Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=89bdd7a0e54a1b98665dea5b850d0466 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 23:03:07 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/soup-company-sentenced-over-workers-life-changing-injuries/ One of the UK’s most well-known food manufacturers was today sentenced after a worker suffered severe injuries while working on one of its production lines.  http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/soup-company-sentenced-over-workers-life-changing-injuries/7304 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:30:11 +0000 http://www.hsl.gov.uk/health-and-safety-training-courses/hazardous-area-classification The course is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge to carry out straightforward hazardous area classification in accordance with commonly used standards or to act as an intelligent customer when contracting others to deliver this role. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49652 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:10:19 +0000 The course is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge to carry out straightforward hazardous area classification in accordance with commonly used standards or to act as an intelligent customer when contracting others to deliver this role.

]]> http://www.hsl.gov.uk/health-and-safety-training-courses/manual-handling-for-assessors The course will equip you with the knowledge to help recognise, assess and reduce manual handling risks in your organisation. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49655 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:05:55 +0000 The course will equip you with the knowledge to help recognise, assess and reduce manual handling risks in your organisation.

]]> http://www.hsl.gov.uk/health-and-safety-training-courses/rpe-fit-testing-–-advanced-1-day-course-in-qualitative-fit-testing This one-day advanced course covers the qualitative fit testing method. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49657 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:02:15 +0000 This one-day advanced course covers the qualitative fit testing method.

]]> http://www.hsl.gov.uk/health-and-safety-training-courses/rpe-fit-testing---advanced-2-day-course-in-quantitative-(portacount)-and-qualitative-fit-testing This two-day advanced course covers both quantitative (Portacount) and qualitative fit testing methods. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49662 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:00:00 +0000 This two-day advanced course covers both quantitative (Portacount) and qualitative fit testing methods.

]]> http://www.hsl.gov.uk/health-and-safety-training-courses/upper-limb-disorders-risk-assessment-of-repetitive-tasks To support employers, health and safety professionals and inspectors with risk assessing repetitive work, the Health and Safety Laboratory and Health and Safety Executive have developed the Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) tool. This course will equip you with the knowledge to use the tool to help recognise and reduce upper limb disorder risks. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49666 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:55:06 +0000 To support employers, health and safety professionals and inspectors with risk assessing repetitive work, the Health and Safety Laboratory and Health and Safety Executive have developed the Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) tool. This course will equip you with the knowledge to use the tool to help recognise and reduce upper limb disorder risks.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr1067.htm This research explored the use of the toolkit by five construction small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to gain an understanding of how it is applied in practice. The findings from this research provide insights for HSE and industry on how to encourage construction SMEs to improve leadership and worker involvement in health and safety. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49691 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:00:07 +0000 This research explored the use of the toolkit by five construction small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to gain an understanding of how it is applied in practice. The findings from this research provide insights for HSE and industry on how to encourage construction SMEs to improve leadership and worker involvement in health and safety.

]]> http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/maintenance-company-fined-after-worker-injured-in-fall-from-roof/ A maintenance company has been fined for safety failings after an employee was injured when he fell from a roof. http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/maintenance-company-fined-after-worker-injured-in-fall-from-roof/7292 Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:40:16 +0000 http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/pig-farm-fined-after-worker-injured-in-machinery/ A pig farming company has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered serious injury to his hand. http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/pig-farm-fined-after-worker-injured-in-machinery/7288 Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:20:21 +0000 http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/firm-fined-after-employees-fall-from-telehandler/  An agricultural services company was fined following an incident in which two workers were injured during construction work at a farm in Goxill, north Lincolnshire.  http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/firm-fined-after-employees-fall-from-telehandler/7302 Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:10:23 +0000 http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/builder-fined-for-unsafe-gas-work/ A builder has been fined for safety failings after he undertook work on gas appliances while not Gas Safe registered.  http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/builder-fined-for-unsafe-gas-work/7300 Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:30:05 +0000 http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/builder-fined-following-fatal-accident/ A builder has been fined for failing to ensure the safety of one of his employees, who suffered a fatal accident.  http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/builder-fined-following-fatal-accident/7298 Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:50:46 +0000 http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/welsh-steel-firm-fined-following-workers-death/  A steel supply company has been fined following the death of an employee who was crushed by a two tonne steel beam at a warehouse in Cardiff.  http://press.hse.gov.uk/2015/welsh-steel-firm-fined-following-workers-death/7285 Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:30:08 +0000 http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/hsl-hse-cdm-2015-training.htm This HSL run event provides an introduction to this new role and is aimed at designers, clients, contractors and/or individuals who may take on, or want to understand the principal designer function, particularly for small to medium-sized projects. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49465 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:30:09 +0000 This HSL run event provides an introduction to this new role and is aimed at designers, clients, contractors and/or individuals who may take on, or want to understand the principal designer function, particularly for small to medium-sized projects.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/webinar.htm Another opportunity to join this live webinar, delivered jointly by the Health and Safety Executive and HMRC. Find answers to typical questions for growing businesses on health and safety and taking on new employees – register now. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49471 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:00:49 +0000 Another opportunity to join this live webinar, delivered jointly by the Health and Safety Executive and HMRC. Find answers to typical questions for growing businesses on health and safety and taking on new employees – register now.

]]> Events http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/gcu-masterclass.htm You are invited to a GCU Masterclass with Kevin Myers, Director General, Regulation: Health and Safety Executive. Kevin will talk about occupational safety and health in the 21st-century workplace and in the future. Glasgow Caledonian University, 7 October 2015, 17:30 – 19:30. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49594 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:00:34 +0000 You are invited to a GCU Masterclass with Kevin Myers, Director General, Regulation: Health and Safety Executive. Kevin will talk about occupational safety and health in the 21st-century workplace and in the future. Glasgow Caledonian University, 7 October 2015, 17:30 – 19:30.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/hsl-comah-application-clp-aggregation-comah-2015-regs.htm Course will give an overview of the requirements of the new Regulations. It will also cover the potential changes in scope brought about by the CLP classifications, how to determine the CLP classification of chemicals and how to apply the COMAH aggregation rules to determine the COMAH status of a site. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49616 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:00:59 +0000 Course will give an overview of the requirements of the new Regulations. It will also cover the potential changes in scope brought about by the CLP classifications, how to determine the CLP classification of chemicals and how to apply the COMAH aggregation rules to determine the COMAH status of a site.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/hsl-preventing-dermatitis-and-dermal-exposure-an-introduction.htm Dermatitis and other diseases occur in many industries, and skin can be an important route of entry of chemicals into the rest of the body. This course will show you how to identify and assess the risks, and how to control those risks to prevent harm. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49618 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:45:18 +0000 Dermatitis and other diseases occur in many industries, and skin can be an important route of entry of chemicals into the rest of the body. This course will show you how to identify and assess the risks, and how to control those risks to prevent harm.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/hsl-managing-work-related-stress-at-organisational-individual-level.htm A comprehensive two-day course that considers the management of work-related stress at the organisational level and examines individual stress management. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49607 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:30:51 +0000 A comprehensive two-day course that considers the management of work-related stress at the organisational level and examines individual stress management.

]]> http://www.hsl.gov.uk/health-and-safety-training-courses/cieh-conversion-from-level-3-award-in-training-principles-and-practice-(tpp)-to-level-3-award-in-education-and-training-(eat)-course HSL is to run a one-day course on CIEH conversion from Level 3 Award in Training Principles and Practice (TPP) to Level 3 Award in Education and Training (EAT) course. This course is open to those people who already have the CIEH TPP qualification. http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=49621 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:15:12 +0000 HSL is to run a one-day course on CIEH conversion from Level 3 Award in Training Principles and Practice (TPP) to Level 3 Award in Education and Training (EAT) course. This course is open to those people who already have the CIEH TPP qualification.

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