| Date |
Topic |
Bulletin No |
Industry |
| 01/2013 |
Warning to offshore industry on blocking of data communications in dynamic positioning systems |
OSD 1-2013 |
Suppliers of dynamic positioning (DP) systems, operators of offshore installations, marine classification societies, verification bodies and marine consultancies - Offshore oil and gas, Diving, Offshore, Others marine. |
| 11/2012 |
Risk of carbon monoxide release during the storage of wood pellets |
OPSTD 3-2012 |
- Users/installers/maintainers/distributors of wood pellet boilers
- Manufacturers/storers/distributors of wood pellets
|
| 10/2012 |
Warning to offshore industry on possible failure of fire resistant composite deck gratings |
HID 2-2012 |
Offshore industries |
| 09/2012 |
Management of the risks from legionella within water systems |
HID 1-2012 |
Any employer who uses water systems including hot and cold water systems and spa pools where a reasonably foreseeable risk from legionella may exist. |
| 07/2012 |
Management of the risks from legionella in cooling towers and evaporative condensers |
SID 2-2012 |
Any industry sector which uses cooling towers or evaporative condensers |
| 07/2012 |
Hooped ladders and the use of personal fall-arrest systems |
CCID 1-2012 |
Any industry sector which uses hooped (aka caged) ladders |
| 03/2012 |
Vertical lifting platforms or lifts for people with impaired mobility |
OPSTD 2-2012 |
Health and social care providers, NHS Trusts / Boards, hospitals, public buildings, schools, care homes, other Catering and Hospitality, Education, Entertainment and Leisure, Retail, Services, Transport |
| 06/2012 |
Risk of MSA SavOx units catching fire if the wearer does not follow start up procedures |
SID 1-2012 |
Mines, Construction, Utilities and Docks |
| 03/2012 |
Risks to vulnerable members of the public from falling from height from windows |
OPSTD 1-2012 |
Health and social care providers, NHS Trusts / Boards, hospitals, public buildings, schools, care homes, other care settings |
| 12/2011 |
Provision of key clinical information on laboratory specimen request forms |
HID 5-2011 |
Health Services (Health & Social Care Sector). The Notice is of particular relevance to medical staff within organisations that provide specimens from patients to laboratories for testing. |
| 12/2011 |
Use of Mobile Phone "Expert XP-Ex-1" in potentially explosive atmospheres |
OPSTD 4-2011 |
Suppliers and users of mobile phone "Expert XP-Ex-1" from Intrinsic Safety specialists, Netherlands. Those controlling sites with potentially explosive atmospheres. |
| 11/2011 |
Mobile crushing plant - unintended movement of tracks |
FOD 4-2011 |
Quarries, Mining, Construction, Demolition, Waste and Recycling and Others. |
| 09/2011 |
Supply of flail-type cutting attachments on portable hand-held brush cutters |
OPSTD 3-2011 |
Agriculture |
| 09/2011 |
Preventing inrushes at underground mines |
HID 4-2011 |
Mining |
| 08/2011 |
HSE issues gas detector safety alert |
HID 3-2011 |
Offshore, Gas and Mining Industries & users of Status Scientific portable gas detector type 'Mentor PGD2' |
| 06/2011 |
HSE warns of dangers of diving for shellfish following two recent tragedies |
HID 1-2011 |
Diving |
| 05/2011 |
Risks to users from firewood processing machines |
OPSTD 2-2011 |
Users, manufacturers and suppliers of firewood processing machinery, arboriculture, forestry, agriculture. |
| 02/2011 |
Jacking of flat bottomed storage tanks |
HID 2-2011 |
Chemical processing and production, Chemicals and downstream oil industries, Construction, Engineering, Warehousing and storage |
| 01/2011 |
Powered perimeter gates |
OPSTD 1-2011 |
Landlord, Commercial owner or facilities manager of property with Powered Perimeter Gates |
| 01/2011 |
Overturns of JLG 500RTS scissor lifts |
FOD 1-2011 |
Owners and operators of JLG 500RTS and 400RTS scissor lifts. Leasing companies; service and maintenance engineers; Construction Industry; competent persons and Inspection Bodies who work with JLG 500RTS and 400RTS scissor lifts and other Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs). |
| 12/2010 |
Waterlogic water dispensers with a UV system or WL 3000 Cold only model |
OSD 7-2010 |
Offshore industry and all users of Waterlogic water dispensers |
| 12/2010 |
Gas boilers - flues in voids |
OPSTD 10-2010 |
Homeowners & tenants of properties with a gas boiler, Landlords (private and social), Managing Agents, Gas industry (Gas Safe registered businesses/engineers; gas appliance manufacturers; gas emergency service providers), Construction (home builders), Services, Local Authorities (Housing). |
| 11/2010 |
'False' engagement of tipping hooks on 'builders' skips |
OPSTD 9-2010 |
Construction; Manufacturing - general; Transport - Road; Other - Waste and recycling industry, skip hire: site operators, managers and drivers |
| 11/2010 |
Deadly explosions during cutting of drums and containers |
FOD 8-2010 |
Engineering, Motor Vehicle Repair, Manufacturing, Agriculture |
| 11/2010 |
Deterioration and failure of cold / frozen food store ceilings |
CON 4-2010 |
Manufacture/Storage/retail/frozen foods, Construction, Environmental Health Departments |
| 09/2010 |
Risks to pedestrians from crushing zones on electrically powered gates - 2 |
FOD 7-2010 |
Services, Construction, Manufacturing (general) |
| 08/2010 |
The dropping of a 9.5 tonne load on an offshore installation as a result of the incorrect manufacture of a 15 tonne Flemish eye crane pennant |
OSD 6-2010 |
Offshore oil and gas industry, wire rope sling manufacturers |
| 07/2010 |
Avoiding trapping/crushing injuries to people in the platform of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) |
FOD 6-2010 |
Construction, Agriculture, Catering and Hospitality, Ceramics, Chemical processing and production, Engineering, Entertainment and Leisure, Food Packaging and processing, Metals and Minerals processing and production, Manufacturing (general), Retail, Services, Transport (Rail, Road, Air), Warehousing |
| 07/2010 |
Risks associated with working on or near lamp columns with non-standard roots during excavation works |
FOD 5-2010 |
Construction, Gas, Services, Local Authorities and Utilities |
| 07/2010 |
Fatality caused by stacked boards collapse |
OPSTD 8-2010 |
Woodworking and Forestry, Manufacturing (General), Construction, Education, Retail, Warehousing, Local Authority |
| 06/2010 |
Safety Alert to operators of "COMAH" oil/fuel storage sites & other storing hazardous substances in large tanks |
HID 6-2010 |
Chemical and petrochemical processing; Storage and distribution. |
| 06/2010 |
Manitowoc Cranes, Potain Tower Cranes - MD, MDT and MR series - Potentially faulty spigots on K600 and K800 mast sections |
FOD 4-2010 |
Construction, Engineering, Metals and Minerals processing and production, Manufacturing (general), Offshore, Nuclear, Ports, Ceramics, Chemical processing and production, Entertainment and Leisure. |
| 06/2010 |
Failures of manually operated side-door elevators |
OSD 4-2010 |
Offshore Industry |
| 06/2010 |
People in commercial waste containers |
OPSTD 5-2010 |
Retail, Services, Catering and Hospitality, Dry Cleaning, Education, Entertainment and Leisure, Food Packaging and processing, Health Services, Ceramics and Engineering, Manufacturing (general), Warehousing |
| 05/2010 |
Hydrocarbon leak and fire caused by incorrect seal material used in the assembly of a pipe work clamp connector |
HID 5-2010-2 |
Offshore oil and gas production industry, Chemical processing and production |
| 05/2010 |
Control of legionella bacteria in hot and cold water systems |
HID 5-2010-1 |
Offshore Industry |
| 05/2010 |
Assessment of the adequacy of venting arrangements for cargo oil tanks on FPSO and FSU installations |
OSD 5-2010 |
Offshore Industry |
| 05/2010 |
Rollover risk associated with the use of road vehicles in off-road applications in quarries |
OPSTD MS 4-2010 |
Quarry Industry |
| 05/2010 |
Stress corrosion cracking of beverage mixed gas cylinders |
HID 4-2010 |
Food and drink manufacture |
| 04/2010 |
Failure of pipeline emergency shut-down valve |
HID 3-2010 |
Offshore Industry |
| 03/2010 |
The back-loading and carriage of hazardous oil contaminated bulk cargo on offshore supply vessels |
OSD 3-2010 |
Offshore Industry |
| 03/2010 |
Use of chain flail/non standard accessories on brush cutters |
FOD CON 3-2010 |
Arboriculture; Agriculture and Construction Industries & Trade Associations |
| 03/2010 |
Death prompts telehandler warning |
FOD SPG 3-2010 |
Agriculture, Construction, Quarries, Food, Manufacturing, Wood, Waste |
| 02/2010 |
Scissor lift failure in motor vehicle repair facility |
OPSTD MS 2-2010 |
Motor Vehicle Repair (MVR), Manufacturing (general); Engineering; Transport (road) |
| 02/2010 |
Risks to pedestrians from crushing zones on electrically powered gates |
FOD WSW 1-2010 |
Gate manufacturers and installers, construction and estates and/or facilities management companies |
| 02/2010 |
Handling and Storage of Large Sheet Stone Slabs |
OPSTD MS 3-2010 |
Stonemasons, Quarries, Construction sites, Wholesalers and Road Hauliers |
| 02/2010 |
Risks to Service users known to self-hoist and transfer using ceiling track hoists |
FOD WSW 2-2010 |
Services & Health Services |
| 10/2009 |
Laptop computer charging trolleys |
- |
Electrical safety |
| 09/2009 |
E.coli 0157: Health alert - avoiding ill health at open farms |
- |
Agriculture |
| 09/2009 |
Failure of Scissor Lift |
- |
Construction |
| 08/2009 |
Road Surface Top Cutting Machines |
- |
Construction |
| 07/2009 |
Rotating Arm Bale Wrapper |
- |
Agriculture |
| 04/2009 |
Skid-steer Loader |
- |
Waste & Recycling |
| 03/2009 |
Molten Metal Explosion |
- |
Engineering |
| 01/2009 |
Explosion of Unprotected Heaters |
- |
HID/OSD |
| 01/2009 |
Operation of Auger Feed Devices |
ESA 1/2009 |
Explosives |
| 06/2008 |
Oil/Fuel Storage Sites |
- |
COMAH |
| 05/2008 |
Hand-fed Platen machine |
- |
Printing |
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