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Recent health and safety bulletins

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
  1. Users/installers/maintainers/distributors of wood pellet boilers
  2. 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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2013-01-23