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The Local Authority Forum was set up in 2001 as a tripartite body to set the strategic agenda fro health and safety improvement within local government.

Latest safety alerts

  • Advisory Note on the Refurbishment of housing stock likely to contain asbestos
    HSE is issuing this information and guidance to help social landlords, including local authorities, housing associations and social housing management companies manage the risks associated with asbestos containing materials. Issued: (26 May 2009)
  • Risks from redundant solid fuel back boilers
    HSE is issuing this safety alert for the attention of individual homeowners, tenants, landlords and the plumbing/heating industry. This is to raise awareness of the potential dangers of lighting a solid fuel fire when a redundant solid fuel back boiler has been left within the fireplace. Issued on 8 May 2008.
  • Domestic hot water systems
    Safety alert issued following a second fatal injury caused by the failure of a domestic hot water system.

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