Guidance: Organising firework displays
SOURCE: HSE Firework displays should be enjoyable and spectacular occasions – but they obviously need some responsible planning. The good news is that there is [...]
Safety
1.3 million tradespeople at risk from dangers of asbestos
SOURCE: HSE Health and Safety Executive launches new safety campaign as an average of 20 tradespeople die every week from asbestos related diseases Tradespeople, including [...]
Changes to tachograph rules for local journeys
SOURCE: MovingOn Blog Soon some vehicles will no longer have to be fitted with tachograph recording equipment and their drivers will not have to comply with EC drivers’ [...]
Rail regulations development project (UKAS)
Source: UKAS The Department for Transport, (Rail Technical and International Safety) has requested UKAS to develop the accreditation regime for conformity assessment bodies [...]
Simpler explosives and acetylene regulations
New laws on working safely with explosives and compressed acetylene gas will take effect next month. Two new sets of consolidated regulations – The Explosives [...]
Fee for Intervention is effective and should stay, says report
Source: HSE A scheme designed to shift the cost of regulating workplace health and safety from the public purse to businesses who break the law has proven effective and [...]
HSE urges school leaders not to wrap kids in cotton wool
Source: HSE HSE has published new web-based guidance designed to support school leaders to strike the right balance and encourage them to avoid being risk averse. Whilst [...]
Guidance: Compaction equipment
Source: HSE This guidance gives advice on the main safety issues at compactors (sometimes referred to as compactor units or packer units) and how the risks can be controlled. [...]
Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014
Are you aware that the legislation on storing petrol is changing? Although existing health and safety responsibilities will remain the same, the new Petroleum (Consolidation) [...]
Regulation of health and safety at work
Source: HSE HSE and local authorities use a range and mixture of regulatory interventions to improve the management of health and safety risks.The document Regulation of [...]
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