Press releases from the Health and Safety Commission/Executive 2007
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
- 21.12.07 - HSE warns of the dangers of working at height after Herefordshire employee is injured
- 20.12.07 - HSE final report on potential breaches of biosecurity at the Pirbright site 2007 – notification of erratum
- 20.12.07 - HSE and the Forestry Commission make safe work of 2,000 Christmas trees
- 20.12.07 - HSE turns the spotlight on farm safety in North Yorkshire
- 19.12.07 - HSE warns of the danger of not segregating the public from construction sites, following death of member of the public
- 18.12.07 - Warning to landlords after HSE prosecutes for failing to carry out a gas safety check
- 18.12.07 - Developer and companies fined £110,000 following hse prosecution for serious injuries to polish construction worker
- 07.12.07 - Landlords reminded of their duties to maintain and service gas appliances under Health and Safety law
- 07.12.07 - HSE warns construction companies to take the danger of working at height seriously
- 04.12.07 - HSE on workplace transport in the Ricoh arena
- 04.12.07 - HSE publishes land use planning consultation outcome
- 03.12.07 - When its comes to protection size does not matter, says HSC Chair
November
- 30.11.07 - Company fined £50,000 after glass incident results in horrific injuries
- 30.11.07 - HSE warns on dangers of work at height following prosecution of North Wales roofing contractor
- 29.11.07 - Ensure edge protection is adequate before working at height, warns HSE
- 28.11.07 - Advice for landlords on gas safety
- 27.11.07 - HSE warns employers of the need for proper risk assessments after maintenance worker dies at amusement park
- 27.11.07 - Health and safety regulator sees challenging way ahead
- 27.11.07 - Risk assessment and supervision essential, warns HSE
- 26.11.07 - HSE warns hospitals that they have a duty to ensure the safety of patients from falls from windows
- 23.11.07 - Health and Safety Executive reminds employees not to flout the law following death of 90 year old Leeds man
- 23.11.07 - HSE issues work at height warning after Stourbridge glazing firm fined
- 22.11.07 - Health and Safety Executive on stand 5 in national painting and decorating show
- 21.11.07 - Offshore industry has more to do says HSE
- 21.11.07 - Healthy hands on national Hairdressers day
- 16.11.07 - Trench death a warning to construction firms and their workers
- 16.11.07 - HSE warns employers to use safe systems at work when working at height after worker breaks arm
- 15.11.07 - HSC Chair congratulates industry leaders on their sensible but positive approach to health and safety
- 15.11.07 - HSE publishes investigation report into outbreaks of C. Difficile at Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- 15.11.07 - HSE warns employers to ensure they comply with HSE enforcement notices following prosecution of company director
- 13.11.07 - HSE reminds gas installers of need for vigilance after fire was left in dangerous condition
- 12.11.07 - Farmers to flock to HSE Cheshire safety event
- 11.11.07 - Raising safety standards at Wansbeck height aware training day
- 08.11.07 - HSE sends out clear warning after tragic death of six year old at tilbury port
- 08.11.07 - Consumers urged to check gas fitters’ registration after North Wales prosecution
- 08.11.07 - Stockport builders merchants’ breakfast aims to help HSE reduce falls from vehicles
- 07.11.07 - Workplace stress costs Great Britain in excess of £530 million
- 06.11.07 - Single HQ for Health and Safety Executive in Bootle
- 01.11.07 - HSC Chair highlights real health and safety issues affecting Britain’s workforce
- 01.11.07 - HSC/E publishes Health and Safety Statistics for 2006/07
October
- 31.10.07 - Interim report on occupational cancer published
- 30.10.07 - Learning to manage risks an essential part of growing up, says HSC
- 30.10.07 - HSE and Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland working well together group aim to reduce high rates of fatal and major injury in construction Health and safety days in Leicestershire for small construction firms
- 30.10.07 - Partnership gives safety messages to farm workers in Alnwick
- 30.10.07 - Durham venue for road transport management event
- 30.10.07 - Working well together in south Yorkshire - Partners build safety into construction
- 30.10.07 - Transport and construction under the spotlight at north wales health and safety seminar
- 29.10.07 - Wansbeck safer workplace inspections begin
- 29.10.07 - Don't chance it - Change it - Farmers told at Health and Safety demonstrations
- 26.10.07 - Directors take Leadership on Health and Safety Guidance
- 25.10.07 - Children help lighten the load for businesses in South Beds
- 25.10.07 - HSE puts out major warning to companies after care home death in Sussex
- 23.10.07 - Minister for health and safety puts his back into it
- 22.10.07 - HSC Chair applauds ‘target zero initiative’ at QPA awards ceremony
- 19.10.07 - HSE warns employers to have safe operating procedures after worker injures hand
- 19.10.07 - HSE warns employers to ensure they manage asbestos properly after a South London NHS Trust fined £5000
- 18.10.07 - HSE urges employers to be aware of safety of non-employees following prosecution of building contractor
- 17.10.07 - ‘Don’t set yourself up for a fall’ says HSE
- 16.10.07 - Bangor students given gas safety advice for carbon monoxide awareness week
- 16.10.07 - "When did you last have your gas appliance checked?" - HSE backs bid to reduce Midlands toll
- 15.10.07 - Don’t let health and safety rain on Remembrance Day parades
- 15.10.07 - HSE finds printing 'on the right lines' in Yorkshire and Humber
- 15.10.07 - Beware of the silent killer, HSE's reminder during CO Awareness week
- 15.10.07 - "When did you last have your gas appliance checked?" - HSE backs bid to reduce North West toll
- 12.10.07 - HSE warns employers to undertake risk assessments after worker dies falling from a lorry
- 11.10.07 - Carbon monoxide awareness national tour starts in Runcorn
- 11.10.07 - Bangor students told to wise up to carbon monoxide at safety awareness event
- 04.10.07 - Father and son roofers prosecuted for endangering themselves and others
- 04.10.07 - Newport Riverfront contractors to tell construction firms why design matters from the outset
- 03.10.07 - Man fined for endangering fellow employee
- 03.10.07 - HSE prosecutes Bloom Environmental Ltd
- 02.10.07 - £100,000 fine following construction worker death
- 01.10.07 - Health and safety improvement needs boardroom leadership, says new Chair of HSC
- 01.10.07 - Gas Fitter fined £1,500 after water heater failure poisons 14 Bolton family members
September
- 28.09.07 - HSE warns against inadequate supervision of children after school proprietor sentenced
- 21.10.07 - Building company, director and foreman prosecuted by police and HSE following death of worker
- 14.09.07 - Champion to tell Mid-Wales conference how he overcame the odds of ill health
- 13.09.07 - HSE warns farmers over baling safety
- 11.09.07 - HSE warns construction workers ‘don’t take the risk’
- 10.09.07 - Great Yorkshire boost for health and safety on farms
- 07.09.07 - Foot and mouth outbreak in Surrey: HSE publishes final report on potential breaches of biosecurity at the Pirbright site
- 05.09.07 - Students warned about gas safety
August
- 31.08.07 - HSE puts health and safety into print
- 29.08.07 - HSE warns HGV operators about safety during reversing following successful prosecution
- 28.08.07 - ICL investigation: Completion of legal proceedings
- 24.08.07 - Safety representatives effective in promoting health and safety messages
- 23.08.07 - Local authority fined £18,000 over asbestos
- 21.08.07 - HSC chair visits St Austell quarry as industry goes for target zero
- 17.08.07 - Health and Safety Commission (HSC) launches consultation on a new chemical classification and labelling regulation
- 15.08.07 - Distinguished Service Award for Sir Bill Callaghan
- 07.08.07 - HSE publishes initial report on potential breaches of biosecurity at the Pirbright site
- 02.08.07 - HSE urges offshore industry to invest to secure a lasting future on the UK continental shelf
July
- 30.07.07 - Cynon Valley man jailed for carrying out unauthorised gas work
- 27.07.07 - New gas installer registration scheme for Great Britain
- 26.07.07 - HSE urges Welsh business to make health and safety their top priority as worker fatalities increase
- 26.07.07 - 241 lives lost is unacceptable
- 25.07.07 - HSC says don’t overcomplicate health and safety
- 24.07.07 - HSE issues response to Buncefield Standards Task Group Final Report
- 20.07.07 - HSE issues safety alert on scalding risk from domestic hot water systems
- 13.07.07 - HSE issues pool safety advice following double drowning case
- 10.07.07 - Falls and trips in construction are no laughing matter
- 10.07.07 - New Chair appointed to the Health and Safety Commission
- 05.07.07 - Bob the Builder™ backs HSE’s ladder safety campaign
- 03.07.07 - HSE and local authorities hit back at ‘health and Safety’ myths
June
- 30.06.07 - HSE warns landlords to test gas appliances after a family suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
- 28.06.07 - Companies fined after fatal fall from height
- 22.06.07 - HSE concludes 'Top Gear' jet car crash investigation
- 21.06.07 - Knighthood for the Chair of Health and Safety Commission
- 20.06.07 - HSE calls a stakeholder conference in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure to chemical carcinogens in the workplace
- 20.06.07 - Keeping children safe at fairgrounds this summer
- 20.06.07 - Health and Safety Commissioner calls for common sense approach to Health and Safety at Swansea conference
- 19.06.07 - HSE 'lightens the load' to support Euro Week
- 19.06.07 - Life on Mars' star scales new heights for HSE's ladder safety campaign in North Yorkshire
- 18.06.07 - Construction firms reminded to assess risk from electricity after North Wales HSE prosecution
- 18.06.07 - From adventure playground to death trap - HSE warns children about building sites
- 15.06.07 - HSE takes enforcement action against Select Plant Hire Company Ltd
- 15.06.07 - "Keep a sense of proportion when it comes to risk" HSC Chairman tells safety specialists
- 14.06.07 - HSE issues warning on transport of acetylene cylinders following explosion in Front Street, Wolsingham
- 14.06.07 - European court supports UK safety laws (Case C127-05 European Commission v United Kingdom)
- 12.06.07 - Employers warned over dangers of forklift trucks after Berwick worker is paralysed
- 07.06.07 - HSE warning after Colne company fined £4,000 following explosion in which employees receive burns
- 06.06.07 - Tynedale businesses urged to get rid of dodgy ladders!
- 06.06.07 - HSE's machinery warning after Rochdale carpet company is fined £ 1,600
- 06.06.07 - Nationwide inspections tackle biggest cause of death in construction
- 05.06.07 - HSE helps children enjoy the countryside - safely
- 05.06.07 - HSE to remove 4000 'dodgy' ladders through a 'ladder exchange'
- 05.06.07 - HSC calls for a stronger health and safety agenda in boardrooms
May
- 30.05.07 - Safety first for Merthyr Council on gas testing
- 25.05.07 - Distinguished service award for Health and Safety Commissioner
- 23.05.07 - HSC Chair commends the access industry forum for collaborative working
- 23.05.07 - Have fun at the fair? Yes, with a bit of care
- 22.05.07 - HSC Chair visits Wychavon to see goods moved safely
- 21.05.07 - A stronger voice for health and safety: HSC’s decision following a merger consultation
- 21.05.07 - Agriculture safety skills in the spotlight at 2007 Royal Highland Show
- 18.05.07 - HSE warns of the dangers of working with asbestos after Hereford company prosecuted
- 16.05.07 - HSE helps to promote gas safety message in South East Cornwall
- 11.05.07 - Company and sole trader fined £37,500 after steel beam falls from vehicle and fatally injures the driver
- 11.05.07 - White van roadshow to take Health and Safety direct to the construction industry in Llanelli
- 09.05.07 - HSE seeks improvements at bus stations
- 08.05.07 - North West contact centres and the HSE take action to prevent costly slips, trips and falls
- 03.05.07 - HSE issues maintenance warning after council fined £125,000 over boy’s death
- 01.05.07 - Time to clear the air on World Asthma Day
April
- 30.04.07 - HSE supports Workers' Memorial Day
- 27.04.07 - Welsh brewery fined £15,000 following worker injury
- 27.04.07 - UCATT report on prosecutions: Statement from HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger
- 26.04.07 - Working together 'key' to successful health & safety - Scottish HSE director tells nurses' forum
- 25.04.07 - HSE warns of the need for safe working practices - company fined £75,000 after death of workman
- 24.04.07 - HSE issues gas fitter warning after Barrow heating company fined over faulty boiler installation
- 23.04.07 - Dermatitis costs industry millions - The solution is in your hands
- 17.04.07 - Gas explosion in Blyth
- 17.04.07 - HSE warns of the dangers of working on fragile roofs
- 16.04.07 - Elgin company fined after worker injured in fall on building site
- 13.04.07 - HSE issues a reminder to the asbestos licensed industry
- 13.04.07 - Burscough firm director fined £2,000 after ignoring Health and Safety Executive enforcement notices
- 11.04.07 - HSE's machinery warning after Barrow company is fined £2,500
- 05.04.07 - New CDM Regulations launched at industry stakeholder event
- 03.04.07 - HSE warns of carbon monoxide threat in pheasant sheds and similar buildings
- 03.04.07 - HSE present findings from offshore inspection programme
- 02.04.07 - CDM regulations come in to force
- 02.04.07 - Views sought on societal risk
March
- 28.03.07 - HSE is adapting to the changing world says Chief Executive
- 22.03.07 - HSC Chair stresses the vital link between health and safety and active involvement of the workforce
- 21.03.07 - “We are about saving lives, not stopping living” HSE tells carers
- 20.03.07 - Health and Safety Commission endorses new approach to worker involvement
- 16.03.07 - HSE issues crown censures to Ministry of Defence
- 13.03.07 - HSC Chair calls on Police to take sensible approach to health and safety
- 08.03.07 - Local NHS trust fined £7500 following death of elderly visitor
- 07.03.07 - HSE warns of dangers of improper training on machinery as North Wales firm fined
February
- 28.02.07 - HSE consults on land use planning
- 23.02.07 - HSE publishes THORP leak report
- 20.02.07 - Paper industry improves health and safety performance
- 16.02.07 - HSE refutes attack on safety record
- 08.02.07 - Carbon monoxide – It's a deadly responsibility: Straight talking for Calderdale’s landlords
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