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Saturday 9 October 2004 |
In
this Issue:
- RoSPA Seminar on Accident Investigation
- WWT Awareness Day for Construction to visit
Cornwall in October
- HSE to Supply Maps of Overhead Cables to
Farmers to Lessen Farmland Electrocutions
- Two New Research Reports by HSE, Dealing
with Flueless Gas Fires
- Selling to the HSE and What HSE Buys
- New Area on HSE Website for Business
Benefits of Health and Safety
- Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 Now in
Force
- New Disability Regulations in Force Today:
Businesses to Comply or Face Hefty Fines
- New Rail Report Published by HSE - Signals
Passed at Danger (SPAD) report for August 2004
- New HSE Research Report: RR271 Recruiting
Safe Employees for Safety-Critical Roles
- DEFRA Unveil a New Waste Research Strategy
- HSC Consultation on Workplace Health and
Safety in Great Britain to 2010 and Beyond
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8 October 2004 - RoSPA Seminar on Accident Investigation |
6 October 2004 - WWT Awareness Day for Construction to visit Cornwall
in October |
6 October 2004 - HSE to Supply Maps of Overhead Cables to Farmers to
Lessen Farmland Electrocutions
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A seminar by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
will be held at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel, Warwickshire, on 8
November 2004, which will inform businesses of the benefits of full
investigations of any accidents or incidents occurring in the
workplace.
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5 October 2004 - New Area on HSE Website for Business Benefits of
Health and Safety
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have a new web site area
within their website aimed at highlighting the benefits to
businesses of Health and Safety in the workplace.
The new pages explain that effective management of health and safety
has a positive effect on the unacceptable amount of suffering, due
to accidents and ill health, within the workplace.
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this link for full story -
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5 October 2004 - Two New Research Reports by HSE, Dealing with
Flueless Gas Fires
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this link for full story -
More.......
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October 2004 - Selling to the HSE and What HSE Buys
Within the Health and Safety's (HSE's) website can be found a
number of centrally negotiated contracts, which they have in
place for goods and services, being mandatory requirements for
use by HSE staff.
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HSfB
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New page added to the site telling a little about HSfB and
what we do:
About Us
The site has been upgraded due to high demands on the site.
September saw 7022.89MB downloaded from the site and 8,036
visits. Thank you!
The forums also saw the 100th registered member joining
our community.
New Legislation added to the Legislation Page:
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Various new links added to the Useful Links page.
A.S.A.T.S is now up and running with a new site and image, check
it out by following the A.S.A.T.S logo at the top of the
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1 October 2004 - New Rail Report Published by HSE - Signals Passed at
Danger (SPAD) report for August 2004
The latest report on Signals Passed
at Danger (SPAD) has been published by the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) for August 2004, of which there has now been a total
of 60 SPADs published.
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New Legislation/Consultations
2 October 2004 - Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 Now in Force
1 October 2004 - New Disability Regulations in Force Today: Businesses
to Comply or Face Hefty Fines
27 September 2004 - HSC Consultation on Workplace Health and Safety in
Great Britain to 2010 and Beyond |

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30 September 2004 - New HSE Research Report: RR271 Recruiting Safe
Employees for Safety-Critical Roles
A research project was undertaken by psychologists from the
Occupational Psychology Centre (OPC) on behalf of Her Majesty's
Railway Inspectorate (HMRI).
The purpose of this innovative research project was to pilot a
selection process for safety-critical employees within the rail
industry in the UK.
Click this link for full story -
More......
29 September 2004 - DEFRA Unveil a New Waste Research Strategy
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(National) (DEFRA), have unveiled at
Waste 2004, a new strategy for waste-related research on
sustainable waste management to inform policy.
Click this link for full story -
More......
29 September 2004 - Transport Safety Blitz: HSE and Kent Local
Authorities
29 September 2004 - Two New Research Reports by HSE Dealing With
Occupational Health and SME's and of Manual Handling Problems in
Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises
28 September 2004 - Two New Research Reports by HSE Dealing With
FPSOs-FSUs and Working at Height Using Temporary Access Systems

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