workplace.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nanotech guide provides safety boost</title>
      <description>BSI British Standards has drawn together industry expertise to create common definitions for nano-related products and guidance on labelling, safe handling and materials specification. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fieldbus standards come up to date</title>
      <description>New edition includes profiles for Real-Time Ethernet fieldbus networks, together with other industry sector network profiles which had not been included in the previous editions.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)</category>
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      <title>Guide improves nano safety</title>
      <description>A new guide published by BSI British Standards is intended to help manufacturers and users work with nanomaterials in a safe and responsible way.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Safety seminars held in new EU states</title>
      <description>Companies that engage in risk prevention minimise production losses resulting from injuries or diseases, increase their productivity and at the same time reduce costs. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>OSHAS standard is adopted in the UK</title>
      <description>Internationally recognised consortium specification for occupational health and safety management systems is adopted as a British Standard.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Electronic locks gain code of practice</title>
      <description>Standard aims to ensure the integrity of the arrangements for automatic release of doors that need to close in the event of fire.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>European agency aims to improve workplace safety</title>
      <description>The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work provides workers and employers with first-hand information and examples of good practice in the field of occupational safety and health. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Company begins electrical standards lobbying</title>
      <description>Epsilon Test Services is lobbying the NICEIC to step in and set industry standards to protect unwitting customers from being misled about periodic testing.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Epsilon Test Services</category>
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      <title>Lighten the load</title>
      <description>The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work's 2007 campaign to tackle musculoskeletal disorders.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>European Agency For Safety And Health At Work</category>
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      <title>New EU members helped for healthy workplace</title>
      <description>The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and Euro Info Centres join forces to promote safer, healthier and more productive workplaces.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>European Agency For Safety And Health At Work</category>
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      <title>Good practices will 'lighten the load'</title>
      <description>Eighth European Good Practice Awards in occupational health and safety is calling for nominations.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>European Agency For Safety And Health At Work</category>
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      <title>Health and safety ensured for young people at work</title>
      <description>European Safe Start Summit concludes successful health and safety campaign.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>European Agency For Safety And Health At Work</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/eqq/eqq155.html</link>
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      <title>Public review of flood protection products</title>
      <description>Opportunity to review the publicly available specification for flood protection products.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>British Standards Institution (BSI)</category>
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      <title>HSE is publishing Thorp Leak report</title>
      <description>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is publishing a report on its investigation into a leak of radioactive liquid within the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant facility.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>HSE gets Government's recognition</title>
      <description>Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) management and use of science has been commended by the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Safe Start campaign closes in Bilbao</title>
      <description>The Closing Event of the Safe Start campaign will be held on Thursday 22nd March 2007 in Bilbao, Spain, Euskalduna Building.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>European Agency For Safety And Health At Work</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/eqq/eqq154.html</link>
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      <title>Health and Safety '07 officially opened by HSE</title>
      <description>20th/21st February, Sandown Park, Surrey. Health and Safety '07, the new dedicated regional exhibition and seminar, has received a great accolade from the Health and Safety executive. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Health and Safety Executive</category>
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      <title>Cranes stopped from being in service by HSE</title>
      <description>HSE prohibits operation of tower cranes supplied by Falcon Crane Hire.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BSI 1-day conference</title>
      <description>How to use BS 25999 in BCM strategy.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>British Standards Institution (BSI)</category>
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