Press releases from the Health and Safety Commission/Executive 2008

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

• 23.12.08 - HSE urges transport and communications sectors to "take advantage"
• 23.12.08 - HSE urges construction directors to "take advantage"
• 23.12.08 - HSE urges manufacturers to "take advantage"
• 22.12.08 - HSE announces new field operations director
• 22.12.08 - HSE urges more business leaders to "take advantage"
• 19.12.08 - Latest statistics on deaths highlight dangers of the agricultural industry
• 18.12.08 - HSE warning to fairground operators after prosecution
• 18.12.08 - Taylor Woodrow prosecution highlights construction dangers
• 17.12.08 - Mansfield firm fined after man is seriously injured
• 15.12.08 - New chief inspector of construction starts work in 2009
• 12.12.08 - Council fined after 90-year-old lady dies
• 12.12.08 - HSE warns of invisible dangers after potentially lethal gas is released
• 11.12.08 - Buncefield MIIB Report - Regulators respond
• 11.12.08 - Suspended sentence for hotel owner who flouted the law
• 09.12.08 - Fife company and director fined £35,000 for exposing staff to asbestos
• 09.12.08 - Pesticide residues results released
• 09.12.08 - HSE warns of the need to assess risks, - after worker is injured
• 09.12.08 - HSE warns of dangers after man loses part of his leg
• 08.12.08 - HSE announces tyre handling workshops
• 05.12.08 - Offshore health and safety statistics go live
• 04.12.08 - 'Be part of the solution': HSE consults on its new strategy for health and safety
• 03.12.08 - 'Be part of the solution': HSE launches its new strategy for health and safety
• 01.12.08 - Pensioner death prompts risk assessment reminder to care organisations
• 01.12.08 - Notice of prosecution: Explosion and fire at Buncefield Oil Storage Depot - Five companies to face prosecution

November

• 27.11.08 - Need for workers to consider elderly residents highlighted
• 26.11.08 - HSE warns offshore industry over risk assessment following prosecution of Shell and Amec
• 25.11.08 - Health and Safety Executive and Jewson join forces in Wednesbury to warn tradesmen of asbestos danger
• 24.11.08 - Local footballers following in Ian Wright’s footsteps
• 21.11.08 - Young tradespeople in the West Midlands alerted to risk of asbestos – the silent killer
• 21.11.08 - Following death of a man in Smethwick HSE warns of the dangers of working at height
• 20.11.08 - Construction firms warned to keep health and safety under review after two companies fined following fatal accident
• 19.11.08 - Farmers urged to store feed safely
• 17.11.08 - HSE Chair speaks at TUC Conference 'Health And Safety And Worker Involvement'
• 17.11.08 - Beware of the silent killer, HSE's reminder during CO Awareness week
• 14.11.08 - HSE short-listed for National Business Award
• 11.11.08 - Shopfitters fined £20,000 after man falls from tower scaffold
• 10.11.08 - Warning to aerial cableway operators after prosecution
• 06.11.08 - The Health and Safety Executive supports National Stress Awareness Day 2008
• 05.11.08 - Nottinghamshire company fined after employee suffered serious burns
• 05.11.08 - The Health and Safety Executive and local authorities working together

October

• 29.10.08 - HSE publishes health and safety statistics for 2007/08
• 27.10.08 - Clocks go back – HSE issues advice for safe working in winter
• 27.10.08 - HSE Press Office; Change of address
• 27.10.08 - Your back is in your hands: HSE gives practical advice on preventing and managing back pain at mid Wales event
• 24.10.08 - HSE Chair speaks on Process Safety and Performance Measurement at Cefic Responsible Care Conference
• 24.10.08 - HSE warning on dangers of construction after exploding pipe stopper injured contractor
• 24.10.08 - Excavator driver fined after pedestrian killed near building site
• 22.10.08 - North Tyneside council fined £40,000 after man is killed by refuse truck
• 22.10.08 - Secretary of State supports launch of HSE ‘Asbestos the Hidden killer’ campaign
• 22.10.08 - HSE reminds electrical contractors to use safe working practices after Edinburgh company fined £300,000
• 22.10.08 - Carlton company fined after employee loses fingers in machine
• 22.10.08 - HSE launches 'Asbestos: The Hidden Killer' campaign in association with ex-footballer Ian Wright
• 20.10.08 - Two companies fined £44,500 after man paralysed in fall at work
• 17.10.08 - Survey company prosecuted as HSE campaign to raise awareness of asbestos danger begins
• 17.10.08 - Joint operation identifies dangerous gas appliances
• 17.10.08 - HSE warns about dangers of falling from vehicles following death of tanker driver
• 17.10.08 - HSE takes decision not to prosecute over Liverpool tower crane fatality
• 15.10.08 - Recycling firm fined after employee falls from lorry in Lincoln
• 14.10.08 - Landlord fined £5,500 after double carbon monoxide poisoning in Hackney
• 14.10.08 - HSE launches updated guidance for worker involvement
• 08.10.08 - Free health and safety advice for central Scotland's migrant workers
• 06.10.08 - Building designers in Scotland told - innovative building design essential but include health and safety too
• 03.10.08 - Health and Safety Executive announces top communications role
• 02.10.08 - HSE issues safety alert on gas appliance flues in ceiling voids
• 01.10.08 - Construction firms must act on advice warn HSE

September

• 23.09.08 - HSE warns companies to protect workers’ safety after Essex company fined
• 22.09.08 - HSE warns of working at height following Essex prosecution
• 22.09.08 - Spot checks of refurbishment sites set to start across High Peak, Derbyshire
• 19.09.08 - Teesside firm fined £15,000 after worker hit by falling beam
• 18.09.08 - HSE warns of danger of moving vehicles in workplace after worker loses leg
• 18.09.08 - Leadership key to securing offshore safety, say regulators
• 15.09.08 - Sandblasting company fined £26,000 for using banned substance
• 12.09,08 - East Sussex hospital fined £8,000 after cleaner is badly injured
• 11.09.08 - Stolen tractor and firearms seized in farming vehicle crackdown
• 11.09.08 - Health and Safety Executive announces new post for London and 2012
• 11.09.08 - Health and Safety Executive appoints Chief Medical Adviser
• 11.09.08 - Health and Safety Executive names new Deputy Chief Executive
• 10.09.08 - Health and Safety Executive warning to construction industry after crane overturns
• 09.10.08 - Two companies fined £38,000 after 600kg glass panel falls on construction worker in Kensington
• 09.09.08 - Lanarkshire companies finded £63,750 over double fatality
• 09.09.08 - HSE Chair’s reminder, those who create risks are best placed to manage them
• 05.09.08 - North Tyneside council is bound over for sentencing after man is killed by refuse truck
• 05.09.08 - Council fined after school caretaker exposed to asbestos
• 02.09.08 - Volunteers are protected by health and safety legislation
• 01.09.08 - Warning on handling hazardous materials after HSE prosecution
• 01.09.08 - Steps taken on ladder safety in Essex

August

• 29.08.08 - Demolition company fined £15,000 after electrician seriously injured in five metre fall in Greenwich
• 29.08.08 - HSE to award contract for new gas installer registration scheme
• 27.08.08 - Lincoln company fined after worker injured after moving 96kg oven
• 26.08.08 - Double fatality: HSE reminds quarry transport operators ‘be safe - be seen’
• 22.08.08 - HSE safety warning following Alcon prosecution
• 15.08.08 - Norfolk activity centre prosecuted following school trip incident
• 15.08.08 - HSE’s safety warning to farmers during the harvest season
• 13.08.08 - HSE concerned at continuing hydrocarbon releases offshore
• 12.08.08 - Top tips to safeguard our gamekeepers
• 08.08.08 - Construction managers warned to control risks of working at height after worker falls from an unprotected wall
• 08.08.08 - HSE warns of dangers of working at height after fatal fall at Northampton refurbishment site
• 07.08.08 - Petersfield company fined £10,500 for health and safety breaches
• 07.08.08 - Keep your eyes peeled during tattie harvest
• 06.08.08 - HSE prosecutes Essex companies following multiple breaches of asbestos safety laws
• 05.08.08 - Keeping East Lothian blooming safe
• 01.08.08 - Trader fined £13,998 for undertaking illegal gas work in Kent

July

• 31.07.08 - HSE warns of the dangers of not using registered gas installers
• 30.07.08 - HSE and Kent Police decide not to investigate Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
• 29.07.08 - Companies fined after fatal collapse of access cradle on Sheffield building
• 25.07.08 - HSE urges farmers in Kent to properly maintain tractors, trailers and other mobile equipment
• 25.07.08 - Sensible health and safety during the summer holidays in Great Yarmouth
• 22.07.08 - Buckinghamshire authorities sign up to HSE "sensible risk" campaign
• 21.07.08 - Oxford Radcliffe hospitals NHS trust fined for patient injury
• 21.07.08 - Wates Construction Ltd fined £7,000 for putting householders at risk of carbon monoxide
• 18.07.08 - Rolls Royce PLC fined £120,000 after five workers exposed to hazardous substances
• 18.07.08 - HSE warns of the dangers of working at height after worker falls through roof
• 18.07.08 - Making a difference 2008-2011: Second phase of the health and safety strategy for the paper and board industries
• 17.07.08 - Docking company fined £10,000 after quayside death
• 17.07.08 - Keeping Warkworth blooming safe
• 17.07.08 - Derbyshire company prosecuted after employee loses fingers in woodworking incident
• 15.07.08 - Warwick International LTD fined £12,000 after factory explosion
• 15.07.08 - Dacorum Borough Council fined after death of employee
• 14.07.08 - Sensible health and safety during the summer holidays
• 10.07.08 - School's out - stay safe!
• 07.07.08 - Homes for Haringey Ltd fined £10,000 after plumber seriously injured in fall
• 07.07.08 - Court case highlights need for workers to consider elderly residents
• 04.07.08 - HSE supports a safer future for farming
• 04.07.08 - Health and Safety Executive statement on 20th anniversary of Piper Alpha
• 04.07.08 - Safety warning for Tyneside industrial estates
• 02.07.08 - Industrial estates warned of health and safety spot inspections in Herts and Beds
• 01.07.08 - Welsh nursing homes inspected
• 01.07.08 - HSE prosecutes HP Bulmer Ltd and Nalco Ltd following outbreak of legionnaire’s disease
• 01.07.08 - HSE prosecutes printer following multiple breaches of safety laws

June

• 30.06.08 - Cambridgeshire employment agencies warned of HSE migrant worker checks
• 30.06.08 - HSE warns employers on the importance of equipment maintenance following prosecution of multi national company
• 30.06.08 - Garage fined £20,000 after worker suffers fatal burns
• 30.06.08 - Small reduction in fatal injuries at work no reason for complacency, says HSE - Every week 4 people die at work in Great Britain
• 27.06.08 - HSE safety warning on gas appliances as traders are prosecuted and sentenced to imprisonment
• 27.06.08 - HSE warns employers to assess risks properly after worker loses fingers in machine accident in Cannock
• 26.06.08 - Inadequate machinery guarding results in £7,500 fine for North Wales employer
• 26.06.08 - HSE grants able UK LTD an exemption to import asbestos contained in French ship Q790
• 25.06.08 - HSE says 'don’t overcomplicate risk assessments', as it backs the European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work
• 25.06.08 - Leicester company prosecuted after incident left employee burnt
• 25.06.08 - Furniture manufacturers told: “It’s time to clear the air!”
• 25.06.08 - HSE warns about the importance of proper maintenance of machinery
• 24.06.08 - HSE warns children – Building sites are not playgrounds
• 24.06.08 - Free health and safety advice for Edinburgh’s community organisations
• 24.06.08 - Joint inspection of North Wales caravan sites launched
• 24.06.08 - Work halted on Newcastle refurbishment sites after safety fears
• 23.06.08 - Keeping children safe on farms this summer
• 23.06.08 - HSE and Council delighted at response to Aberdeen scaffolding event
• 23.06.08 - HSE warns companies to prevent falls from vehicles following fatal incident
• 19.06.08 - Pesticide Residues Committee publishes fourth quarter 2007 report
• 19.06.08 - HSE warns of the dangers of working at height after Coventry worker suffers serious injury
• 18.06.08 - Colchester Borough Council joins HSE to hit back at health and safety myths
• 18.06.08 - Teesside refurbishment sites targeted in safety crackdown
• 18.06.08 - Newcastle refurbishment sites targeted in safety crackdown
• 18.06.08 - Health and Safety Executive names preferred bidder to run new gas installer scheme in Great Britain
• 17.06.08 - Loughborough food manufacturer fined £4,000 after explosion leaves employee disabled
• 17.06.08 - Building firm fined £15,000 after worker seriously injured in fall
• 16.06.08 - HSE and council warn of dangers of unsafe scaffolding
• 16.06.08 - Companies fined £40,000 after worker suffers serious burns in Greenwich factory incident
• 13.06.08 - HSE warns companies to protect employees from dangers of flammable liquids
• 13.06.08 - HSE prosecutes Weetabix after man loses fingertips
• 10.06.08 - Shetland’s farmers and crofters are urged to attend safety event
• 06.06.08 - Fall shatters life of Rhondda carpenter: employers fined after HSE prosecution
• 05.06.08 - HSE warn of the dangers of working at height after fall from height in Wellingborough
• 05.06.08 - HSE warns aerosol companies to adopt good industry working practices after explosion at Merseyside factory killed one worker and seriously injured three others
• 03.06.08 - Transport company loses appeal against fine following serious incident
• 03.06.08 - Health and Safety Executive warn of the dangers of working at height after Oldham MBC is fined
• 03.06.08 - Freight company prosecuted by HSE following death of worker
• 02.06.08 - HSE warns employers to consider risks to young persons following prosecution of suffolk company
• 02.06.08 - HSE warns of the dangers of working under vehicles after service engineer dies

May

• 30.05.08 - Company fined £30,000 after agency worker loses arm in workplace incident
• 30.05.08 - Bus company fined £60,000 after worker suffers spinal injuries in new cross garage incident
• 30.05.08 - HSE warns employers to assess risks properly after Beds worker loses fingers in unguarded machine
• 29.05.08 - Farms in North East Scotland to face safety spot checks
• 28.05.08 - HSE safety alert to the printing industry: Fatalities on hand-fed platen machines
• 23.05.08 - Carbon monoxide from untested boiler caused the death of six-year old girl
• 23.05.08 - Construction company fined £18k after worker injured in unsafe excavation
• 23.05.08 - Burntwood company fined £7,000 after employee suffers crushed fingers
• 21.05.08 - HSE warns companies to manage health and safety concerns following Norfolk prosecution
• 19.05.08 - North Yorkshire construction company fined after workplace transport accident in Crook
• 19.05.08 - Rollover results in stark warning for plant hire firms from HSE
• 16.05.08 - HSE warns employers to assess risks properly after worker loses finger in unguarded circular saw
• 15.05.08 - HSE warns failure to meet responsibilities when dealing with asbestos will be penalised
• 15.05.08 - HSE warns safety comes first when working with gas fittings after Stratford landlord is fined
• 13.05.08 - Health and safety is fundamental to business success, says HSE chair at RoSPA’s Birmingham conference
• 12.05.08 - HSE warns: Use qualified tradespeople to check your flues after Birmingham man is fined £15,000
• 09.05.08 - Building firm fined £10,000 after worker injured in fall
• 09.05.08 - HSE Safety Alert: Explosion risk from redundant domestic back boilers
• 01.05.08 - HSE welcomes scottish parliament debate

April

• 29.04.08 - HSE Chair challenges industry leaders to walk the talk
• 29.04.08 - Gateshead firm fined £10,500 after worker is left blind in one eye
• 28.04.08 - HSE supports International Workers Memorial Day
• 28.04.08 - HSE warning following prosecution of David Johnson formerly trading as Merlin Building and Roofing Contractors
• 24.04.08 - Quarry firm and foreman prosecuted after worker became trapped in machinery
• 24.04.08 - Bromsgrove company fined £5,000 for quarry worker's head injury
• 24.04.08 - The Pesticides Forum publishes its Annual Report 2007 along with its fourth indicators report
• 23.04.08 - New initiative aims to improve Scotland's health and safety record
• 22.04.08 - HSE Chair's reminder on leadership agenda
• 17.04.08 - School fruit and vegetables: Autumn term 2007 results of pesticide residues testing
• 15.04.08 - HSE crane safety warning after Liverpool company is prosecuted following death of welder
• 14.04.08 - Health and Safety REACHes out to advise businesses of new chemicals legislation
• 11.04.08 - HSE warn of the danger of leaving live electricity cables exposed after two workmen suffer serious burns
• 11.04.08 - World’s largest clay brick manufacturer fined £2,000 after workers exposed to hazardous fumes
• 07.04.08 - HSE urges construction industry to do more to prevent deaths at work
• 07.04.08 - HSE prosecutes forklift truck driver
• 07.04.08 - Control of Noise at Work Regulations to come into force for music and entertainment sectors
• 01.04.08 - Two companies fined £30,000 plus costs after a worker loses fingertips at recycling plant

March

• 26.03.08 - Schools trips are an essential part of every child's education, say's HSC Chair
• 25.03.08 - Lambing season leads to quad bike safety warning
• 25.03.08 - HSE warns landlords to ensure safe gas installations in their properties
• 20.03.08 - Taking risks is a part of life, says HSC Chair
• 18.03.08 - Designs for new nuclear power stations clear first hurdle
• 17.03.08 - HSC Chair welcomes publication of 'Working for a Healthier Tomorrow' report
• 14.03.08 - HSE warns employers to undertake suitable risk assessments after deaths of two workers
• 14.03.08 - Road builder Alfred McAlpine fined £250,000 after HSE prosecution
• 12.03.08 - Health and Safety Executive reiterates message of the dangers of working at height - Fine for fatal fall is upheld by appeal court
• 12.03.08 - Shell UK oil products Ltd fined £266,681 after highly flammable and toxic gas escaped through corroded pipe
• 04.03.08 - Unacceptable performance by refurbishment sector of the construction industry

February

• 29.02.08 - Revised guidance helps offshore workers play their part
• 29.02.08 - Corporate manslaughter under the spotlight at WWT mock interview event in Cardiff
• 28.02.08 - 'Shattered Lives' could affect you, says HSE
• 28.02.08 - Newport event to give advice to transport firms on moving goods safely
• 27.02.08 - HSE launches "Asbestos the hidden killer" web video
• 21.02.08 - HSC Chair’s call for effective leadership in the downstream oil industry
• 19.02.08 - HSE warning after council prosecution over carbon monoxide incident at school
• 18.02.08 - Cutting deaths in construction - Northumberland contractors urged to protect their refurbishment workers from death and injury
• 18.02.08 - Dangerous working practices found during spot checks of refurbishment sites in Newcastle
• 18.02.08 - HSE Chief Executive issues challenge to major hazard industries
• 15.02.08 - Two companies fined for breaches of health and safety legislation after two workers seriously injured
• 15.02.08 - CLASP schools - statement by the Health and Safety Executive
• 12.02.08 - Mid Wales gas engineer prosecuted for unauthorised gas work
• 11.02.08 - HSE to prosecute Gateshead Council over carbon monoxide incident at school
• 11.02.08 - HSE warns waste industry to ensure safe systems are in place for reversing refuse trucks - after schoolgirl is killed
• 11.02.08 - HSE warns of the dangers of working at height
• 11.02.08 - Construction workers urged to make safety a priority following spot checks of refurbishment sites in Sunderland and Durham
• 11.02.08 - Cutting deaths in construction - HSE inspectors target refurbishment sites in Newcastle
• 08.02.08 - Health and Safety Executive warn of the danger of carrying out maintenance work on live machinery - Cumbria company fined
• 08.02.08 - HSE warns construction companies over trainee supervision following 17 year-old's death
• 06.02.08 - HSE warns of the dangers of unguarded machinery as Manchester tile company is fined
• 06.02.08 - Roofers urged to heighten awareness about falls
• 06.02.08 - 1000 spot checks of refurbishment sites across Great Britain
• 06.02.08 - HSE reminds employers of their legal duties after scrapyard worker is killed and employer is fined £200,000
• 04.02.08 - HSE 'wake up call' for asbestos removal industry
• 04.02.08 - Farmers from Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk targeted in agricultural safety event
• 04.02.08 - HSE warns of the dangers of using fork lift trucks inappropriately after Carlisle firm is fined
• 04.02.08 - HSE launches occupational health management tool for construction industry

January

• 30.01.08 - HSE reminds employers of their legal duties to employees engaged in manual handling
• 29.01.08 - Powys County Council joins HSE to hit back at ‘health and safety’ myths
• 29.01.08 - HSE publishes societal risk consultation findings
• 28.01.08 - HSE urges employers to inspect equipment regularly after Derbyshire worker loses four fingers
• 28.01.08 - HSE launches second stage of gas installer competition
• 25.01.08 - Rhondda landlord prosecuted for carrying out his own gas work
• 25.01.08 - HSE warning after council prosecution
• 16.01.08 - HSE prosecutes NHS trust after elderly woman injured in fall from first floor window
• 16.01.08 - HSE statement on improvement notice served to Warwickshire fire service after death of four fire fighters
• 16.01.08 - HSC welcomes the establishment of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council
• 15.01.08 - HSE warns safety comes first when working with gas after Stoke on Trent installer is jailed
• 10.01.08 - HSE statement following the inquest into the death of Rhianna Hardie, Taunton, Somerset
• 09.01.08 - "Health and safety work is a question of balance" says HSC Chair
• 03.01.08 - Health and Safety Executive warning after employee injured by overturned dumper truck