Source: HSE This guidance gives advice on the main safety issues at compactors (sometimes referred to as compactor units or packer units) and how the risks can be controlled. It is aimed at employers, managers and supervisors at premises where…
Are you aware that the legislation on storing petrol is changing? Although existing health and safety responsibilities will remain the same, the new Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014 will come into effect on 1 October 2014 and replace existing petrol storage…
Source: HSE HSE and local authorities use a range and mixture of regulatory interventions to improve the management of health and safety risks.The document Regulation of health and safety at work explains the main features of our regulatory approach, including…
The number of people who lose their lives at work has dropped sharply by 85 per cent over the past forty years, from over 650 every year in 1974 to a record low of 133 today, new figures reveal. The…
Source: HSE The Explosives Regulations 2014 will come into force on 1 October 2014, and the Approved Code of Practice to the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 will be withdrawn. The Approved Code of Practice and guidance in L139…
Consultation on the Food Information Regulations (FIR) 2013 has concluded and the outcome is available for download.
Source: HSE Order picking can be defined as the retrieval of stock keeping units from a warehouse according to a pick list generated from a customer order prior to the despatch of the completed order to the customer. There is…
Source HSE Poor working conditions likely to lead to ill health on building sites will be targeted this month as work continues to reduce death, injury and ill health in the industry. For every fatal accident in the construction industry,…
‘It has arguably saved more lives than any other legislation’, writes Telegraph journalist Telegraph Article: HSE Press Release: http://press.hse.gov.uk/2014/it-has-arguably-saved-more-lives-than-any-other-legislation-writes-telegraph-journalist/?eban=govdel-press-release&cr=17-Jun-2014
Source: Moving on Blog The updated voluntary Code of Practice for sporting events in England or Wales is available on the Traffic Commissioners’ web pages on GOV.UK. If you carry passengers to these events, you’ll need to review the guidelines because…