HSE News from the Health and Safety Executive UK

  • November 2012 Biocidal Products Directive Annex I Inclusion Decisions

    22 Feb 2012, 10:45 am
    Details on the active substances that will be Included onto Annex I of the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) on the 1 November 2012.
  • Nanotechnology – What are nanomaterials?

    22 Feb 2012, 8:30 am
    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, ...
  • HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Gloucestershire’s construction sites

    21 Feb 2012, 5:28 pm
    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 ...
  • HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Somerset’s construction sites

    21 Feb 2012, 4:00 pm
    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 ...
  • HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on the West’s construction sites

    21 Feb 2012, 1:27 pm
    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 ...
  • HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Wiltshire’s construction sites

    21 Feb 2012, 11:00 am
    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 ...
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    21 Feb 2012, 9:30 am
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  • HSE clampdown to improve construction site safety in West Yorkshire

    21 Feb 2012, 8:00 am
    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 ...
  • HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Worcestershire construction sites

    20 Feb 2012, 6:31 pm
    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 ...
  • Lancashire widow backs construction site clampdown

    20 Feb 2012, 6:15 pm
    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 ...
  • HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Shropshire construction sites

    20 Feb 2012, 6:00 pm
    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 ...
  • Clampdown tackles death and injury on Cheshire construction sites

    20 Feb 2012, 5:45 pm
    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 ...
  • HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Staffordshire construction sites

    20 Feb 2012, 5:30 pm
    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 ...
  • Clampdown tackles death and injury on Cumbria construction sites

    20 Feb 2012, 5:15 pm
    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 ...
  • HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on Coventry and Warwickshire construction sites

    20 Feb 2012, 5:00 pm
    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 ...