Violence link to MSDs found in health-care study

SHP Article:

Health-care workers who are physically assaulted at work are more likely to experience musculoskeletal symptoms, according to a new study.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/violence-link-to-msds-found-in-health-care-study

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Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust fined after radioactivity leak

Environmental Agency Article:

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been ordered to pay £19,228 in fines and costs after damaging a radioactive implant used during hospital operations at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123867.aspx?month=9&year=2010

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Manufacturing company prosecuted after horrific hand injury

HSE Article:

A manufacturing company has been fined £16,000 after a worker's finger and thumb were severed as he tried to unblock machinery.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-e-34.htm

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Environment Agency plans improved flood defences for Shoreham

Environmental Agency Article:

The Environment Agency, in partnership with Worthing and Adur councils, is proposing to rebuild flood defences to protect properties in Shoreham and Lancing from flooding.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123798.aspx

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Clothing warehouse ignored council’s warnings about site traffic

SHP Article:

A forklift truck driver was killed when two vehicles collided at a clothing warehouse in Lancashire.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/clothing-warehouse-ignored-council-s-warnings-about-site-traffic

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Concrete firm fined after worker's roof plunge

HSE Article:

A Hounslow company has been fined after a man was injured after falling more than four metres from a roof he was working on.

Alfie Deville 59, from Petworth Gardens, Uxbridge, was injured when he and three other men were dismantling a large steel framed building on 30 April 2009.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-ldn-2109.htm

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Europe urged to share intelligence to stop toxic trade in electrical waste

Environmental Agency Article:

Environment Agency Chairman, Lord Smith, will today use a speech to INTERPOL call for a European alliance to tackle the toxic trade in electrical waste into Africa.

Speaking in Lyon, he will call for better cooperation and exchange of intelligence across national borders to stop a crime that poses a “growing and persistent risk to human health and the environment”.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123364.aspx

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Chicken firm fined after worker skins hand

HSE Article:

A chicken company has been prosecuted after a worker using a carcass "de-skinning" machine tore the skin off the back of his own hand.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-e-33.htm

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Coordination and communication absent in toxic-gas fatality

SHP Article:

The death of a worker, who was overcome by poisonous gas fumes during the delivery of chemicals to a well-known food manufacturer, has culminated in fines totalling £350,000.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/coordination-and-communication-absent-in-toxic-gas-fatality

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Prestwich firm fined after putting lives at risk

HSE Article:

A home improvement company has admitted breaking a health and safety law after a worker was seen on a house roof with nothing in place to stop him falling.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-nw-49viewline.htm

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Husband and wife fined over gas safety breaches

HSE Article:

A couple who were co-landlords of a Bristol property have been fined after admitting breaching gas safety regulations.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-sw-830sww10.htm

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Atherton roofer fined after putting lives at risk

HSE Article:

An Atherton roofer has appeared in court after being spotted working on roofs with no safety equipment to prevent him and his staff falling off.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-nw-51markmckernan.htm


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BCA agreement to help HSE extend construction-site reach

SHP Article:

The HSE has signed an agreement with the Building Control Alliance (BCA) to help it spread the health and safety message in the construction industry, especially to hard-to-reach small sites.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/bca-agreement-to-help-hse-extend-construction-site-reach

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“Consistently devious” boss avoids jail over trainee’s injuries

SHP Article:

The owner of a fireworks company has been given a 36-week suspended prison sentence after a trainee was blinded when a mortar exploded in his face.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/consistently-devious-boss-avoids-jail-over-trainee-s-injuries

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Construction giant sentenced for death at Premier League club

SHP Article:

Construction firm Kier North West has been fined £160,000 after a labourer fell to his death during the construction of Everton FC’s new training academy.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/construction-giant-sentenced-for-death-at-premier-league-club

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UK shipping emissions six times higher than estimated

Edie.net article:

Emissions from UK shipping are about six times higher than current figures according to new research.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18736&channel=0&title=UK+shipping+emissions+six+times+higher+than+estimated+

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Testing times for Northampton’s flood warning sirens

Environmental Agency Article:

The Environment Agency is testing a vital part of Northampton’s flood warning system on Wednesday, 29 September. Its five flood sirens in St James and Far Cotton will be sounded between 10am and noon to ensure they would work properly during a flood. The test will involve the intermittent sounding of the sirens and will last around 30 minutes.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123626.aspx?

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Elbow grease on the Emm Brook

Environmental Agency Article:

A team of Environment Agency contractors are busy clearing obstructions from a Wokingham watercourse to help reduce flood risk in the area. As part of routine annual maintenance, the three-strong team are concentrating on a long stretch of the Emm Brook, from Molly Millars Lane in Wokingham to the edge of Dinton Pastures Country Park in Winnersh. They started in late August and are due to finish before the winter.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123693.aspx?

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Huhne praises CHP on visit to Liverpool

Edie.net article:
The green credentials of the newly built Museum of Liverpool have been praised by energy secretary Chris Huhne.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18729&channel=0&title=Huhne+praises+CHP+on+visit+to+Liverpool+

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Fined for burning illegal waste

Environmental Agency Article:

Burning waste at his farm in Pavenham, Bedford, resulted in a £5,000 fine and full costs of £1,458 for Anthony Julian West.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123585.aspx?

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Number of potential sites for proposed barrier reduced to three

Environmental Agency Article:

The number of potential locations for the proposed Boston Barrier has been reduced from five to three.

Following a series of drop-in events in January 2010, at which people living and working in the town were asked their views on the sites, the Environment Agency has now ruled out two.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123574.aspx?

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Textile company fined after worker’s arm crushed in roll of fabric

HSE Article:

A fabric manufacturer has been fined after a worker's arm was so badly crushed he had to have metal plates inserted to help support his broken bones.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-e-30.htm

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Local councils satisfy HSE on asbestos management in schools

SHP Article:

An HSE survey and follow-up inspection initiative has revealed that 72 per cent of councils in England are managing asbestos in their ‘system-build’ schools in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/local-councils-satisfy-hse-on-asbestos-management-in-schools


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Port slow to address quayside hazards after man drowned

SHP Article:

A Sussex port and an Italian shipping company have been fined a total of £185,000 after a worker drowned at Newhaven Docks.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/port-slow-to-address-quayside-hazards-after-man-drowned

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Airport hotel could be UK's greenest

Edie.net article:

Still a year away from opening but the East Midlands Airport's Radisson Blu Hotel is already making waves in the green building world.

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18684&channel=0

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London lagging behind on insulation

Edie.net article:

Households in London are the worst in Britain for installing insulation and lagging, new figures have revealed.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18721&channel=0&title=London+lagging+behind+on+insulation+

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Blame culture prominent on Transocean rigs

SHP Article:

A culture of fear and blame is rife across the operations of offshore drilling contractor Transocean, according to a leaked HSE inspection report.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/blame-culture-prominent-on-transocean-rigs

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Fly-tippers continue to put homes at risk of flooding

Environmental Agency Article:

People living close to a Northamptonshire brook are continuing to put their homes, as well as the homes of their friends and neighbours, at risk.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123367.aspx?

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New agreement to improve health and safety on construction sites

HSE Article:

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today, Friday 17 September, signed an agreement with the Building Control Alliance (BCA), in a bid to work more closely to improve health and safety standards in the construction industry.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/hse-bcaagreement.htm

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Myth Buster Sept 2010

HSE Article:

The Latest Myth Buster from HSE.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/sep10.htm

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Net Regs

NetRegs provides free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. They will help you to understand what you need to do to comply with environmental law and protect the environment. They may even help you to save money by showing you ways to use your resources more efficiently.


http://www.netregs.gov.uk/

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Are you covered by health and safety laws?

The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) have a really useful website where you can find out about Health and Safety legislation that affects you.

All work activities are covered by health and safety laws. The Health and Safety Executive enforces a range of legislation, including;

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. Regulations made under this act apply to all work situations, for example the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations.

Other laws that cover particular hazards, such as parts of the Food and Environmental Protection Act and the Control of Pesticides Regulations, both of which are about pesticides.

Laws that cover health and safety in specific industries such as mining, nuclear, railway, explosives and offshore oil and gas;

Older laws that predate the Health and safety at Work Act, and cover a range of industries, but not all workplaces, such as the Factories Act and regulations made under it. Most of these laws are gradually being modernised.

For more information follow the link:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/workers/hswrole.htm

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IOSH - Starting Safely Induction Course For Companies

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RoSPA Construction Health and Safety Conference

HSE Article:

As the first event in RoSPA's "From Industry, For Industry" event series, this conference will provide peer-to-peer learning, and showcase industry best practice through case studies, research and theory.

For more information on the following story please follow the link bellow:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/rospaconstruction.htm

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Britain: Hidden toll highlights need for safety laws

TUC Article:

More than 20,000 people in the UK are killed prematurely by their work every year, highlighting the need for strong, strongly enforced health and safety regulation, according to a TUC report. ‘The case for health and safety’ smashes the myth that Britain is one of the safest places to work, says TUC.

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http://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace/tuc-18416-f0.cfm

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New Zealand extreme sports review warns of safety risk

BBC Article:
Safety standards in New Zealand's adventure tourism industry must improve, a report has concluded after a woman from Worcestershire drowned.


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-11094272

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Punt and Dennis: Youtube video.

Youtube video:

Interesting video, just to let you know we're not all like this.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o7a_6uO090

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Director and company in the dock over waterfront fall

SHP Article

The quick actions of the crew of a ship coming into port saved a night watchman who had fallen into the water between the quayside and the vessel.

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http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/director-and-company-in-the-dock-over-waterfront-fall

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Kishorn fish farmers to attend aquaculture safety event

HSE Article:

Scottish fish and shellfish farmers will come together in Kishorn, Strathcarron on 21 September, to attend a special aquaculture and maritime safety awareness event.

For more information on the following story please follow the link bellow:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-sco-18310.htm

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Campaigners call for return of bottle deposit scheme

Edie.net Article

Campaigners are calling for the return of a deposit scheme for bottles to boost recycling.

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18702&channel=0&title=Campaigners+call+for+return+of+bottle+deposit+scheme+

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Council is first to use app to fight illegal waste dumpers

Edie.net Article


Council is first to use app to fight illegal waste dumpers
A county council has developed an application for smartphones to instantly identify whether a vehicle is allowed to use its recycling centres.

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18703&channel=0&title=Council+is+first+to+use+app+to+fight+illegal+waste+dumpers+

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Drainage improvements on Portholme Meadow

Environmental Agency Article

Work to improve drainage on Portholme Meadow, Huntingdon, will be taking place in late September 2010 to help re-establish rare types of grassland that are currently not in good condition.

Vegetation on parts of Portholme Meadow, believed to be the largest ancient water meadow in the UK, has been found to be in unfavourable condition due to the amount of curled dock present. Curled dock is an invasive weed which degrades the quality of the natural grassland.

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http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123406.aspx?

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Event helps borders construction companies cut deaths

HSE Article

Construction workers across the Borders are being urged to pick up lifesaving advice at a forthcoming event on Wednesday 29 September.

For more information on the following story please follow the link bellow:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-sco-18410.htm

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BP criticised for inadequate training procedures on North Sea installations

SHP Article

More revelations of safety lapses on BP installations – this time in its UK operations – have emerged just as outgoing chief executive Tony Hayward (pictured) prepares to face a grilling by MPs on the risks of deepwater drilling.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/bp-criticised-for-inadequate-training-procedures-on-north-sea-installations

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Europe urged to share intelligence to stop toxic trade in electrical waste

Environmental Agency Article

Environment Agency Chairman, Lord Smith, will today use a speech to INTERPOL call for a European alliance to tackle the toxic trade in electrical waste into Africa.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123364.aspx?

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Tadcaster firm fined for failing its own workers

HSE Article

A North Yorkshire company making innovative machinery fitted with the latest safety devices failed to protect its own workers from the risk of injury as they manufactured them, magistrates were told today.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-yh-22410.htm

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Haulage contractor fined for waste offences

Environmental Agency Article

A North Devon haulier has been ordered to pay £13,000 in fines and costs for illegally depositing and storing waste at sites in and around Ilfracombe. The case was brought by the Environment Agency.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123329.aspx?

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Glass company fined for workers’ fall risk

HSE Article

A glass company has been prosecuted for health and safety offences after putting workers' lives at risk at a site in Bradford.

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http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-yh-22310.htm

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Crown Censure for Ministry of Defence

HSE Article

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) today received a formal Crown Censure from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after potentially exposing workers to deadly asbestos fibres.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-se-1309.htm

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She Ltds Quality Statement

she ltd provide safety, health, environmental advice and training to business.
A primary goal of she ltd is to achieve the highest standards of quality in all our business practices. Our aim is to continually improve our company performance, while offering our customers a quality, cost effective and professional service.
Quality performance is one of the cornerstones of our company. To maintain quality performance of the highest level, the following aims are pursued:

• To determine our customer requirements and enhance customer satisfaction;
• To fulfil or exceed Customer these needs and expectations by delivering a quality service in a consistent and timely manner;
• To cultivate and maintain these commitments to quality; to continual improvement and communicate our goals and objectives within the business and to our associates;
• To comply with the requirements of the quality management system;
• To continually improve the effectiveness of the quality management system;
• To include in its business plan quality objectives and measurable targets so that everyone who performs work for the company is responsible to help achieve these targets;
• To review the quality management system for continuing suitability.

This policy will be communicated to our employees, our associates, our clients, and is available to the general public. It is fully endorsed by our directors.



Kevin Jones - Managing Director
26th May 2010

Drop in fatal accidents coincides with jobs growth in Northern Ireland

SHP Article

Northern Ireland has seen a dramatic fall in work-related deaths despite a rise in the number of people in employment.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/drop-in-fatal-accidents-coincides-with-jobs-growth-in-northern-ireland

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Suspended prison sentence for owners of a skip company in Bolton

Environmental Agency Article

A father and son who operated a waste site at Arch Street, Bolton have received (10 September 2010) suspended prison sentences for flouting environmental regulations. Michael and Mark Rogers were each given an eight week prison sentence suspended for two years, 200 hours unpaid work and have each been ordered to pay costs of £3,642.05 to the Environment Agency.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123295.aspx?

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£30k fines after Salford worker killed by digger bucket

HSE Article

Fines totalling £30,000 have been issued following the death of a Salford worker, who was struck by the excavator bucket on a digger.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-nw-020windmill.htm


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Company fined after 17-year-old worker injured in fall

HSE Article

A Croydon company has been fined after a young worker suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries when he fell through a roof-light after only weeks into his job.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-ldn-0809.htm

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UK’s biggest food manufacturer fined after worker’s skull crushed

HSE Article

The UK’s biggest food manufacturer has been fined £14,000 after a 65kg metal pillar fell on a maintenance engineer in Merseyside, crushing his skull.

Thomas Williams, from Prenton in Wirral, was working at Premier Foods Group Ltd’s site at Manor Bakeries in Moreton on 24 July 2008 when a four-metre section of pillar fell on his head.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/09/10/uks-biggest-food-manufacturer-fined-after-workers-skull-crushed/?eban=rss-press-release

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English flytipping drops by a fifth

Edie.net article

Figures released yesterday (September 9) showed flytipping has fallen by a fifth across the country.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18676&channel=0&title=English+flytipping+drops+by+a+fifth+

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Star-studded London bike ride aimed at cycling revolution

Edie.net article

Celebrities were among some 85,000 people who joined London mayor Boris Johnson in a mass bike ride through London's streets to promote cycling.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?src=nl&id=18645

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Survey finds large numbers of workers don’t wear eye protection

SHP Article

New research published by 3M has revealed that over a third of companies in UK have employees who don’t wear safety eyewear when required.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/survey-finds-large-numbers-of-workers-don-t-wear-eye-protection

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Rig explosion caused by “complex sequence of failures by multiple parties”

SHP Article

The actions of “multiple companies and work teams” contributed to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year, a report released by BP has concluded.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/rig-explosion-caused-by-complex-sequence-of-failures-by-multiple-parties

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See the last big bores of 2010

Environmental Agency Article

For people who want to see the spectacular phenomenon of the Severn Bore before the end of 2010, Friday 10 September presents the best remaining opportunity.Six 4-star bores are expected during August, September and October but only one of these, the bore on 12 September, will happen during daylight hours.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/123125.aspx

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Construction design and management (CDM)

HSE Article

Everyone controlling site work has health and safety responsibilities. Checking that working conditions are healthy and safe before work begins, and ensuring that the proposed work is not going to put others at risk, require planning and organisation. This applies whatever the size of the site.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm.htm?ebul=cons/aug10&cr=6

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Dangerously faulty play equipment leads to prosecution

HSE Article

A Prestatyn man has been given an 18 week suspended prison sentence and 60 hours of community service after ignoring a legal order preventing him from issuing safety certificates for inflatable amusements.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-wm-20809.htm

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Builder fined after hand is disfigured

HSE Article

A Haringey building firm was in court after a worker’s hand was seriously injured in a machine at a workshop in Willesden, Brent.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/09/03/builder-fined-after-hand-is-disfigured/?eban=rss-press-release

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Worker dies during demolition at boarding school

HSE Article

A Shropshire boarding school has today been fined £25,000 after a worker was killed while demolishing a building on the site.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Moor Park Charitable Trust Ltd which runs Moor Park School, after it arranged for a team of inexperienced building workers to demolish a large wooden classroom on 14 August 2007.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-wm-20110.htm

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Are you a smaller builder?

HSE Article

An article on health and safety in a small building and construction company.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/areyou/builder.htm?ebul=cons/aug10&cr=1#do

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HSE Myth Bust of August 2010

HSE Article

This month's Health and Safety myth bust courtesy of HSE
http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/aug10.htm

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Exeter landlord put lives at risk with faulty gas boiler

HSE Article

A landlord has been fined today for putting the lives of his tenants and others at risk by illegally fitting a gas boiler.

Richard Elliot, of Pennsylvania Road, Exeter pleaded guilty to two breaches of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (1998) when he appeared before Honiton Magistrates' Court.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-sw-900sww10.htm

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Community service staff fear for their safety

SHP Article

Supervisors of unpaid work placements (formerly known as community service) are being subjected to increasing abuse and threats from offenders, with staff feeling intimidated and scared at work, according to a union for probation staff.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/community-service-staff-fear-for-their-safety


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Factory bosses knew machine safeguards weren’t operational

SHP Article

The owners of a manufacturing company appeared in front of magistrates to answer charges relating to an incident in which an employee had his fingers crushed in a hydraulic press.

The 57-year-old employee was working at Lupton Fabrication Ltd’s factory in Leeds when the incident took place, on 16 April 2009. He was operating a hydraulic press to create metal-edge trim, which is used to measure the thickness of setting concrete.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/factory-bosses-knew-machine-safeguards-weren-t-operational


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New safety advice issued on electric gates

HSE Article

Installers, designers, maintenance firms and manufacturers of electric gates, are being urged to seriously consider new safety advice issued by the Health and Safety Executive today, following the recent deaths of two children involving these gates.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/hse-electricgates.htm

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Worker's clothing set alight in electrical explosion

HSE Article

An Aberdeen building firm has been prosecuted after a joiner's boilersuit was set on fire when a short circuit caused a localised electrical explosion.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-sco-18110.htm

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East Midlands farmers urged to strap up during harvest

HSE Article

Farmers across the East Midlands are being reminded to wear safety straps when driving their tractors, especially during the busy harvest period.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-em-6410.htm

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Greenpeace CEO attacks Facebook over coal power

Edie.net Article

Social networking site Facebook's decision to build a coal powered data centre has prompted environmentalists to launch a protest on the same site.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18634&channel=0&title=Greenpeace+CEO+attacks+Facebook+over+coal+power+

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Nick Clegg announces plan for 'new Green Deal'

Article from edie.net

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced plans a new Green Deal which he says is part of the coalition's 'quiet green revolution' to create jobs and protect the environment.

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?src=nl&id=18580

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