Ponting, Lucie | Features | Health and Safety at Work magazine
Published: 07.11.2008
It's now just a matter of waiting a couple of months for the economists to put the official stamp on what we've all known for a while; that the UK is slipping into a recession. How will health and safety spending and management hold up in the face of a downturn? Lucie Ponting reports.
Machine mods led to blade accident
An employee lost part of his little finger in a multi-blade panel saw after the machine's timer wa ...
Worker severed fingers cleaning unguarded rollers
A plasterboard manufacturer that asked employees to clean machinery with the guards removed and th ...
Scotts fined £80,000 over baler crushing death
Horticulture company Scotts (UK), whose brands include Miracle-Gro and Weedol, has been fined &pou ...
Council angered by low Morrisons fine
Redcar and Cleveland County Council has attacked as "appalling" the £10,000 fine h ...
Edge protection failures cost shopfitter £31,000
A shopfitter that failed to ensure a tower scaffold had proper edge protection has been handed a & ...
Published: 10.11.2008
Adair Lewis previews coming changes to the industry guidance on fire prevention.
Cold comfort: protecting workers
Published: 10.11.2008
As winter weather bites, Becky Allen looks at protecting outdoor workers from the chill.
Published: 10.11.2008
Shelley Atkinson-Frost explains how to locate buried services safely.
Safety podcasts: hearing voices
Published: 10.11.2008
Bridget Leathley reviews the latest free audio safety downloads, and their different presentat ...
Published: 10.11.2008
In the latest of his series for NEBOSH diploma students, Lawrence Bamber supports this issue's ...
Case study: Barrington's concrete results
This year, CEMEX UK's Safety Sword was handed to the Barrington cement plant and quarry. The Cambridg ...
Case study: And the winners are...
Wales' water utility literally prizes its contractors safety initiatives, as Sara Bean discovers.
Case study: Leeds Hospitals' burning issue
"The main thing about the new Order," observes Peter Aldridge, fire safety manager ...
Case study: Liverpool Council's ticket to drive
The corporate manslaughter legislation has put driver safety in the spotlight. Jocelyn Dorrell ...
If two heads are better than one, how much better are 14? David Gault would argue 14 work well when i ...
The government has published a new booklet to help guesthouses comply with the fire safety regulat ...
Stockline explosion inquiry ends
The public inquiry into the Stockline explosion that killed nine workers in Scotland has ended. Ch ...
Worker handed £10,000 for HAVS
A concrete products worker who developed hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) has secured £10, ...
The HSE has published new Welsh English bilingual web pages. The new section of the HSE site targe ...
Government highlights Buncefield progress
The government says it is making good progress in implementing the recommendations of the Buncefie ...
Question: Safety Valves
Is it acceptable to install an isolation valve between a pressure vessel and the Safety/Relief valve? Safe Working Pressure of the Air Receiver is 150psi.
Nov 14 2008 03:23PM
Terry.
I is not illegal to install an isolation valve between a pre...
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