Press releases from the Health and Safety Commission/Executive 2004
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
- 23/12/04 - HSE issues pressure vessels warning after chemical firm fined £100,000
- 23/12/04 - Bouncy slide suppliers fined after school jubilee celebration accident
- 23/12/04 - Amendments to Gentically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000
- 22/12/04 - HSE issues warning over forged diver qualification certificate
- 21/12/04 - Wessex trains fined £10,000 following injury to fitter
- 21/12/04 - Changes to the inspection of diving cylinders
- 21/12/04 - Companies fined £87,000 following workplace fatality
- 13/12/04 - HSE Rail chief to lead HM Railway Inspectorate into ORR
- 09/12/04 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
- 09/12/04 - First Aid rules stay fit for purpose
- 09/12/04 - Language barriers mean new dangers at work
- 08/12/04 - HSE issues warning on correct use of twin tailed lanyards
- 08/12/04 - New partnership for central and local government working
- 07/12/04 - HSC consults on revised guidance to major accident hazards regulations
- 03/12/04 - HSE V Savill Fabrications Limited: Plan safe and stop falls from height
- 02/12/04 - HSE publish new guidance on metal handling and storage
- 02/12/04 - Proof of straightforward risk assessments presented at printing seminar
- 01/12/04 - WSA Challenge fund second round opens for business
November
- 18/11/04 - HSE publishes health and safety statistics for 2003/04
- 18/11/04 - New figures show a fall in work-related ill health and a mixed picture for injuries
- 17/11/04 - Petrol tanker consultation launched by HSC
- 16/11/04 - HSE publishes new-look offences and penalties report
- 12/11/04 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
- 12/11/04 - HSE Launches new slips assessment tool
- 11/11/04 - Cleaning industry - new forum to drive improvements in health and safety
- 10/11/04 - Ufton Nervet derailment: HSE interim report
- 09/11/04 - HSE reviews decomissioning strategy for Urenco (Capenhurst) Ltd nuclear licenced site
- 04/11/04 - Major hazard industries - improving leadership to reduce risk
- 03/11/04 - Heather Foster: Lineside fencing must be properly inspected and maintained says the Health and Safety Executive
- 03/11/04 - Helping business cut the cost of work-related stress
- 02/11/04 - HSE welcomes international offshore petroleum safety research website
- 01/11/04 - Network Rail fined £20,000 following cable strike
October
- 27/10/04 - HSE say work is good for you
- 27/10/04 - HSE targets manufacturing industries
- 25/10/04 - Further consultation on Work at Height Regulations: 2-Metre rule
- 22/10/04 - Mark I Rolling Stock: HSE grants exemptions to southern train operating companies
- 21/10/04 - Practical alternatives to using stepladders
- 21/10/04 - Berkshire Environment Agency fined over serious injuries to employee
- 18/10/04 - HSE launches 2003/04 Pesticides Incident Report
- 15/10/04 - Continuing to deliver a safe and healthy paper industry
- 12/10/04 - HSC looks to the future
- 11/10/04 - HSE launches science and Research Outlook website and newsletter
- 08/10/04 - HSE Updates costs to Britain of workplace accidents and work-related ill health
- 04/10/04 - HSE annouces conclusions on continued operation of Wylfa Nuclear Power Station
- 04/10/04 - HSE Launches new business benefits of health and safety web pages
- 01/10/04 - Michael Mungovan : Rail companies must be properly trained and supervised, says the Health and Safety Executive
September
- 30/09/04 - HSC/E consults on how it influences workplace health and safety
- 29/09/04 - Channel Tunnel Safety Authority publishes annual report 2003/2004
- 28/09/04 - HSE and Kent's Local Authorities join forces for transport safety blitz
- 24/09/04 - HSE Infoline fields two millionth enquiry
- 22/09/04 - Providing accessible advice and support - proposals announced
- 21/09/04 - HSE Publishes Annual Report on Railway Safety 2003/2004
- 15/09/04 - Local Authorities and HSE working together to improve Health and Safety at Work
- 14/09/04 - New Chair for Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee
- 14/09/04 - Rail Public Inquiries: Work on recommendations heads for completion
- 14/09/04 - New asthma guidelines for doctors
- 13/09/04 - Need to know more about manual handling in the printing industry?
- 13/09/04 - HSE issues warning after £250,000 port fine
- 10/09/04 - HSE issues practical guidance for homeworking
- 08/09/04 - Permissioning regimes and safety cases - do they enhance safety?
- 06/09/04 - HSC publishes proposals for new safety regulations for railways and other guided transport systems
- 06/09/04 - New standing counsel to the Health and Safety Executive
- 03/09/04 - Surfing for safety
- 02/09/04 - Waste no effort
August
- 30/8/04 - George Brumwell launches 2004 Construction Health and Safety Roadshow in Glasgow
- 27/8/04 - HSE warns of the dangers of asbestos during building refurbishment work
- 26/8/04 - Latest occupational ill health statistics
- 26/8/04 - Updated guidance on safe maintenance of portable electrical equipment
- 25/8/04 - HSE Brewing up worker interest in offshore safety
- 19/8/04 - HSE urges greater awareness of trench collapse dangers
- 17/8/04 - HSE publish multilingual information for the catering industry
- 10/8/04 - HSE & TGWU need your help on child safety in agriculture
- 09/8/04 - New offshore statistics put major injuries and installation integrity in spotlight
- 09/8/04 - HSE challenges motor vehicle repair industry to reduce its fatality record
- 06/8/04 - HSE alerts the rubber industry to revised procedures on threading up calenders
- 05/8/04 - Construction firms fined following road death
- 05/8/04 - HSE reviews RRD's decommissioning strategy for Rosyth Nuclear licensed site
- 04/8/04 - £245,000 fines after asbestos case
July
- 30/07/04 - Offshore Advisory Committee to hold open sessions in Aberdeen
- 29/07/04 - Cherren III fined £75,000 following worker death
- 29/07/04 - HSE warns - confined spaces kill
- 29/07/04 - HSC publishes statistics of inspection and enforcement in local authority enforced sectors for 2002/03
- 29/07/04 - 235 Work deaths last year
- 29/07/04 - HSC/E Publishes statistics of fatal injuries for 2003/04
- 28/07/04 - HSE warns the textile industry to be aware of fire and explosion risks
- 27/07/04 - Commuters asked for views on work stress
- 26/07/04 - Top new appointment at Health and Safety Executive
- 25/07/04 - Work and Pensions Committee report on the work of the Health and Safety Commission and Executive
- 23/07/04 - HSE supports IMECHE Seminar on Permissioning Regimes
- 20/07/04 - HSE yn hyrwyddo ffermio mwy diogel yng nghymru (Welsh translation - HSE's drive for safer farming in Wales
- 20/07/04 - HSE's drive for safer farming in Wales
- 19/07/04 - HSE Kerbs Forum - progress meeting in London
- 19/07/04 - Business leaders urged to give views on stress
- 16/07/04 - Contractors reminded to keep sites safe from children
- 16/07/04 - HSE remind the fibre reinforced plastics industry to be alert to fire
- 15/07/04 - HSC Annual Report reflects on year of achievement
- 15/07/04 - The Department For Transport's (DFT) Rail Review: Response from the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- 12/07/04 - HSE consults on amended Major Accident Hazard regulations
- 12/07/04 - HSE investigating triple fatality in Norfolk
- 09/07/04 - Construction health and safety showing signs of improvement
- 09/07/04 - HSC responds to DTI consultation on Draft EC Services Directive
- 08/07/04 - HSE publishes new guidance on accident investigation
- 08/07/04 - Laundry fined £325,000 following fatality
- 08/07/04 - Waste management industry initiative to reduce accidents and ill health supported by the Health and Safety Commission and Executive
- 07/07/04 - Wates Construction Ltd fined £150,000 following worker death
- 06/07/04 - Jarvis fined £400,000 for derailment near Rotherham
- 06/07/04 - HSE publishes results of research into structural deterioration of ageing tractor safety case
- 06/07/04 - Year overshadowed by Morecambe Bay deaths - but longer term analysis shows self employed and family farmers remain a key issue
- 05/07/04 - HSE consults on proposals to allow the Southern Train Operating companies to run some Mark 1 trains during 2005
- 02/07/04 - Rail companies fined for derailment
- 01/07/04 - Constructing better health fundraising reaches half way
June
- 30/06/04 - Grant scheme to drive improvements in health and safety - successful bidders announced
- 28/06/04 - Wicksteed Park fined after narrow gauge railway accident
- 28/06/04 - HSC seeks step change from the Civil Air Transport industry
- 24/06/04 - Working together helping to reduce fatalities in the Scottish agriculture industry
- 18/06/04 - HSC publishes proposals to replace Offshore Safety Case Regulations
- 17/06/04 - Lucky escape for Houdini
- 16/06/04 - Waste industry incident rates higher than construction
- 08/06/04 - HSE publish multilingual leaflets for summer gas safety checks
- 07/06/04 - Health and Safety Laboratory launches partnership project
- 07/06/04 - HSE kicks off construction blitz
- 03/06/04 - Company fined £25,000 for worker injuries
- 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 Biological Agents - latest version published
- 02/06/04 - Two companies fined £110,000 for construction site death
- 02/06/04 - Inspectors detect improvements in designer CDM performance
- 01/06/04 - Safety warning: BS EN 353-1 2002 Part 1 Fall Arrest Equipment
May
- 27/05/04 - HSC welcomes demolition of compensation culture myth
- 26/05/04 - HSE reviews DRDL's decommissioning strategy for Devonport Nuclear licenced site
- 25/05/04 - £37,000 fine following death of pedestrian near construction site
- 25/05/04 - Equipping business to prevent stress
- 20/05/04 - £30,000 fine following piling rig fall
- 20/05/04 - Supervisor fined for not doing safety check
- 20/05/04 - Protecting workers from asbestos: a new legal duty
- 19/05/04 - Joint investigation into explosion at ICL Plastics, Glasgow
- 18/05/04 - HSC welcomes second report on UK development of the European Signalling System
- 18/05/04 - FaTaL Risks Campaign 2004: HSE announces construction blitz
- 14/05/04 - HSE reviews BAE Systems Marine Ltd decomissioning strategy for Barrow nuclear licenced site
- 13/05/04 - £37,000 fine following fatal road accident
- 12/05/04 - £9,000 fine following injuries to construction worker
- 12/05/04 - Stockport rubber company fined £175,000 following fatality
- 11/05/04 - HSE investigating explosion and building collapse in Glasgow
- 05/05/04 - HSC consults on proposed criteria for delicensing nuclear sites
- 05/05/04 - Company fined for failure to reduce manual handling risks
- 04/05/04 - Flour dust at work can cause asthma
April
- 30/04/04 - HBG Construction Southern Ltd fined £150,000 following manual handling fatality
- 30/04/04 - Raise your game on safe lifting - HSE focuses on construction lifting operations at SED 2004
- 28/04/04 - Survey reveals public vote of confidence in health and safety
- 28/04/04 - Transporting paper safely
- 23/04/04 - John Laing Services Ltd fined £175,000 for double fatality
- 21/04/04 - New food manufacturing Health and Safety Forum
- 21/04/04 - Carriage Regulations laid in Parliament
- 20/04/04 - Companies warned to bin mailshot from fake 'Health and Safety' agencies
- 20/04/04 - Designers still have a long way to go
- 19/04/04 - Let's get shipyards ship shape
- 19/04/04 - HSE focuses on hearing at Interbuild 2004
- 16/04/04 - NHS Trust fined £45000
- 15/04/04 - Is your control system safe? - asks HSE publication
- 13/04/04 - The department for Transport's rail review - the Health and Safety Commission publishes its response
- 07/04/04 - Minimising risks to farm visitors from animal bacteria
- 05/04/04 - Ladbroke Grove rail collision: sentencing of Thames Trains - Statement by the Health and Safety Executive
- 05/04/04 - Consultation on new Noise at Work Regulations
- 02/04/04 - HSE meets adventure activities sector to discuss working at height
March
- 31/03/04 - Two companies fined for workers' injuries
- 31/03/04 - HSE publishes improved guidance on preventing manual handling injuries
- 31/03/04 - HSC urges bids for grants as WSA Challenge Fund opens for business
- 30/03/04 - Small construction sites welcome White Van Health and Safety Roadshow
- 25/03/04 - New HSE leaflet/poster targets falls from vehicles
- 25/03/04 - Moving scenes in new HSE DVD aimed at Diving Instructors
- 24/03/04 - Design initiative to reduce falls from height in construction
- 24/03/04 - Printing - a pain in the neck ?
- 24/03/04 - Scottish Water wins national safety and health award
- 22/03/04 - HSE uses interactive website to seek views on information disclosure
- 15/03/04 - Healthy handling site visit update
- 12/03/04 - £100,000 fine following death of a road worker
- 10/03/04 - HSE working with NHS to reduce risks to staff and patients
- 09/03/04 - HSC urges employers to consult workers on health and safety
- 08/03/04 - Stopping skin disease
- 01/03/04 - Roadshow helps reduce risk in construction
February
- 26/02/04 - Practical advice on working with chemicals
- 25/02/04 - Blood lead statistics
- 25/02/04 - HSC publishes proposals for inhale dust control in coal mines
- 24/02/04 - Mixed picture for offshore injuries in 2002/3
- 23/02/04 - Workplace health and safety - a new strategy for Great Britain
- 20/02/04 - HSE publishes research report on the safe use of ladders
- 19/02/04 - Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
- 18/02/04 - Protective clothing and equipment must be provided free
- 13/02/04 - Network Rail fined £20,000: statement from the Health and Safety Executive
- 11/02/04 - Understanding the risks of fuel cells
- 11/02/04 - Two rail companies fined following boy's death on railway: statement from the Health and Safety Executive
- 10/02/04 - Principal contractor fined £40,000 following fall from height death
- 09/02/04 - Recover paper safely
- 06/02/04 - Morcambe Bay tragedy HSE Statement
- 06/02/05 - Improving gas safety in catering and hospitality
- 05/02/04 - The business case for health and safety - HSC unveils new case studies
- 02/02/04 - Asbestos duty to manage
- 02/02/04 - Violence at work statistics published
- 02/02/04 - New guidance on safe movement of trains
January
- 30/01/04 - HSE diving warning follows Sellafield prosecution
- 30/01/04 - HSE issues warning on construction work near water after Environment Agency is fined over drowning
- 22/01/04 - Machines still kill
- 22/01/04 - Free HM Railway Inspectorate seminars on reducing slip & trip injuries at railway premises
- 22/01/04 - Manufacturer ordered to pay £16,000 for failure to classify pigment
- 21/01/04 - Poster and leaflet campaign aims to prevent falls in the classroom
- 20/01/04 - Lighter seed bags to reduce agricultural handling problems
- 19/01/04 - Rail safety watchdog must be independent, says safety chief
- 19/01/04 - Nishimaysu Construction Company Limited faces £1 million bill after docklands light railway tunnel blow-out
- 15/01/04 - 'Constructing better health' service provider and fundholder announced
- 15/01/04 - Working together for safe health services
- 13/01/04 - Leaflet aims to help road haulage & distribution SMEs improve health and safety
- 13/01/04 - HSE research report on the partial collapse of Pipers Row car park, Wolverhampton
- 12/01/04 - Motor Vehicle Repair Businesses now just one click away from health and safety advice
- 08/01/04 - Construction industry 'Healthy Handling' initiative
- 08/01/04 - Working together - safe farms for the future
- 06/01/04 - Steelwork design company fined £100,000 following death of 16-year-old
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