 Health and Safety for Beginners - HSfB Newsletter: Issue 2
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24 September 2004 - Petrol Extraction From End-Of-Life Vehicles |
24 September 2004 - New HSE Research Report - RR263 Integrated Gateways |
24 September 2004 - WISH Document on Safe Transport at Waste Management and Recycling Facilities Full story - More....... |
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The safe recovery of petrol from end-of-life vehicles (ELV), is a guidance document published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in association with the end-of-life vehicle industry.
23 September 2004 - HSE Proposals to Provide Accessible Channels for Help and Advice to Businesses An announcement was made by Mr. Bill Callaghan, Chair of Health and Safety Commission (HSC) of proposals by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the provision of accessible advice channels to companies who may have a perceived fear of enforcements if they contact the HSE. Click this link for full story - More....... |
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16 September 2004 - Formation of a New Scottish Health and Safety Committee A new Scottish Health and Safety
Committee has been formed, announced by Margaret Burns HSC
Commissioner. Click this link for full story - More...... Why not come along and search our community forums to answer your queries or check out our H & S comedy section, you could even register and be part of our ever growing friendly health and safety discussion board. Click the link to go directly there, it's all FREE.... |
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| New Legislation/Consultations 16 September 2004 - New Consultation Document: Emergencies for Fire and Rescue Authorities |
 Please take part in our online survey of bullying and harassment in the workplace, your comments are very important. Click this link to be taken to the survey page.... |
Looking for Health and Safety photo's? Safetyphoto is a new site where you can view photo's, send in your own, or register to see the full collection. It brings together photographs of hazards, poor working procedures and near misses in the workplace. The photo's really do speak for themselves. View the photo of the week/month. |
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16 September 2004 - Progress Report by HSC on Recommendations for Rail Public Inquires A third progress report has been published by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) on rail Public Inquires recommendations made by Professor John Uff and Lord Cullen in their reports on the Southall and Ladbroke Grove rail crashes and their Inquiry into train protection systems. Click this link for full story - More...... 15 September 2004 - New Guidelines for Occupational Asthma The British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF), supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), have published new guidelines for doctors and nurses, which should help not only early diagnosis of asthma, but also, where the disease may have been caused or aggravated by work or the workplace , as the early diagnosis of this debilitating illness can prevent long-term damage to the lungs. Click this link for full story - More...... 14 September 2004 - Two New Research Reports by HSE - Pushing/Pulling Loads and Ladder Safety Hoops 13 September 2004 - HSE Publishes Guidance for Employers and Homeworkers 13 September 2004 - Maternity Health and Safety Issues: Employers Awareness Questioned by USDAW
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