Press releases from the Health and Safety Commission/Executive 2002

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

• 20/12/02 - HSE publishes research on fire risks at workplaces containing flammable substances
• 20/12/02 - HSC consults on amendments to Asbestos Prohibition Regulations
• 19/12/02 - New approved code of practice to help prevent occupational asthma
• 18/12/02 - First progress report on national health and safety improvement targets shows need for major improvement
• 18/12/02 - HSE publishes railway safety annual report 2001/2
• 17/12/02 - How safety in fighting, explosions and special effects are all in a day's work ...
• 17/12/02 - HSE commissions reports into the assessment of societal concerns
• 16/12/02 - Demolition firm fined after worker receives severe head injuries
• 16/12/02 - HSE launches guidance on new legislation on managing asbestos
• 12/12/02 - HSE publishes independent audit of open procedures and practices
• 11/12/02 - Safety chief urges councils to address falling resources and rising injury rate
• 10/12/02 - New figures show workplace deaths down, major injuries static, but a large number of days off sick
• 10/12/02 - HSE publishes health and safety statistics for 2001/02
• 09/12/02 - Top construction safety award winners named
• 09/12/02 - New regulations to protect workers from fire and explosion come into force
• 09/12/02 - New codes of practice on working with hazardous substances
• 09/12/02 - HSE Spells out how employers should help pregnant women
• 06/12/02 - Have your say on health and safety in small textiles businesses
• 06/12/02 - HSE and industry to target high risk groups in ladder safety initiative
• 05/12/02 - Mobile work equipment requirements coming into effect today
• 05/12/02 - HSE identifies baseline attitudes with the 2001 British Social Attitudes Survey
• 05/12/02 - HSE publishes review of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's Decommissioning Strategy
• 04/12/02 - New HSE information sheet on the safe use of cement
• 04/12/02 - HSE publishes technical report on Great Heck investigation
• 02/12/02 - Stress initiative wins European award for British company

November

• 28/11/02 - HSC publishes progress report on rail public enquiries
• 28/11/02 - Safety watchdog targets offshore hydrocarbon leaks
• 25/11/02 - New HSE booklet highlights dangers of working at height in farming
• 25/11/02 - Farmers tell of cattle accidents in new HSE video
• 21/11/02 - Offshore major and fatal injuries up in 2001/2
• 20/11/02 - New regulations to protect workers from dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres
• 19/11/02 - HSE report examines roll container safety
• 19/11/02 - HSC publishes "Health and Safety in Local Authority Enforced Sectors: HELA National Picture 2002"
• 18/11/02 - HSC Annual Report 2001/2002 shows solid progress towards stratetic aims
• 18/11/02 - Average health and safety fines up by over a third - but penalties still need to be tougher, warns HSC Chair
• 15/11/02 - HSE publishes research on safe computer use
• 13/11/02 - New agreement will simplify health and safety enforcement in care homes
• 7/11/02 - How to get your workers to wear hearing protection
• 4/11/02 - HSC wants public views on automatic train protection
• 4/11/02 - HSE publishes new guide to electrical switchgear safety
• 1/11/02 - New regulations will protect workers from dangerous substances

October

• 31/10/02 - HSE warns about danger of entanglement when winding rope
• 30/10/02 - Firms fined £90,000 after worker receives severe electrical burns
• 29/10/02 - HSE issues new guidance on reducing noise exposure in the food and drink manufacturing industries
• 25/10/02 - Construction firm fined £40,000 after child death
• 24/10/02 - HSE issues important new gas safety advice
• 24/10/02 - Mark 1 rolling stock : HSE grants exemptions
• 21/10/02 - Replace ductile iron gas mains in non-Transco networks, warns HSE
• 21/10/02 - A practical heat stress assessment methodology for UK industry
• 18/10/02 - Railway maintenance company fined £17,500
• 17/10/02 - Safe driver, safer workplace
• 15/10/02 - New safety guidance for working with metalworking fluids
• 15/10/02 - HSE Worksmart series now available to buy on video
• 14/10/02 - HSE publishes Pesticide Incidents Report 2001/02
• 14/10/02 - Reducing noise from CNC punch presses
• 11/10/02 - Health and Safety Executive takes the initiative on work-related stress for Euro Week
• 11/10/02 - HSC/E seeks comments on draft research plans
• 10/10/02 - HSC to consult on Amendment to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
• 10/10/02 - Noise protection can be increased for workers in pubs and clubs says Health and Safety Executive
• 8/10/02 - Channel Tunnel Safety Authority publishes Annual Report 2001/2002
• 7/10/02 - Statement of nuclear incidents at Nuclear Installations
• 7/10/02 - Revised guidance for the Offshore Industry
• 3/10/02 - Workers in some industries could be exposed to dioxins, but simple precautions can cut levels considerably
• 2/10/02 - HSE publishes guidance on controlling fume during plastics processing
• 2/10/02 - HSE publishes new guidance on inspecting fall arrest equipment

September

• 30/09/02 - HSE withdraws approval of medical exmainers of divers based outside UK
• 30/09/02 - HSE publishes rail safety statistics 2001/02
• 30/09/02 - HSE targets textile industry with new safety checks
• 27/09/02 - HSE publishes revised guidance on portable nuclear moisture/density gauges in the construction industry
• 27/09/02 - HSE investigates Linux for computer safety
• 27/09/02 - Study of Court Judgements in personal injury claims for RSI shows HSE guidance and regulations can be misinterpreted
• 26/09/02 - £3,000 prize for smaller construction firms in Working Well Together awards
• 23/09/02 - Offshore Advisory Committee to hold Third Open Session in Aberdeen
• 20/09/02 - Health and Safety Executive makes a noise about protecting hearing at work
• 20/09/02 - More help for employers to tackle violence and aggression in the workplace
• 19/09/02 - HSE and industry pledge on offshore safety
• 19/09/02 - It's time for change - HSE leads construction debate
• 18/09/02 - New guidance for contractors and clients
• 17/09/02 - HSC Chair welcomes Safer Ports Initiative
• 17/09/02 - Simpler regulations come into force today
• 17/09/02 - HSE launches video pack to help teachers educate pupils on work place safety
• 16/09/02 - Working Well Together safety campaign signs World Cup star
• 16/09/02 - Amended regulations for offshore safety
• 13/09/02 - HSE farm blitz in East Sussex a success
• 12/09/02 - HSE makes huge exhibition of itself at SHE solutions
• 12/09/02 - New HSE website for construction students
• 12/09/02 - Health and Safety Commission consults on its Draft Policy Statement on Permissioning Regimes
• 10/09/02 - Small construction firms must make big commitment to safety urges seminar
• 06/09/02 - HSE invites industry and academics to conference on chemical reaction hazards
• 06/09/02 - HSE urges mobile work equipment users to meet compliance deadline
• 04/09/02 - HSE gives advice on how to report health and safety incidents

August

• 29/08/02 - HSC amends Notification of New Substances Regulations to reduce costs to business
• 27/08/02 - HSE appoints new Head of LAU
• 26/08/02 - Bus promoting safer construction work tours the sites of Scotland
• 22/08/02 - HSC to consult on changes to Pipelines Safety Regulations
• 22/08/02 - Health and Safety Commission publishes recommendations by the Hatfield Investigation Board
• 21/08/02 - Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 2002 laid in Parliament
• 15/08/02 - HSE warning to construction industry to improve performance
• 12/08/02 - HSE publishes new leaflet for the railway industry
• 08/08/02 - Health and Safety Executive helps develop new National Vocational Qualification training standards
• 07/08/02 - Textiles firm fined £4,000 after hand injury in HSE prosecution
• 07/08/02 - Workers must wear protective clothing correctly when spraying biocides or pesticides says HSE research
• 07/08/02 - Health and Safety - your construction answers are on the Web
• 05/08/02 - UK objects to EU hydraulic press standard - says HSE
• 02/08/02 - HSE publishes new study on mine rescue arrangements and guidance on support systems in coal mines
• 01/08/02 - New guidance for Offshore Safety Regulation

July

• 29/07/02 - HSE/HSC launch health and safety Grant Scheme pilot for small firms
• 29/07/02 - New health and safety guidance for water, rock and ropes activities
• 29/07/02 - Responsibility for health and safety moves to Department for Work and Pensions
• 26/07/02 - HSC published second progress report on Train Protection Recommendations
• 26/07/02 - HSE publsihes guide on new Railways (Interoperability) (High-Speed) Regulations 2002
• 25/07/02 - Britain's work-related fatalities down, but still not acceptable, says HSC chair
• 24/07/02 - Roadshow to launch new HSE guidance for those working with metalworking fluids
• 24/07/02 - HSE director elected president of prestigious International Inspection Association
• 24/07/02 - Accidents cut in paper industry
• 23/07/02 - Welsh HSE prize winners awarded by pop idol
• 23/07/02 - Five killed on Welsh farms last year
• 22/07/02 - Chair of Health and Safety Commission calls for debate on child safety in agriculture
• 19/07/02 - New safety award launched for smaller construction firms
• 17/07/02 - 'Stay safe, stay away from construction sites' HSE tells children
• 16/07/02 - Alan Osborne to be new Director of Railway Safety at the HSE
• 16/07/02 - New study finds link between RSI and a loss of performance from sensory nerves in the arm
• 16/07/02 - Environmentally damaging chemicals to be labelled under new regulations
• 12/07/02 - HSE warns textiles industry after carded roller case
• 12/07/02 - HSE published hazard assessment advice on solvent for degreasing metal in the engineering industry
• 11/07/02 - Nine construction firms fined more than £28,000 after HSE prosecutions
• 11/07/02 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
• 11/07/02 - HSC proposes lowering the notification threshold for ammonium nitrate following an explosion in Toulouse last year
• 10/07/02 - HSE accepts London Underground's 'PPP' safety case
• 10/07/02 - Charging for COMAH work has not affected health and safety standards
• 09/07/02 - Tackling work-related violence is good for business says new HSE guidance for small firms
• 04/07/02 - HSE publishes progress report on Potters Bar investigation
• 03/07/02 - Health and Safety Executive launches major initiative to highlight work-related stress
• 02/07/02 - Star of children's television to present HSE poster competition prizes
• 02/07/02 - HSE reports reduction in agricultural deaths

June

• 27/06/02 - Chair of Health and Safety Commission calls for debate on construction safety
• 27/06/02 - HSE publishes evalation of back in work initiative
• 26/06/02 - Health and Safety Executive publishes report on behavioural safety
• 21/06/02 - Health and safety inspectors to blitz construction sites across Wales, South West England and East Midlands
• 21/06/02 - HSE launches presenters pack to promote duty to manage asbestos in premises
• 20/06/02 - Have your say on railway health and safety
• 20/06/02 - HSE research shows only 3% of UK organisations use across-the-board occupational health support
• 20/06/02 - HSE aims to cut cattle handling deaths with graphic new video
• 20/06/02 - HSE reports a significant fall in the number of Scottish agricultural deaths
• 19/06/02 - Health and Safety Executive identifies possible link between insurance and health and safety performance
• 19/06/02 - HSE publishes evidence on how to assess the hazards of developing silicosis from respirable crystalline silica
• 17/06/02 - Diving for golf balls - HSE gives guidance
• 17/06/02 - Agricultural workers need to protect themselves from pesticide residues on spraying equipment says HSE Research
• 14/06/02 - Health and safety inspectors to blitz construction sites across West Midlands
• 12/06/02 - New health and safety checklist for motor vehicle repair
• 12/06/02 - HSE successfully prosecutes University College London Hospitals NHS Trust
• 12/06/02 - How to use gas cylinders safely - HSE gives advice
• 10/06/02 - HSC publishes report on the Management of Contractors on the Railways
• 10/06/02 - Beware - here comes the sun!
• 06/06/02 - Health and Safety Executive's COSHH Essentials Guide is a hit with firms

May

• 31/05/02 - HSC publishes review of Rolls Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd's decommissioning strategy
• 31/05/02 - HSE publishes review of Imperial College's Decommissioning Strategy
• 31/05/02 - HSE publishes review of Amersham Plc's Decommissioning Strategy
• 31/05/02 - HSC and HSE launch joint race equality scheme
• 30/05/02 - HSE sets deadline for safety upgrade of wood chippers
• 30/05/02 - Lift safety - HSE advises on horizontal sliding doors
• 29/05/02 - Health and safety performance will support investment says Health and Safety Commission Chair Bill Callaghan
• 28/05/02 - Groundbreaking corporate leaders conference celebrates Revitalising Health and Safety
• 24/05/02 - 18 months prison sentence for manslaugher of father and son
• 24/05/02 - HSE blitz reveals poor standards on construction sites across Scotland and the North of England
• 24/05/02 - "Vital seconds could save lives in ultra high pressure water jetting operations" - says HSE
• 23/05/02 - New guidance for occupational hygienists measuring mercury in workplace air
• 23/05/02 - HSC publishes its strategy for improving health and safety on the railways
• 22/05/02 - HSE to consult on Mark 1 train override protection
• 20/05/02 - HSE launches report on interventions to control stress at work in hospitals
• 17/05/02 - HSC requests HSE investigation of Potters Bar derailment
• 15/05/02 - HSE's free action pack and newsletter aims to cut workplace stress
• 14/05/02 - Safe working with vehicle air-conditioning systems
• 14/05/02 - Safety in electrical testing at work
• 13/05/02 - Early indications say points fault caused Potters Bar derailment
• 13/05/02 - Health and Safety Commission Chair Bill Callaghan calls for UK companies to published more information
• 10/05/02 - Health and safety inspectors blitz construction sites in London
• 09/05/02 - Gas fitter gets first ever jail sentence for working unregistered
• 09/05/02 - HSE studies risk-taking among farmers
• 08/05/02 - Dockyard fined £10,000 after painters overcome by fumes
• 02/05/02 - New easy way for farmers to do a good risk assessment

April

• 30/04/02 - Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launches free Internet tool for control of workplace chemicals
• 29/04/02 - National bus tour aims to cut construction deaths and accidents
• 29/04/02 - HSC publishes progress reports on Southall and Ladbroke Grove Part 2
• 25/04/02 - Carbon monoxide poisoning - HSE gives advice to gas engineers following publication of new study
• 25/04/02 - Health and Safety Commission responds to industry report on train protection systems
• 23/04/02 - HSE publishes the first study of playground safety in over a decade
• 23/04/02 - Population data for major hazard accident modelling
• 23/04/02 - HSC helps businesses to work out how much health and safety failures are costing them
• 22/04/02 - Health and safety inspectors blitz construction sites across London
• 22/04/02 - Fertiliser firm fined £1,200 after failing to notify of major hazard activity
• 19/04/02 - Ministers act against a range of insecticides containing the chemical dichlorvos
• 18/04/02 - HSE safety exhibitions help to keep children safe on farms
• 16/04/02 - New guide to Britain's health and safety system
• 15/04/02 - First ever HSE prosecution for a recreational diving incident results in £1,500 fine for diving instructor
• 15/04/02 - The safety integrity of advisory software
• 12/04/02 - HSE inspectors focus on new government health and safety targets
• 08/04/02 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
• 05/04/02 - HSE launches new construction division
• 04/04/02 - Poor work design and organisation a contributor to heart disease says HSE-sponsored research

March

• 28/03/02 - HSE issues Certificate of Exemption to Transco
• 27/03/02 - Health and safety Ministers launch Malta twinning project
• 27/03/02 - Calling all printers - time to enter HSE's 'Skin Zone'!
• 25/03/02 - Plastics firm fined £250,000 after fatal accident
• 22/03/02 - HSE issues industry warning after hand-crushing court case
• 21/03/02 - HSE issues new guidance on reducing noise exposure in the food and drink manufacturing industries
• 21/03/02 - Company demolishes competition to win one of HSE's national awards
• 21/03/02 - HSE issues lanyard inspection alert
• 20/03/02 - Wear a helmet, HSE warns quad bike users
• 20/03/02 - HSE publishes new guidance on developing and maintaining competence for the railway industry
• 20/03/02 - HSE issues proposals to change occupational exposure limit framework
• 18/03/02 - Engineering solvent reclassified as a carcinogen HSE tells managers
• 18/03/02 - Structural integrity of pressure systems studied in new HSE report
• 15/03/02 - HSE announces shortlist for Merseyside HQ project
• 15/03/02 - HSE in government nuclear and radiological skills study
• 14/03/02 - HSE publishes progress report on Cullen Part 1
• 14/03/02 - Building firm and driver fined £103,000 after fatal accident
• 13/03/02 - Diamond Offshore Drilling (UK) Ltd fined £75,000 after oil rig fatality
• 13/03/02 - New study to help safe storage of hazardous liquids
• 11/03/02 - New look for Victorian law on manufacture and storage of explosives
• 08/03/02 - HSE announces farm safety poster competition for children
• 07/03/02 - Fire safety testing of conveyor belts
• 07/03/02 - HSC seeks views on new occupational exposure limits for potentially harmful substances
• 06/03/02 - Avoiding dangers of explosives in metal recycling - new HSE guidance
• 05/03/02 - HSE launches new guidance for home care service workers
• 04/03/02 - HSE prosecutes over track worker safety
• 04/03/02 - Safety implications of internet technology
• 01/03/02 - Construction firm and director fined £60,000 after death of employee

February

• 28/02/02 - HSE launches revised guidance on workplace upper limb disorders to cut the £200 million bill paid by employers
• 27/02/02 - HSC consults on proposals to revise two asbestos approved codes of practice
• 27/02/02 - HSE statistics on worker blood-lead levels
• 26/02/02 - HSE launches safety campaign aimed at small construction firms
• 25/02/02 - Report calls for targeted action to prevent vehicles obstructing railway lines
• 25/02/02 - Health and safety inspectors blitz construction sites in Dorset
• 25/02/02 - HSE publishes two reviews on effectiveness
• 22/02/02 - Avoiding accidents with top-handled chainsaws
• 21/02/02 - HSC/E publishes £20m research plans for 2002 and invites entries to its Competition of Ideas
• 21/02/02 - Human factors in chemical industries examined in new HSE reports
• 19/02/02 - HSE announces initial response to London Underground safety case
• 18/02/02 - HSC consults on laws on explosive atmospheres, petrol and ... old cinema films!
• 15/02/02 - Health & Safety Executive delivers first report on Construction Summit Action Plans
• 14/02/02 - Extraordinary scenes in new HSE diving video launched at London International Dive Show
• 13/02/02 - HSE updates review of London Underground's preparation for PPP
• 13/02/02 - Commission consults on Train Protection Regulations
• 12/02/02 - Measuring vibration levels on tractors
• 11/02/02 - HSE publishes review of Magnox Electric's decommissioning strategy
• 08/02/02 - HSE publishes revised advice on first aid at work
• 07/02/02 - HSE gets tough on recreational diving as deaths increase
• 05/02/02 - Protective aprons for drop forge operators
• 05/02/02 - HSE confirms white asbestos remains a threat
• 04/02/02 - Stress to be focus of Euro Week for Safety and Health 2002
• 01/02/02 - Jet speed research in new HSE reports alongside chemical and gas studies

January

• 31/01/02 - New chief diving inspector appointed at HSE
• 31/01/02 - New guidance to cut offshore lifting deaths and injuries
• 30/01/02 - Offshore notices go online
• 30/01/02 - Safety aspects of coast control on trucks
• 28/01/02 - New enforcement policy sets clear standards for investigating and prosecuting workplace accidents
• 28/01/02 - HSE publishes "encouraging" new offshore hydrocarbon releases statistics
• 23/01/02 - HSE publishes reports on Signals Passed at Danger and train driver management
• 23/01/02 - Framework for addressing human factors in IEC 61508
• 23/01/02 - Improving safety around workplace vehicles
• 22/01/02 - HSE and SEPA publish final report on Dounreay safety audit
• 18/01/02 - Court case against BP Grangemouth complex - HSE statement (COI Release on behalf of HSE)
• 17/01/02 - HSE issues guidance on planning for radiation emergencies
• 16/01/02 - HSE warns over buried electrical services following £10,000 fine for unsafe system of work
• 15/01/02 - HSC discussion document on workplace transport
• 15/01/02 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
• 14/01/02 - One year to go - compliance deadline approaches for users of mobile work equipment
• 10/01/02 - HSE announces return to farm inspection
• 09/01/02 - Fetuses can get a higher dose of radiation than their mother if she is exposed to certain substances at work - says HSE research
• 09/01/02 - HSE, employers and unions agree on targets to reduce injuries in the food and drink manufacturing industries
• 08/01/02 - HSE issues new guidance on reducing injuries caused by sack handling in the food and drink manufacturing industries
• 03/01/02 - A chance to find out all about health and safety in the modern textiles industry ...