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Guidance by topic, includes risk management, RIDDOR, COSHH, asbestos and display screen equipment
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Safety notice: Motion compensated gangways auto-retraction
Power failure or control system error can cause the unplanned retraction of motion compensated gangways typically used in the offshore industry.
Waste firm fined after worker crushed by excavator
An investigation revealed safety failings at a waste management site after a worker was left with serious injuries after being run over by an excavator.
Council fined after failures led to care home death
A patient with Dementia was able to exit the care home through a door without an alarm, leading to their death.
Information and services
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RIDDOR
Some accidents, diseases or near misses must be reported
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F10 notification
Tell HSE about a large construction project before work starts
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Apply, notify or report
Apply for a licence, send us a form or report something in a workplace
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Building Safety Regulator
How building safety is regulated in England
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COSHH
Identify, assess and control risks from hazardous substances
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The law
Health and safety at work: criminal and civil law
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Sarah Albon
Chief Executive
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Sarah Newton
Chair of the Board
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