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Check the competency of contractors, HSE warns duty holders

A recent prosecution taken by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has highlighted the need for those involved in tree-felling operations to ...

Safe arboriculture and tree surgery

Three-way karabiners are still the best form of rope-to-harness connector for tree surgery and arboriculture but improvements are needed, say researchers at ...

Tree climbing research should help prevent accidents

4 Mar 2005 ... revised guide on the Railway and Other Transport Systems (Approval of Works, Plant and Equipment) Regulations 1994 (ROTS)

Cheryl Anthony's response to the "Landowner faces prosecution ...

Although we cannot comment on an individual case during an ongoing investigation, we do know that forestry, and tree felling in particular, ...

The HSE accepts that risk is part of life

He takes the HSE to task for investigating a tree-fall that killed a boy. He suggests that the owner of any fallen tree now risks being prosecuted as ...

Press releases from the Health and Safety Commission/Executi...

... 03/06/04 - Safe arboriculture and tree surgery - 03/06/04 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations - 02/06/04 - The Approved List of ...

Press releases from HSC/E for 2003

... 14/07/03 - Use and effectiveness of mobile work platforms for tree work - 11/07/03 - Contractors reminded to keep sites safe from children ...

New forestry and arboriculture safety leaflets

New safety guides on working in the forestry and arboriculture industries have been published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).