Latest news from the HSE.gov.uk website, helping to keep everyone up-to date and in the know.
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22 FebNovember 2012 Biocidal Products Directive Annex I Inclusion Decisions
Details on the active substances that will be Included onto Annex I of the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) on the 1 November 2012. -
22 FebNanotechnology – What are nanomaterials?
Nanotechnology involves the creation and/or manipulation of materials at the nanometre (nm) scale. One nanometre is 10-9 m or one millionth of a millimetre. Nanoparticles are also manufactured or produced as a by-product of many long standing processes, such as fires, diesel engines and high energy manufacturing processing such as welding or grinding. -
21 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Gloucestershire’s construction sites
Construction sites across the West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites in Gloucestershire, where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out. -
21 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Somerset’s construction sites
Construction sites across the South West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites Somerset, where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out. -
21 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on the West’s construction sites
Construction sites across the West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, [...] -
21 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Wiltshire’s construction sites
Construction sites across the South West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites Wiltshire, where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out. -
21 FebMusculoskeletal Disorders eBulletin – Free subscription
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21 FebHSE clampdown to improve construction site safety in West Yorkshire
The family of a Dewsbury decorator, who died from long-term injuries suffered in a fall from an unsuitable ladder, is backing a new inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury on building sites. In a week-long drive from today (21 February), inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites in Kirklees [...] -
20 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Worcestershire construction sites
Construction sites in Worcestershire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites across Worcestershire where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out. -
20 FebLancashire widow backs construction site clampdown
The widow of a Lancashire worker, who died after falling from unsafe scaffolding, is backing a new intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health on construction sites. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will spend the next month visiting sites in Lancashire where refurbishment or repair work is being carried [...] -
20 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Shropshire construction sites
Construction sites in Shropshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites across Shropshire where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out. -
20 FebClampdown tackles death and injury on Cheshire construction sites
Construction sites in Cheshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites in the county where refurbishment or repair work is being carried out. -
20 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Staffordshire construction sites
Construction sites in Staffordshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites across Staffordshire where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out. -
20 FebClampdown tackles death and injury on Cumbria construction sites
Construction sites in Cumbria are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites in the county where refurbishment or repair work is being carried out. -
20 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Coventry and Warwickshire construction sites
Construction sites in Coventry and Warwickshire are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites across Coventry and Warwickshire where refurbishment or repair works are being [...] -
20 FebClampdown tackles death and injury on Greater Manchester construction sites
Construction sites in Greater Manchester are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites in the county where refurbishment or repair work is being carried out. -
20 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on construction sites in Birmingham and the Black Country
Construction sites in Birmingham and the Black Country are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Over the next four weeks, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites across Birmingham and the Black Country where refurbishment or [...] -
20 FebClampdown tackles death and injury on Merseyside construction sites
Construction sites in Merseyside are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites in the county where refurbishment or repair work is being carried out. -
20 FebHSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on construction sites
Construction sites are being put under the spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out. -
20 FebWylfa – 2011 periodic shutdown – consent to start up Reactor 1 following a periodic shutdown
Magnox Ltd, the site licence company (the Licensee) that operates and maintains Wylfa Power Station, has requested ONR consent to restart Reactor 1 at the end of its 2011 periodic shutdown in accordance with Licence Condition 30(3) of Nuclear Site Licence 58A.