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Health and Safety Executive press releases 2009

December

17/12/09: Ban sweets at panto? Oh no we don't!
17/12/09: 'Hidden Killer' asbestos campaign wins international award
17/12/09: HSE publishes full offshore health and safety statistics 2008/09
17/12/09 - Has health and safety really gone mad?
16/12/09: Crown Prosecution Service Statement on Martin and Nathan Winter and Alpha Fireworks Ltd.
15/12/09: School fruit and vegetables tested for pesticide residues
15/12/09: Second set of 2009 pesticide residue figures released
10/12/09: Agriculture safety campaign scoops top award
08/12/09: Would you use a ladder like this?

November

27/11/09: HSE reports on nuclear reactor designs
25/11/09: Contractor banned from working with asbestos
25/11/09: Health and Safety Executive agrees proposals for new tower crane regulations
25/11/09: Council help business get safe and healthy in Medway
24/11/09: Firefighters help business get safe and healthy in Kent
23/11/09: New interactive forum launched today by HSE
18/11/09: Carbon monoxide awareness week warning to rogue gas fitters
12/11/09 - The Mirror's 'Penman and Sommerlad Investigate' focuses on the real health and safety risks
09/11/09: HSE consults on EU artificial light regulations
06/11/09 - HSE statement: lead exposure
04/11/09: Updated chemicals advice praised by small businesses
02/11/09: Pressure on to tackle stress as business loses out
02/11/09: Joint Regulatory Position Statement on the EPR Pressurised Water Reactor

October

30/10/09: Warning on Britain's biggest workplace killer as death toll tops 35,000
30/10/09: New national quarry safety team formed
29/10/09: Safety guidance offered after tractor deaths
28/10/09: New statistics show big improvements in Britain's workplace safety and health record
22/10/09: HSE board member honoured with lifetime achievement award
21/10/09: New risk assessment tools save businesses time and money
20/10/09 - "Health 'n' safety" is everywhere...
07/10/09: HSE and police speak with one voice on health and safety

September

29/09/09: HSE board member advises businesses on back pain
29/09/09: HSE marks 35 years
24/09/09: Pesticide residues committee publish 2008 annual report
24/09/09: First 2009 pesticide residue figures released
24/09/09: School fruit and vegetables tested for pesticide residues
24/09/09: New Zealand officals share lessons with their HSE counterparts
23/09/09: HSE increases flexibility of first aid at work training regime
23/09/09: Safety regulator disappointed by 'killer' advert ruling
23/09/09 - TUC backs HSE asbestos campaign after ASA ruling
21/09/09: HSE launches campaign to inform Romanian and other migrant construction workers
21/09/09: Death and injuries prompt potato harvest warning
18/09/09: HSE launches campaign to inform Polish and other migrant construction workers
14/09/09: Campaign puts north west aerial fitters in the picture over safety
10/09/09: Complacency has no place, warns HSE's new head of offshore
09/09/09: Blind daredevil makes health and safety pledge by plunging off waterfall
01/09/09: Big brother's star builder 'steps up' to promote ladder safety
01/09/09: HSE propose changes to Biocidal Products Regulations 2001

August

27/08/09: Do your homework on school tie 'ban', watchdog urges
27/08/09: HSE publishes its response to ministers on the explosion at ICL Plastics and launches consultation on LPG regime
19/08/09: Safety alert issued on road surface top cutting machines
19/08/09 - New HSE Books website
18/08/09: Head of HSE's Offshore Division to retire
13/08/09: Liz Snape reappointed to HSE board
05/08/09: HSE say earplug myth is summer madness
05/08/09: Offshore safety incidents hit a record low
04/08/09: Farmers urged to stop and think as harvest season gets underway
03/08/09 - Statement on fairground incident at Knebworth

July

29/07/09: Views sought on European regulation on biocides
22/07/09: Farming families warned of summer risks to children
20/07/09: Builder sentenced to three years imprisonment after 15 year old labourer killed by wall
16/07/09: HSE responds to Lord Gill's Inquiry Report into the explosion at ICL Plastics, Glasgow (2004)
14/07/09: Offshore industry making good progress on safety, but sustained effort required
10/07/09: Summer's here: HSE won't rain on your parade...or your fete!
06/07/09: HSE warns businesses not to be mislead over new law poster
03/07/09: Safety advisers need accreditation, HSE chair says

June

30/06/09: Timetable agreed for LPG pipework replacement programme
24/06/09: Fatal injuries to workers in Britain at record low
19/06/09: Statement on health and safety in schools
18/06/09 - Statement on Devonport Dockyard fire
15/06/09: LPG pipework replacement programme gets under way
12/06/09: Crown censure of HM prison service
10/06/09 - Oval planning statement
05/06/09 - The Health and Safety of Great Britain \\ Be part of the solution
05/06/09 - In response to the recently published report by Professor Watterson, Stirling University, on shift workers
04/06/09 - Health and safety guidance to be free online
03/06/09: New research shows surprising attitudes towards health and safety

May

26/05/09 - HSE's website is changing
26/05/09 - Child in tractor / trailer accident
22/05/09: Prosecution of Sellafield Ltd following contractors' exposure to radioactive contamination
22/05/09 - Regulatory Decision Making Audit 2008
19/05/09 - HSE's latest statement on the incident at Minster College
18/05/09 - Swine flu: General advice for employers for the current situation
15/05/09: Be safe on site, be safe on the road', HSE urges
15/05/09: HSE announces appointment of new Chief Statistician
13/05/09: New strategy to be launched 3 June 2009
13/05/09 - Statement on the incident at Minster College
13/05/09 - Fairground fatality
12/05/09: One in five construction sites fail health and safety checks
08/05/09: Construction expert reappointed to HSE board
08/05/09: Yorkshire businesswoman's 10 years in top health and safety role
08/05/09: Local government expert reappointed to HSE board
08/05/09: HSE announces reappointment of three board members
07/05/09: Hairdressers wave goodbye to bad hand days
05/05/09: Asthma risk in British bakeries
01/05/09: Revised guidance for tanning salons and their customers

April

29/04/09 - Guardian on construction fatality - HSE statement
28/04/09: Spot-checks highlight danger of unrestrained vehicle loads
28/04/09 - Offshore worker missing
27/04/09: regulation of underground gas storage
21/04/09 - HSE statement: BBC Panorama
08/04/09: Waste and recycling industry injury rates improve - but best yet to come
06/04/09: Moves to simplify health and safety take effect
06/04/09: HSE to prosecute Thames Valley police and PC David Micklethwaite over shooting incident

March

30/03/09: HSE announces Chemicals Regulation Directorate
19/03/09: HSE tells Directors "to lead by actions, not words"
17/03/09: Latest figures on pesticide residues released
16/03/09: HSE teams up with Barnfield College to say: "Slips, trips and falls are no joke!"
16/03/09: Liverpool hosts prestigious health and safety event
03/03/09: 'Baby boom' carpenters at greatest risk of developing asbestos related cancer
02/03/09: 1500 Refurbishment sites targeted

February

25/02/09: HSE launches new website to prevent work-related stress
24/02/09: HSE tosses health and safety myths
23/02/09: HSE asks: Are you developing property?
20/02/09: Record number of farmers respond to campaign to reduce deaths
13/02/09: Diary note for 23 Feb - HSE to launch new campaign
13/02/09: Approved code of practice (ACOP) on confined spaces
09/02/09: Slips, trips and falls are no joke
02/02/09 - Publication of new guidance by the Ministry of Justice - Managing the safety of burial ground memorials

January

29/01/09: HSE launches prevent falls from vehicles campaign
29/01/09: Polish construction workers encouraged to report poor working conditions to HSE
27/01/09: Flash-bang science back in the classroom
15/01/09: The Health and Safety Offences Act 2008: HSE Chair Judith Hackitt welcomes tougher penalties
14/01/09: Leading waste management organisations pledge to reduce accidents by 10%
06/01/09: Time to clear the air - paving the way for healthier work
05/01/09: Risks to airport workers from loading baggage announced
02/01/09: Farming campaign tackles one of Britain's deadliest industries

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