Press releases from the Health and Safety Commission/Executive 2005

This page contains links to the text of Health and Safety Commission and Health and Safety Executive Press Releases. The most recent Press Releases are mentioned first.

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December

• 20.12.05 - HSC orders HSE investigation of Buncefield oil depot incident
• 15.12.05 - Quarry industry beats ‘hard target’
• 15.12.05 - HSE statement: Buncefield Oil Depot investigation
• 14.12.05 - HSE publishes up to date guidance on safe operation of vehicles in the workplace
• 14.12.05 - "Plan to involve workers", Lord Hunt tells local authorities
• 06.12.05 - Staff have to be happy, healthy and here to realise efficiency gains
• 05.12.05 - New chief inspector of railways
• 02.12.05 - HSC consults on proposal for a new workplace exposure limit
• 01.12.05 - HSE publishes investigation report into major incident at ConocoPhillips’ Humber refinery

November

• 30.11.05 - HSE publishes new guidance on Whole Body Vibration
• 29.11.05 - Responding to the better regulation challenge
• 28.11.05 - New Chief Executive arrives at Health and Safety Executive
• 24.11.05 - Rail public inquiries: Work on recommendations heads for completion
• 23.11.05 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
• 21.11.05 - New qualifications to help reduce accidents and ill health on farms
• 18.11.05 - Construction company fined for roadworker death
• 18.11.05 - WSA challenge fund third round opens for business
• 18.11.05 - New offshore safety case regulations laid before parliament
• 16.11.05 - School caving trip death – HSE statement
• 14.11.05 - Revamped RSI database aims to reduce repetitive strain injuries
• 14.11.05 - Warehouse prosecution highlights important safety issues
• 09.11.05 - HSC chair saddened by untimely death of George Brumwell
• 08.11.05 - Construction fatal and injury rate reducing, but industry still short of summit targets
• 08.11.05 - HSC report shows progress on ill health but more needs to be done
• 08.11.05 - HSC/E publishes Health and Safety Statistics for 2004/2005
• 08.11.05 - HSE condemns bullying in the workplace
• 04.11.05 - HSE prosecute Network Rail and Amey Rail
• 03.11.05 - HSC consults on amended asbestos regulations and approved code of practise
• 02.11.05 - Government commitment for HSE’s stress management standards
• 01.11.05 - HSE publishes final monthly SPAD report

October

• 26.10.05 - Join the debate! – HSC hosting public debate on crowding, vandalism and trespass on the mainline and underground railways
• 25.10.05 - HSE issues updated guidance for food manufacturing industries
• 24.10.05 - HSE publishes new guides to improve ladder safety
• 24.10.05 - HSE launches 2004/05 Pesticide Incidents Report
• 20.10.05 - Targeted enforcement improves health and safety
• 18.10.05 - HSE calls for volunteer construction companies to test occupational health model
• 17.10.05 - HSE prosecution decision on Potters Bar train derailment
• 14.10.05 - Channel Tunnel Safety Authority publishes annual report 2004/2005
• 13.10.05 - HSE announces launch of Ladders Week (14 – 18 November 2005)
• 12.10.05 - Changes to the genetically modified organisms regulations
• 07.10.05 - HSE issues mobile plant warning to construction industry
• 06.10.05 - HSE announces conclusions on Sizewell B safety review
• 06.10.05 - HSE publishes revised firework display guidance
• 04.10.05 - Partnership with large organisations the way forward
• 04.10.05 - HSE Grants decommissioning consent for Chapelcross

September

• 30.09.05 - HSE publishes new guidance on the hand arm vibration
• 26.09.05 - Working Well Together roadshow comes to London
• 20.09.05 - New chief inspector of construction at HSE
• 16.09.05 - Custodial sentence for company director following paper shredder fatality
• 16.09.05 - Construction company fined for WAHR breach
• 14.09.05 - Quarterly statement of incidents at nuclear installations
• 12.09.05 - Ladders are not banned – but they should be used sensibly
• 09.09.05 - Hunt to launch new workers webpages at TUC
• 08.09.05 - Offshore health and safety targets will not be met without renewed impetus from industry, warns HSE
• 05.09.05 - Get it right when working at height
• 05.09.05 - Safety Minister congratulates manual handling initiatives at launch of HSE And Step Change in Safety stand
• 05.09.05 - Commissioner launches 2005 Construction Health And Safety Roadshow
• 01.09.05 - Construction Health and Safety campaign back on the road

August

• 30.08.05 - HSE publishes revised Personal Protective Equipment guidance
• 30.08.05 - HSE advises caution in the use of gas forges
• 26.08.05 - Court case against Transco - Health and Safety Executive statement
• 26.08.05 - Latest occupational health statistics published
• 23.08.05 - Have fun at the fair - with a bit of care
• 22.08.05 - HSE clarifies health and safety responsibilities for public paddling pools and tidal pools
• 18.08.05 - HSE publishes inspector training pack for work at height regulations
• 16.08.05 - HSE publishes offshore safety statistics bulletin 2004/05
• 16.08.05 - HSE publishes criterion for delicensing nuclear sites
• 08.08.05 - New Chief Executive for Health and Safety Laboratory
• 08.08.05 - Corus Inquest: HSE statement following verdict
• 05.08.05 - HSE publishes assessment of Harwell safety review
• 04.08.05 - HSE keeping track of human factors on level crossings
• 01.08.05 - HSC Consults on proposed amendments to nuclear reactors (environmental impact for decommissioning) regulations
• 01.08.05 - New Chief Executive for HSE

July

• 29.07.05 - Construction deaths down in 2004/2005 - But not a time to be complacent
• 28.07.05 - 220 work deaths last year
• 28.07.05 - HSC/E publishes statistics of fatal injuries for 2004/2005
• 27.07.05 - Work is essential for good health
• 25.07.05 - Organisations sign first agreement to ensure consistent health and safety enforcement on national trust premises
• 20.07.05 - How does your business measure up?
• 19.07.05 - HSE publishes railway safety annual report 2004
• 19.07.05 - Fruit farm prosecution highlights important safety issues
• 18.07.05 - HSE publishes research on farming and stress
• 14.07.05 - HSE warns divers against dangerous and illegal fishing methods
• 13.07.05 - We need a common sense approach to risk management - Hunt
• 07.07.05 - HSE warns farmers: “take care using transport over the summer”
• 07.07.05 - HSC Annual Report shows commitment to its strategy

June

• 30.06.05 - HSE research shows importance of safety representatives in the workplace
• 30.06.05 - HSE grants decommissioning consent for Calder Hall
• 29.06.05 - Conocophillips ltd fined £895,000 after explosion at refinery
• 29.06.05 - New vibration at work regulations help prevent up to two million employees from occupational ill health
• 28.06.05 - Construction partnership provides free health and safety training for small builders
• 27.06.05 - Designers continue to improve their performance
• 27.06.05 - Tower crane accident at Canada Square in May 2000 – publication of a report by HSE
• 21.06.05 - Railway industry to benefit from new ‘human factors’ web pages
• 16.06.05 - Quarterly statement of incidents at nuclear installations
• 14.06.05 - Noise and vibration regulations hit the road
• 13.06.05 - Date set for introduction of revised major accident hazards regs
• 13.06.05 - 'Better Backs' for the waste and recycling industry
• 09.06.05 - Change of address for notification of ammonium nitrate inventories
• 08.06.05 - HSE urges safer systems for unpacking large sheets of glass
• 06.06.05 - HSE’s ‘Electrical safety in quarries’ web pages go live
• 02.06.05 - Business loses 4.9 million days a year to work-related back pain - HSE launches campaign to make bad backs 'Better Backs'

May

• 31.05.05 - Waste transfer company fined £100,000 for site death
• 26.05.05 - HSE publishes detailed data on work-related ill health survey
• 24.05.05 - HSE warn motor vehicle repair trade of ramp safety following Peterborough crush near miss
• 24.05.05 - Road company ordered to pay £97,000 after worker burned to death
• 20.05.05 - Keeping farmers informed about health and safety - HSE launches agriculture e-bulletin
• 20.05.05 - HSE publishes revised guidance on preventing slips and trips to help caterers comply with the law
• 19.05.05 - The benefits of director leadership on health and safety - HSE unveils new case studies at Edinburgh Business School conference
• 19.05.05 - The UK metalworking industry loses millions of pounds each year to underrated diseases
• 18.05.05 - HSE engages mattress manufacturing industry in drive to reduce musculoskeletal injuries and ill health
• 18.05.05 - HSE furthers the argument for sensible risk management
• 18.05.05 - Communication of risk essential in shared workplaces warns HSE
• 12.05.05 - Making a difference - a new health and safety strategy for the paper and board industries
• 10.05.05 - HSE publishes revised guidance on the correct selection and safe use of RPE
• 09.05.05 - HSE grants exemptions to heritage/charter train 'slam-door' operations
• 05.05.05 - HSE issues warning over recreational dive training
• 05.05.05 - Fine following death of nurse at NHS mental health trust

April

• 27.04.05 - Shell expro fined 900,000 for brent bravo double fatality
• 26.04.05 - Property Developers Fined for Construction Site Death
• 21.04.05 - HSE Publishes Research on Performance of ‘Octopus’ Regulators for Scuba Diving
• 19.04.05 - Nottinghamshire paintshop fined £20,000 after 60 year old killed by steel grid
• 18.04.05 - Marble and Granite Manufacturer Prosecuted Following Fatality
• 13.04.05 - Work at Height - HSE Explains What The Regulations Mean For The Construction Industry
• 11.04.05 - Newark Scrapyard Owner Fined £50,000 After Man Died in Metal Crusher
• 08.04.05 - Offshore safety regulators commit to global standards
• 07.04.05 - Companies Fined Following Workplace Fatality
• 06.04.05 - HSE Launches Work At Height Regulations - A Brief Guide
• 06.04.05 - New explosives regulations laid before parliament
• 04.04.05 - HSE Taking Designers to Site
• 04.04.05 - HSE appoints directors of nuclear safety and hazardous installations
• 01.04.05 - New Approach to Good Practice and Exposure Limits for Chemicals
• 01.04.05 - Construction Healthy Handling 2005 – Results

March

• 31.03.05 - International Regulators Reward Outstanding Safety Leadership in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
• 31.03.05 - HSC undertakes review of riddor
• 31.03.05 - HSC consultants on revised CDM regulations
• 31.03.05 - HSE team short-listed for prestigious award
• 30.03.05 - Waste management companies fined £140,000 following workplace fatality
• 24.03.05 - Statement of incidents at Nuclear Installations
• 22.03.05 - HSE hosts seminar to discuss joint strategy to improve safety in the chemical and downstream oil sector
• 22.03.05 - HSE and CAA issue Memorandum of Understanding for public transport and Cargo Operations
• 21.03.05 - Building sites aren't playgrounds, warns HSE as Leicester developers fined £29,000 after two year old's death
• 21.03.05 - HSE launch initiative with waste and recycling industry to reduce injuries
• 21.03.05 - HSC publishes report on first year of strategy
• 17.03.05 - Local Authorities and HSE Working Together Building on Best Practice
• 17.03.05 - Work at Height Regulations laid in Parliament
• 16.03.05 - HSC Issues Response to the Hampton Report
• 14.03.05 - Company Fined £7,500 for Construction Site Death
• 11.03.05 - HSE issues warning on safe use of petrol after sentencing (updated)
• 10.03.05 - HSC Consults on Redrafted Guidance for Nuclear Reactors Decommissioning Regulations
• 10.03.05 - Improving Health and Safety Through Partnership: WSA Challenge Fund Award Winners Announced
• 09.03.05 - Sharing the lessons learnt - HSE publishes web report on Glenridding school trip tragedy
• 04.03.05 - HSE publishes research into factors motivating employers to comply with health and safety law
• 04.03.05 - Tree climbing research should help prevent accidents
• 02.03.05 - Guidance launch aims to reduce manual handling in kerb laying

February

• 28.02.05 - Railway approvals – HSE publishes new guide
• 24.02.05 - Scaffolding firm fined £30,000 following death of worker
• 24.02.05 - HSC Consults of draft regulations which deal with employees' civil liabilities
• 24.02.05 - Construction industry renews its determination to health and safety commitments
• 22.02.05 - £650,000 fines following sugar factory death
• 22.02.05 - HSE announces site blitz
• 22.02.05 - Builder convicted for assaulting HSE Inspector
• 21.02.05 - The Business Case for Health and Safety - campaign launched today
• 21.02.05 - Offshore health and safety statistics 2003/04
• 20.02.05 - HSE to publish web report of school activity tragedy to share the lessons learnt
• 18.02.05 - British Sky Broadcasting forum recognizes importance of staff/management dialogue on health and safety
• 10.02.05 - HSE response to education select committee report into school trips
• 10.02.05 - Farmyards are not playgrounds – children & young people must always be kept safe on the farm
• 07.02.05 - HSE publishes first annual statement of health and safety law changes
• 01.02.05 - Companies fined £95,000 following workplace fatality

January

• 31.01.05 - HSC offer noise control help for textiles and footwear industries
• 28.01.05 - Constructing better health receives financial boost
• 26.01.05 - Safety visits raise awareness, but reveal farmers still taking risks
• 24.01.05 - Businesses alerted to bogus mailshots
• 21.01.05 - Amey rail fined £4,000
• 20.01.05 - HSE announce new tool for SME’s to assess their health and safety performance
• 20.01.05 - Fine following serious injury at Oxford Circus tube station
• 19.01.05 - Company fined £150,000 for construction site death
• 17.01.05 - Chromium VI in cement: new COSHH Regulations
• 10.01.05 - Comments sought on draft HSC Science Strategy
• 07.01.05 - Company director jailed following roofwork fatality
• 06.01.05 - HSE statement on paddling pools
• 04.01.05 - HSE launches farm self-assessment software
• 04.01.05 - HSE launches new Freedom of Information website