HSE Press Office: Putting the record straight in 2006
Responding to health and safety related articles and reports in the British media.
- 13/12/06: Sunday Telegraph article: "Red Tape, Red mist" - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 19/11/06: The Independant on Sunday article "Relatives furious at 'state-sponsored' grave desecration" - Bill Callaghan, HSC Chair, responds
- 17/11/06: The Guardian article "Those who walk under trees are at risk from these terrorising inspectors" - Bill Callaghan, HSC Chair, responds
- 04/11/06: The Daily Express article "The non-fire night party" - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 12/10/06: The Evening Standard article by Neil Collins on HSE Better Backs campaign - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 11/10/06: The Daily Telegraph Business - "HSE admits rules are too costly and promises to cut bill by £200m" - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 25/09/06: The Daily Telegraph - "Citronella deters insects but it's illegal to say so" - HSE Biocides Unit responds
- 30/08/06: The Daily Telegraph- "Spending on spin trebles under Blair" - Justin McCracken, HSE Deputy Chief Executive responds
- 21/08/06: The Independent - "Merciless torrent of new regulations" - Jonathon Rees responds
- 10/08/06: Construction News: 'Letters' - Steve Coldrick, Director, Disease Reduction Programme responds
- 06/08/06: The Sunday Telegraph: 'Great asbestos scam faces a revenue loss of £0.5bn a year' - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 19/07/06: Aberdeen Press and Journal: 'Men died after fears flagged up' - Ian Whewell from Head of HSE's Offshore Division responds
- 19/07/06: The Independent: 'Shooting people is both unhealthy and unsafe' - Colin Douglas, Director of Communcations, responds
- 18/07/06: The Sun - '..Death of Jean Charles de Menezes...HSE is an unaccountable quango ..' - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 06/07/06: The Guardian - 'Documents reveal hidden fears over Britain's nuclear plants' - Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations and Director, Nuclear Safety, responds
- 20/06/06: Edinburgh News - 'Absurd rules are bad for our health' - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 15/06/06: The Herald - 'For our children's sake let's stop playing safe' - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 07/06/06: The Daily Telegraph - 'Clingfoil' coverage - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 30/04/06: The Sunday Times - 'Atticus' Column - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 24/04/06: The Daily Mail - 'Eggs row ends St George's Day feast' - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 15/04/06: The Daily Mail - 'A nation crippled by elf'n safety' - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive, responds
- 13/04/06: Construction News - "More deaths with system scaffolding" Stewart Campbell, HSE Director, Scotland responds
- 08/04/06: The Times - "Government plc" Geoffrey Podger HSE's Chief Executive responds
- 06/04/06: The Daily Express - "when Britain was free of health and Safety fanatics" Bill Callaghan (Chair - Health and Safety Commission) responds
- 17/03/06: The Times - "Rules are Rules" John Bouckley, Commercial & Consumer Services, Transportation and Utilities Sector responds
- 17/03/06: The Daily Telegraph - "Letters to the editor" Dan Mitchell, HSE Chief Inspector of Mines responds
- 10/02/06: The Daily Telegraph - "Heritage railway burdens" Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive responds
- 04/02/06: The Daily Telegraph - "HSE is bad for our health and wealth" Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive responds
- 31/01/06: The Guardian - "Experts raise safety fears over new generation of liquid gas terminals" Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive responds
- 14/01/06: The Times - "You Support Health and Safety? What have you been smoking?" Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive responds
- 03/01/06: The Daily Mail - 'Own goal': letter regarding postponement of football games over the festive season - Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive responds
