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BAE Systems fined £50,000
Jocelyn Dorrell | Prosecutions and Claims | 03.09.2008
Chemicals firm fined for dust explosion
Prosecutions and Claims | 17.07.2008
Firm fined £2 for fireball death
Prosecutions and Claims | 05.06.2008
£10,500 fine for paperwork failures
Prosecutions and Claims | 13.05.2008
Consultation on CHIP 3.2 launched
News | HSP | 21.04.2008
Safety data sheets: part 2
Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 07.04.2008
Whether you are likely to be compiling data sheets or interpreting them in the workplace, Element B2 of the NEBOSH syllabus says students must be able to outline their contents. In the second of two articles, Lawrence Bamber sets out the common contents of a safety data sheet.
Shell shells out £266,000 for Stanlow gas leak
Prosecutions and Claims | 12.03.2008
Worker burned by molten metal had unsuitable clothing
Prosecutions and Claims | 12.03.2008
When things go wrong - health and safety sentencing
Howard Fidderman | Features | HSB | 27.02.2008
Nine years after the Court of Appeal concluded that fines for health and safety offences were too low, how have the courts been sentencing employers convicted of health and safety crimes? And what will be the impact of the new sentencing guidelines for manslaughter when they come into force later this year? Howard Fidderman believes that sentencing should not be left to the courts.
In safe hands
Chris Packham | Features | HSW | 11.01.2008
Much has been written about latex allergy, often referring to the epidemic that occurred from wearing natural rubber latex gloves. Unfortunately, some of what has been published doesn't correspond with the scientific evidence. Chris Packham looks at whether natural latex gloves really represent a health hazard.
Lighter regulation questions
News | HSW | 12.12.2007
Dealing with dust extraction
Andy Quail | Features | HSW | 01.12.2007
Andy Quail, commercial director at Carter-Thorne, explains why it is important to think ahead when dealing with dust extraction
Communication and consultation
Lawrence Waterman | Features | HSW | 01.12.2007
In the last of his Back to Basics series, Lawrence Waterman outlines best practice approaches to workforce engagement
Marshalling expertise
Dave Lewis | Features | HSW | 09.11.2007
The actions of staff in the event of a fire are likely to be crucial to their safety and the safety of other people in the premises. Dave Lewis outlines the role and training needs of fire marshals.
Oil firms use pledge as "fig leaf"
News | HSP | 08.11.2007
Offshore oil companies are hiding behind an injury reduction pledge scheme, rather than putting real effort into safety improvements, according to a senior HSE official.
Taking the lead: first HSW conference
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 16.10.2007
Leadership and the need for senior management engagement were the themes that occurred at the recent HSW Conference. Delegates were given an overview of current and future developments in regulation, such as corporate manslaughter, and good practice on issues ranging from accident reduction to the new CDM Regulations.
Gas monitors: going prepared
Sarah Ursulan | Features | HSW | 16.10.2007
Where the potential for hazardous atmospheres is enough for you to supply monitors, you need to provide workers with training on how to use them. Providing a worker with a gas detector and showing them the area in which they will work is not a recipe for success. Sarah Ursulan explains why you need to give them thorough training.
Second list of Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values (European Directive 2006/15/EC)
Legislation | 15.10.2007
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act
Legislation | 15.10.2007
Stockline inquiry
News | HSW | 15.10.2007
Anti-bullying day
Prosecutions and Claims | 15.10.2007
Stockline fine is 'no deterrent'
Prosecutions and Claims | 15.09.2007
Corus pays £125,000 for chemical pit fall
Prosecutions and Claims | 15.09.2007
CHIP consultation
News | HSW | 15.09.2007
Plutonium fine
Prosecutions and Claims | 15.09.2007
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