Press releases from the Health and Safety Commission/Executive 2003

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

• 30/12/03 - Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres: HSE publishes final ACOP
• 23/12/03 - Stoney Cove Marine Trials Ltd fined following HSE prosecution
• 22/12/03 - Judge warns farmers on safety modifications after manslaughter case
• 15/12/03 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
• 12/12/03 - HSE reviews AWE plc's decommissioning strategy
• 12/12/03 - HSE survey finds employers are complying with the law on employer's liability compulsory insurance - employers increase efforts to improve health and safety to cut ELCI costs
• 11/12/03 - Protecting ambulance staff
• 10/12/03 - Nuclear safety watchdog grants decommissioning consent for Bradwell
• 09/12/03 - Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee report published
• 08/12/03 - Storage and control of dangerous substances must be taken seriously, says HSE
• 05/12/03 - Predicted deaths from mesothelioma
• 04/12/03 - Proposed new work at height regulations
• 04/12/03 - HSC seeks your view on how to work at height safely
• 02/12/03 - Corus fined £150,000 after steelworks train fatality
• 01/12/03 - Agriculture Health and Safety summit: Working Together - Safe Farms for the Future

November

• 27/11/03 - Safety must remain top priority offshore - Des Browne
• 26/11/03 - Safe working with LPG-fuelled motor vehicles
• 25/11/03 - Local partners improving health and safety in London
• 24/11/03 - Preventing asthma : Essex Hospital Trust wins European health and safety award
• 21/11/03 - Designers can do more
• 21/11/03 - Avoiding injuries by moving from a cup of tea to tai chi?
• 20/11/03 - HSE publishes updated guidance on dust explosions
• 20/11/03 - Changing gear to deliver on the promises of Securing Health Together
• 19/11/03 - Construction company fined £8,000 following serious accident
• 19/11/03 - New figures on workplace death and injuries show no significant change
• 19/11/03 - HSC publishes health and safety statistics for 2002/03
• 18/11/03 - Contractors urged to address poor site management following prosecution
• 18/11/03 - Call centre "community sharing" could benefit occupational health across the UK
• 17/11/03 - HSE publishes help with harmful chemicals
• 17/11/03 - HSE publishes annual report on railway safety 2002/03
• 17/11/03 - Consultation on new vibration regulations
• 13/11/03 - Railway safety review : come and have your say
• 13/11/03 - Statement by Mike Williams, Principal Inspector, Health and Safety Executive - tower crane collapse inquest
• 12/11/03 - Colin Douglas to be new Director of Communications at HSE
• 12/11/03 - Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres : HSE publishes four ACoPs
• 11/11/03 - HSE urges welders to consider safety when buying new kit
• 07/11/03 - Industry awarded for improving health and safety
• 06/11/03 - Brakes on for old woodworking machines
• 05/11/03 - How do we deter employers from breaching health and safety if not through proper action and tougher fines?
• 05/11/03 - UK has world class safety record but more to be done on occupational health
• 05/11/03 - Urban rodent control and the safe use of rodenticides by professional users
• 04/11/03 - Occupational exposure to chemicals - a review of limits in Europe
• 04/11/03 - Four major accidents at major hazard sites in 2001/02 detailed in new HSE report

October

• 30/10/03 - Minister welcomes practical help to tackle stress at work
• 29/10/03 - Train Protection and Warning System : HSE grants exemption
• 29/10/03 - Occupational asthma research - a question of questionnaires
• 29/10/03 - Dial 0870 099 0099 for workplace transport safety advice from new HSE/FTA centre
• 27/10/03 - HSC publishes railway safety discussion document
• 27/10/03 - Asian audiences targeted with new HSE 'Worksmart' series
• 24/10/03 - Overhead power lines hidden killer for farmers
• 23/10/03 - Biggest single cause of construction accidents is simply getting to the "workface"
• 22/10/03 - New guidance on firearms and weapons used in productions
• 17/10/03 - Isle of Wight farmers meet the challenge
• 17/10/03 - New research on UK safety case regimes
• 16/10/03 - New help to tackle infection risks at work
• 16/10/03 - HSE urges industry to control safety risks in organisational change
• 16/10/03 - Health and Safety Executive issues new guidance for window cleaners
• 15/10/03 - HSE launches new studies to help manage the risks of violence to lone workers
• 14/10/03 - Isocyanate paints in motor vehicle repair shops moves up front
• 14/10/03 - Minister launches latex web page to raise real dangers of occupational asthma
• 13/10/03 - Safe use of cleaning chemicals in the hospitality industry
• 13/10/03 - HSE publishes pesticides incident 2002/03 report
• 10/10/03 - Construction Health & Safety Awards night
• 09/10/03 - Find out about and have your say on manual handling in the printing industry
• 09/10/03 - HSE pubishes new Safety Passport Scheme leaflet
• 08/10/03 - Strategy sparks new 'cornerstone of a civilised society'
• 08/10/03 - It's easy to get clued up on chemicals
• 07/10/03 - Letchworth Diving School partners fined following HSE prosecution
• 06/10/03 - Continuing to deliver a safe and healthy paper industry
• 03/10/03 - £100,000 fines for fatality at Earls Court Exhibition Centre
• 03/10/03 - Second national construction blitz found no improvement on falls from height
• 02/10/03 - Clear plan for health and safety in the National Health Service
• 02/10/03 - Bill Callaghan welcomes Worker Safety Adviser Challenge Fund
• 02/10/03 - Updated mesothelioma death statistics
• 02/10/03 - HSC publishes a consultative document proposing a new occupational exposure limit framework
• 02/10/03 - New guidance for health services on preventing slips and trips at work
• 01/10/03 - Ladbroke Grove Rail Collision: HSE begins its prosecution of Thames Trains Limited

September

• 30/09/03 - Conference considers the developing role of health and safety
• 30/09/03 - Channel Tunnel Safety Authority publishes Annual Report 2003/2004
• 29/09/03 - Improvements to work and fire safety
• 26/09/03 - Seminar offers new ideas for cutting edge businesses
• 26/09/03 - Cultural influences on health and safety in small businesses
• 26/09/03 - New guidance on preventing falls from "cherry pickers" (boom-type mobile elevating work platforms)
• 25/09/03 - HSE publishes particulate toxicity research report
• 25/09/03 - Health and Safety Commissioners see practical benefit of inside UK Enterprise Scheme
• 25/09/03 - Rolls Royce nuclear safety reviewed
• 25/09/03 - 25,000th visitor to Construction Safety Roadshow
• 25/09/03 - Statement on HSE investigation of Brent Bravo incident, 11 September 2003
• 24/09/03 - Horticulture blitz targets growers in Yorkshire
• 24/09/03 - One in ten London workplaces failing to prevent falls from height
• 23/09/03 - Teacher pleads guilty following Glenridding drowning
• 23/09/03 - HSE invites dutyholders to help with duty to manage asbestos review
• 19/09/03 - New guidance on safe handling of cytotoxic drugs
• 17/09/03 - HSE publishes guidance on work-related road safety
• 17/09/03 - HSE warns of potential problems with "temporary tattoo" equipment
• 17/09/03 - Nuclear safety adviser wanted
• 15/09/03 - Working at height - HSE and Virgin Atlantic Airways solve problems together
• 15/09/03 - Pilot success for workers safety advisors
• 12/09/03 - Manufacturer jailed after forging valve safety certificates for oil and gas platforms
• 12/09/03 - Access to telephone data vital for health and safety investigations
• 11/09/03 - HSE warns of need for robust planning after rail contractor fined
• 11/09/03 - HSE publishes latest statistics on occupational ill health
• 08/09/03 - HSE looking at safe work at height
• 04/09/03 - Agriculture volunteers wanted to test new software
• 03/09/03 - Offshore safety performance grounds for optimism, says HSE
• 02/09/03 - Joint HSE and Step Change stand opens
• 02/09/03 - HSE publishes discussion document on first-aid at work
• 01/09/03 - Minister launches 2003 Construction Health and Safety Roadshow in Edinburgh

August

• 29/08/03 - HSE and Step Change in Safety join forces for Offshore Europe
• 29/08/03 - A new way to help protect workers' backs
• 28/08/03 - HSE issues warning on safe working procedures offshore
• 27/08/03 - Second HSE blitz on falls from height in construction
• 27/08/03 - Asthma Workshop to be opened by new minister in European Week for Safety and Health
• 22/08/03 - Offshore Industry Advisory Committee holds open session in Aberdeen
• 21/08/03 - HSE provides guidance on preventing heat stress
• 20/08/03 - Vessel owners and master fined £58,000 after collision
• 20/08/03 - Nuclear safety watchdog grants decommissioning consent for Hinkley Point A
• 18/08/03 - New guidance to tackle accidents at power presses
• 18/08/03 - HSE publish major investigation report into incidents at BP Grangemouth Complex
• 15/08/03 - Amendment to Asbestos Prohibition Regulations
• 14/08/03 - Blitz on farms in Worcestershire and Herefordshire targets seasonal workers
• 14/08/03 - Blitz on farm vehicles in east Kent
• 14/08/03 - HSE investigation at Glaxosmithkline factory
• 14/08/03 - Leaflet on tax rules for purchasing occupational health support
• 08/08/03 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
• 06/08/03 - Help with dangerous substances - action pack for European Week now available
• 05/08/03 - Steady progress but rail industry must do more on safety culture
• 04/08/03 - HSE issues new guidance for the bakery industry

July

• 31/07/03 - New website promotes health and safety in motor vehicle repair
• 31/07/03 - Health and Safety Commission concern over safety implications following a 10% drop in local authority inspection rates
• 31/07/03 - HSC publishes statistics of inspection and enforcement in local authority enforced sectors for 2001/02
• 29/07/03 - Construction deaths down in 2002/03 - but worrying signs this year
• 29/07/03 - 226 work deaths last year
• 29/07/03 - HSE publishes statistics of fatal injuries for 2002/03
• 28/07/03 - New website promotes safety in health services
• 25/07/03 - Constructing better health
• 23/07/03 - Results of farm safety inspections on the Isle of Wight
• 23/07/03 - HSE warns of machinery danger
• 23/07/03 - Practical solutions to tackle stress at work
• 22/07/03 - HSE consults further on carriage of dangerous goods
• 22/07/03 - Star of children's BBC presents prizes to HSE winners
• 22/07/03 - HSE warns of needless deaths on Welsh farms
• 21/07/03 - Health and safety is key to a civilised society says safety watchdog
• 21/07/03 - Health and safety blitz on Brent's motor vehicle repair trade
• 21/07/03 - Safety cases - do they enhance safety? IMechE Seminar: 17 October 2003
• 17/07/03 - New health and safety minister sees farm safety in action
• 17/07/03 - Nuclear regulator announces strategic plan
• 17/07/03 - HSE publishes new research on the effects of flash fires
• 16/07/03 - More top firms report on safety
• 16/07/03 - HSE issues new guidance on reducing roll cage injuries
• 16/07/03 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
• 15/07/03 - HSE report reviews research on the relationship between shift work and breast cancer
• 14/07/03 - HSE offshore hydrocarbon releases go online
• 14/07/03 - Joint health and safety initiative targets Brent motor industry
• 14/07/03 - Safety warning on "sold as seen" machinery
• 14/07/03 - Use and effectiveness of mobile work platforms for tree work
• 11/07/03 - Contractors reminded to keep sites safe from children
• 11/07/03 - Grosvenor Farms Ltd, Cogent Breeding Ltd. and Reay Forest Estate support HSE on agriculture child safety message
• 11/07/03 - HSE releases guidance on reducing dioxin exposure in aluminium recycling
• 11/07/03 - New guidance on the safe erection, use and dismantling of falsework
• 9/07/03 - Foundry industry takes initiative to improve safety at work
• 7/07/03 - Research report on development of a method to assess biologically relevant dermal exposures
• 4/07/03 - HSE publishes research on the use of work equipment directive
• 3/07/03 - Construction Revitalising Discussion Document: industry responses shape HSE's agenda for change
• 2/07/03 - Statement from Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission - Crisis in Environmental health
• 1/07/03 - HSC chair addresses rail industry on key safety challenges
• 1/07/03 - HSE winners awarded by star of Children's BBC
• 1/07/03 - Rate of fatal accidents to self-employed in agriculture growing, warns HSE - joint action needed

June

• 30/06/03 - Amending regulations for tanks and pressure receptacles come into force
• 30/06/03 - HSE publishes research on falls from height
• 27/06/03 - Client and contractors warned over buried services risks
• 27/06/03 - Statement by Justin McCracken, Deputy Director General, Health and Safety Executive - Metropolitan Police Prosecution
• 27/06/03 - HSE's biggest ever construction blitz stops work on 332 sites
• 27/06/03 - Revised HSE guidance on working with VDUs
• 26/06/03 - Site foreman fined for safety breach
• 26/06/03 - HSE consults on Network Rail TPWS exemption application
• 26/06/03 - HSE publishes detailed data on work-related ill-health survey
• 25/06/03 - Can your firm prove itself to be a leader of health and safety?
• 24/06/03 - HSE issues warning to recreational dive companies following prosecution of partner
• 24/06/03 - New website to protect pregnant women
• 23/06/03 - Making health and safety a cornerstone of a civilized society
• 20/06/03 - HSE supports child safety week
• 19/06/03 - HSE appeals to Scottish farming families "Work with us to stem rising tide of deaths in agriculture"
• 19/06/03 - Artistic talent encourages farm safety
• 17/06/03 - Ford fined £300,000 for fatality in Southampton
• 17/06/03 - HSE agrees move to reduce Sellafield discharges
• 16/06/03 - Decorators fined £15,000 following fall from height
• 16/06/03 - Seeking innovative companies who want to tackle stress
• 13/06/03 - "High 5" ways to make construction a decent and safe place to work
• 12/06/03 - Health and safety inspectors 'blitz' farms in Shropshire
• 12/06/03 - Local partners improving health and safety in London
• 11/06/03 - Safety chief praises union role and calls for more employee involvement
• 10/06/03 - HSE publishes updated guidance on Railway Safety Case Law
• 6/06/03 - Dr David Snashall leaves HSE
• 6/06/03 - HSE website video warns of risk of E-coli 0157 in closer encounter with animals
• 6/06/03 - Free guidance and on site support to improve health and safety in textiles and footwear
• 5/06/03 HSE publishes guidance on managing health and safety at recreational diving sites
• 4/06/03 - Safety research plans unveiled
• 3/06/03 - HSC consults on carriage of dangerous goods legislation
• 3/06/03 - HSE issues revised guidance on gas turbine safety
• 3/06/03 - Nestle and Monotronic fined £245,000 following electrocution
• 3/06/03 - Handle with care - the hidden dangers at work
• 3/06/03 - Revised guidance on control of exposure to TGIC in coating powders
• 2/06/03 - Don't fall for it
• 2/06/03 - Health and Safety Commission consults on new MELs

May

• 30/05/03 - HSE publishes EH40 supplement 2003 free on the internet
• 29/05/03 - Liverpool scores first for safety
• 29/05/03 - Potters Bar investigation : HSE issues latest progress report
• 29/05/03 - National construction blitz on falls from height
• 28/05/03 - Make your rubber company a safer place to work
• 27/05/03 - Statement by Justin McCracken Deputy Director General, Health and Safety Executive - Metropolitan Police prosecution verdict
• 23/05/03 - HSE publishes new Legionnaires' Guidance
• 21/05/03 - HSE publishes new guidance on preventing MSDs in cleaners
• 20/05/03 - Kids shown video to stay safe on farms
• 20/05/03 - Research report provides new insight into illness and non fatal accidents on children's contact with farms
• 19/05/03 - Minister urges action to manage hazardous chemicals at work
• 16/05/03 - HSE brings accidents to book
• 13/05/03 - New seminar on regulating hazardous industries
• 9/05/03 - Greater clarity needed in regulation - say nuclear experts
• 9/05/03 - HSC publishes new guidance on unloading petroleum
• 8/05/03 - Scaffolding firm fined £75,000 following fall from height death
• 7/05/03 - East Sussex man breached pesticide laws
• 7/05/03 - Learning from companies who are racing away for a safe and innovative future
• 6/05/03 - New health and safety tools for the Business Support Network
• 2/05/03 - Care home and Director fined for breaching safety laws
• 2/05/03 - Many designers are unaware of their duties under CDM
• 1/05/03 - Abseiling for asthma
• 1/05/03 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations

April

• 28/04/03 - HSE focuses on site transport safety risks at SED 2003
• 25/04/03 - HSE receives award for facilitating exchange of information between international offshore regulators
• 24/04/03 - Share your innovative ways of handling dangerous substances and put British companies on top to win European award!
• 24/04/03 - Addressing major causes of fatalities remains HSE Construction Division's priority in 2003/04
• 22/04/03 - HSE publishes revised guidance on the COSHH Regulations
• 17/04/03 - Occupational Exposure Limits updated
• 16/04/03 - HSE welcomes appointment of RAIB Chief Inspector
• 16/04/03 - Harnesses and ladders under scrutiny in City of London
• 15/04/03 - New HSE research on principles of good manual handling
• 15/04/03 - HSC talks to small businesses about how to cut risks
• 15/04/03 - Report highlights HSE's trusted role as risk regulator
• 14/04/03 - Scottish trades unions playing their part in revitalising health and safety
• 14/04/03 - HSE warns over safety advice on upgrading personal computers
• 11/04/03 - Court emphasises importance of preventing railway crime
• 10/04/03 - Preventing slip and trip incidents in education
• 9/04/03 - New COSHH regulations laid before Parliament
• 8/04/03 - A clean bill of health - HSE to launch new video on dry-cleaning
• 3/04/03 - HSC appoints new Head of UK delegation to Channel Tunnel Safety Authority
• 3/04/03 - New forestry and arboriculture safety leaflets
• 1/04/03 - Safety regulator welcomes new rail industry safety body (RSSB)
• 1/04/03 - New guidance on solvent degreasing plants

March

• 28/03/03 - Occupational Health Support Pilot Scheme gets go ahead
• 28/03/03 - Revitalising Construction Discussion Document
• 26/03/03 - HSE alerts employers to the dangers of confined spaces following four deaths in four weeks
• 26/03/03 - HSE announces Intellectual Property Policy for research
• 25/03/03 - New HSC Policy Statement on Permissioning Regimes
• 24/03/03 - New guidance to help pregnant women at work
• 21/03/03 - Canary Wharf Group scoops top prize in Euro Week Safety and Health Awards
• 19/03/03 - Industry experts needed for MSD Research
• 19/03/03 - HSE announces Euro Week for Safety and Health national award winners
• 19/03/03 - Review of European Directives on personal protective equipment and workplace safety
• 18/03/03 - Railway contractors warned about unsafe use of worksite trailers
• 18/03/03 - Revised protocol will help ensure continued co-ordination in investigations into work-related deaths
• 14/03/03 - HSE inspection blitz finds a "mixed bag"
• 14/03/03 - Designers to demonstrate risk reduction of falls from height in construction
• 13/03/03 - Amendments to Railway Safety Case Regulations laid in Parliament
• 13/03/03 - Owners advised to check mobile elevating work platforms made by Access Machines Ltd.
• 11/03/03 - Failure to control public safety risks costs engineering firm £35,000
• 10/03/03 - HSE urges schools not to be deterred from running school trips
• 7/03/03 - Streamlining certification for gas fitters
• 5/03/03 - New website to help reduce occupational asthma
• 5/03/03 - HSE research quantifies cancer risk from exposure to PAHs

February

• 28/02/03 - New guidance on using computers and preventing RSI
• 26/02/03 - HSE statistics on worker blood-lead levels
• 24/02/03 - Minister encourages early action to manage asbestos
• 21/02/03 - HSC consults on proposals to extend existing requirements of tanks and pressure receptacles
• 21/02/03 - HSC construction blitz targeting mobile plant, vehicles and lifting operations
• 20/02/03 - Derailment at Southall East, Sunday 24 November 2002: HSE publishes investigation update
• 17/02/03 - HSE issues electrical safety warning after firm fined over burns incident
• 17/02/03 - HSE releases discussion paper on safe use of climbing frames on tower cranes
• 14/02/03 - HSE reaches agreement on importance of interlock systems for new lorry loader cranes
• 14/02/03 - Offshore hydrocarbon releases down in 2001/2
• 12/02/03 - Preferred bidder for HSE's Merseyside headquarters project
• 12/02/03 - Safety and Health Week to focus on dangerous substances
• 10/02/03 - HSE relaunches its rail safety web pages
• 7/02/03 - HSE issues reminder about training certificates and plant operator licenses
• 7/02/03 - ELCI Review needs to be a fundamental one says HSC Chair Bill Callaghan
• 5/02/03 - Automatic Train Protection: HSC advice to Government
• 3/02/03 - Four major accidents at major hazard sites in 2000/01
• 3/02/03 - HSC welcomes construction safety industry initiative to improve safety and health performance
• 3/02/03 - HSE launches new guidance on safe working in mortuaries, post-mortem facilities and clinical laboratories

January

• 31/01/03 - Guidance to help employers investigate accidents at work
• 30/01/03 - HSE publishes quarterly statement of nuclear incidents
• 28/01/03 - Derailment at Chancery Lane Station, Saturday 25 January 2003: HSE issues investigation update
• 28/01/03 - Check the competency of contractors, HSE warns duty holders
• 22/01/03 - HSE publishes guidance for safety briefings at karting circuits
• 20/01/03 - New Head for HSE Hazardous Installations Directorate
• 20/01/03 - The effects of medication on safety in the workplace - a new HSE report
• 17/01/03 - HSE warns against nuisance dust masks
• 14/01/03 - Automatic train protection : HSE publishes independent review of industry report
• 14/01/03 - HSE commissions evaluation of Railways (Safety Case) Regulations
• 14/01/03 - Safety on the slopes
• 13/01/03 - Workshop on chemical reactor relief system sizing
• 08/01/03 - HSE invites rail industry to take part in evaluation of safety critical work regulations
• 08/01/03 - HSE reports on construction industry's health and safety performance
• 06/01/03 - HSC lowers the notification threshold for ammonium nitrate