Oates, Andrea | Features | Health and Safety at Work magazine
Published: 30.04.2008
Migrant workers are often left out of the safety advice loop, says Andrea Oates, but some employers are trying to change that.
Trant Construction has won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents' (RoSPA's) top occupa ...
HSE reveals Euro Campaign plans
The HSE has announced that the 2008-09 European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work will be off ...
Court sets boundary on PUWER liability
The Court of Appeal has overturned a judgment that could have made employers liable for injuries c ...
Select Committee calls for more inspections and higher fines
An increase in HSE inspections combined with a corresponding increase in the number of front-line ...
Consultation on CHIP 3.2 launched
The HSE is seeking comments on proposed changes to the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging ...
Safety & Health Expo 2008: Scaling new heights
Published: 01.05.2008
We preview the work at height innovations at Expo this year.
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Safety & Health Expo 2008: Protection racket
Published: 01.05.2008
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Lorry driver fined for skipping breaks
A skip lorry driver who drove for nine hours without taking a break has been fined by Solihull mag ...
£10,500 fine for paperwork failures
The HSE has prosecuted a fireworks company after it failed to produce paperwork relating to the mo ...
Building firm must pay £5000 to injured employee
A building firm has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £5000 compensation to a work ...
Fall left worker needing 24-hour care
Two firms have been fined after an accident left a worker needing 24-hour care for the rest of his ...
Worker injured spine in 4m fall
An engineer suffered serious spinal injuries after falling more than four metres through a roof, a ...
Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2008
The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2008 came into force on 6 April 2008. The regula ...
The Smoke-free (Premises, Vehicle Operators and Penalty Notices) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/sr/sr2007/20070094.htm ...
Control of Noise at Work Regulations
These regulations, which came into force generally in 2006, will apply to exposure to noise at work i ...
Second list of Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values (European Directive 2006/15/EC)
The HSC has set new and revised workplace exposure limits for 33 substances to comply with the second ...
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act introduces a new offence, across the UK, for ...
Question: Scissor lifts
Does a full-body safety harness with a lanyard have to be worn and clipped on when working from a scissor lift?
Jan 14 2008 12:58PM
I was advised by a HSE Inspector in 2007, that when using a scissor lift, the ty...
Recent Questions
Is there a legal requirement for an office building to have a signing in book or an in/out board? My building doesn't have one and when we have a fire drill, the role call is a joke! The current policy is that the Fire Warden's manually search the building to ensure it is clear. If I could quote a specific legal requirement, it would allow me to implement something. Thanks in advance for your help, Sal.
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