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BSI
Claims that the New Mobile Workforce is Falling Short of Company Health
and Safety Cover
John
Lennox, the transport expert for BSI,
announced in his speech on Corporate Killing at the Society of Operational
Engineers annual conference last week that more must be done in terms
of ensuring occupational health and safety (H&S) whilst driving vehicles.
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HSE's
Biggest Ever Construction Blitz Stops Work on 332 Sites
Work
was stopped at almost a quarter of the construction sites visited by Health
and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors during the national blitz
on falls from height during the first two weeks of June.
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Exit:
Stage Left, and Don't Panic!
Since
April 1st this year, it has been a legal requirement that all emergency
exit and panic hardware is CE Marked. Hardware distributor Wagner
(GB) Ltd has confirmed that its Strand-Feb range of cross arm
devices complies with this directive.
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Many
Designers are Unaware of their Duties Under CDM
Results
of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) designer initiative held during
March 2003 in Scotland and the North of England revealed that many designers
are unaware of their duties under Regulation 13 of the Construction (Design
& Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM).
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Harnesses
and Ladders Under Scrutiny in City of London
Inspectors
from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited construction sites
across the City of London at the end of April to check on the use of ladders
and safety harnesses.
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Health
and Safety Agreement in Vacuum Forming Industry
After
discussions held between Chris Flint, HM Principal Inspector and his team
at the Health & Safety Executive, with technical and trade groups
representing the thermoforming industry an agreement, has been reached
which is intended to prevent injuries caused by machinery used in the
sector.
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Health
and Safety matters - FMB Partners Industry on Nationwide Awareness Raising
Seminar Programme
The
FMB is working in partnership with the HSE/Working Well Together Campaign,
along with a rapidly growing number of national and regional contractors
and suppliers, to organise a series of Construction Health and Safety
Days
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Free
Health and Safety Workshop Programme for GGF Members - Join us on the
Road to Safety Excellence
The
GLASS Charter was successfully launched within the UK glazing industry
over a year ago and has brought tremendous benefits to those companies
who have already signed up to it. The Glass and Glazing Federation is
now bringing the GLASS Charter direct to its Members with a series of
four FREE workshops
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Guardian
Float Glass Plant Achieves Three Million Hours Without a Lost Time Accident
Guardian
Industries Corp.’s Carleton, Michigan, float glass manufacturing
plant recently achieved a safety milestone: Three million hours without
a lost time accident (LTA), an accomplishment that took nearly five years
of concentrated effort to reach.
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First
Progress Report on National Health and Safety Improvement Targets Shows
Need for Major Improvement
On
10th December 2002 the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) issued its first
ever progress report on the Government's 10-year health and safety targets
(1999/00-2009/10) for reducing work-related fatalities, injuries, days
off work and ill-health in Britain.
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The
Health and Safety People - Your Safety Standards?
The Health and Safety people help to avoid tragedies, working with companies
to resource health and safety requirements, control safety costs and satisfy
legal obligations.
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Small
Construction Firms Must Make a Big Commitment to Safety Urges Seminar
Construction industry safety experts gathered recently at the first in
a series of hard-hitting seminars designed to get small contractors and
self-employed people in the construction industry to put health and safety
at the top of the agenda.
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Health
and Safety - your construction answers are on the Web
New easy-to-follow health and safety advice for the construction industry
is now available on the Working Well Together (WWT) website.
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HSE
Warning to Construction Industry to Improve Performance
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned the construction industry
to improve in the key areas of its health, safety and welfare performance,
before inspectors call.
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Alcoa
Publishes 2001 Online Environment, Health and Safety Report
Alcoa has published its online 2001 Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS)
report on the company's website, http://www.alcoa.com.
In its ninth consecutive year, the report reviews Alcoa's global environment,
health, and safety strategies and performance.
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Two
more Machinery Safety Cards from BWF
In its continuing push to promote health & safety in the woodworking
industry, the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has published two more
Machinery Safety Cards.
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Bowater
Windows Public Sector lnstallation Division Wins Top Safety Award
Bowater
Windows Public Sector lnstallation Division (PSID) based in Minworth Sutton
Coldfield has won an award from the British Safety Council. Only companies
with below average accident rates are eligible.
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New
Safety Award Launched for Smaller Construction Firms
Smaller firms are being given the chance to show their commitment to safety
with the launch of a new category in the construction industry's Working
Well Together (WWT) awards.
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HSE/HSC
Launch Health and Safety Grant Scheme Pilot for Small Firms
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently launched the Small Firms
Assistance Scheme (SFAS), a pilot grant scheme designed to help small
firms improve their health and safety performance.
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New
Study Finds Link Between RSI and a Loss of Performance from Sensory Nerves
in the Arm
Research commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has found
a link between RSI and abnormalities in the way sensory nerves work in
the arm.
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HSE
issues lanyard inspection alert
New Health and Safety Executive (HSE) research on lanyard degradation
highlights the importance for all those involved in working at height
to carry out appropriate pre-use checks and inspections of their fall
arrest equipment.
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SAFETY
IS NO ACCIDENT
The birth of the Glass Charter in April 2001 was the outcome of a strategy
group set up by the British Glass Manufacturers Confederation, which included
major players and some of the smaller organisations in the glass industry.
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