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News January 2002
| Title | Comments | Publication |
| HSC announces consultation on proposals to amend the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regs 1999 and the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regs 1997. | Proposals include amending the 'civil liability exclusion' in both MHSWR and FPR and the enforcement arrangements for the FPR. | CD177 HSE Tel:01787-881165 Internet:www.hse.gov.uk/condocs/cd177.htm HSC Press Release C060:01 21/12/01 |
| Railway Safety Research Programme Strategy. | RSRP is agreed by the Regulator, funded by the Strategic Rail Authority and managed by Railway Safety. | Railway Safety Research Programme 2001 (Strategy Version 1)Nov:All |
| Strategic management of research. | Concentrates on specific areas of research including human factors. | Railway Safety Research Programme Bulletin 2001 (2)Nov:All |
| Industry needs more OH experts. | Major reports argue that business and industry must take more effective action to prevent work related illness and absence if financial costs are to be reduced. | 'Business & healthcare for 21C' CBI Tel:020-7395-8071. 'Natl OH scheme for the construction industry' UCATT Tel:020-7622-2442 Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):3 |
| Professional H&S status for TU Reps. | Under TUC/IOSH training arrangements, 160 safety reps have secured professional H&S status, and 4 have qualified as full members of IOSH. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):3 |
| Asbestos decision denies victims. | The Court of Appeal has decided that mesothelioma sufferers exposed to asbestos by more than one employer cannot recover damages. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):4 |
| Construction companies to pay £1m for bridge deaths. | Yarm Ltd and Costain Ltd each fined £250,000 + £262,500 costs after the death of 4 workers who fell to the M5 from a cradle suspended under the Avonmouth Bridge. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):9 |
| Outrage at verdict on Simon Jones case. | Euromin and its UK manager were acquitted of manslaughter, although the company was fined £50,000 + costs for 2 H&S offences. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):10 |
| Building firm in dock over injured children. | Holroyd Constr fined £8,000 + £1,000 costs. 4 children entered a construction site from which the fencing had been removed. They found a container of thinners which later ignited severely burning them. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):12 |
| Keep your eyes trained on the law. | New and upcoming legislation. (M Appleby) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):15 |
| Environmental focus for HSE? | The HSE is close to issuing guidance, including a core syllabus, for contractors H&S passports. This will now include environmental material. | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):20 |
| Quizzing the trainer. | Ten questions to help companies evaluate external trainers. (P Smith) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):30-32 |
| Showing off - organising safety events. | Rules for a successful event for employers holding fairs and exhibitions to raise the profile of H&S. (P Blood) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):35-38 |
| Out of site, not out of mind. | What employers need to consider when sending staff abroad in view of current world travel security. (D Abbott) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):40-42 |
| Reducing the risk. | H&S practitioners advised to consider the merits of insurance protection against personal liabilities. (N Balme) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):49-52 |
| Altogethernow! | The best H&S practitioners recognise their own limitations and know when to employ a multi-professional approach. (S Tucker) | Safety & Health Practitioner 2002 20(1):54-56 |
| Managing asbestos in premises. | Under the revisions to the Control of Asbestos at Work Regs 2002 there will be a new duty to safely manage premises. | INDG223(rev 2) Isbn 0-7176-2092-1 HSE Tel:01787-881165 HSC Newsletter 2001 (140)Dec:23 |
| Fire safety in construction work. | For those who have a role in the management and application of fire safety standards during construction work. | HSG168(rev) HSE Isbn 0-7176-1332-1 £8.95 HSC Newsletter 2001 (140)Dec:28 |
| HSE publishes new research on how taking employees' advice can improve health and safety. | By including workers' ideas and involving them in enforcing H&S rules, companies can create a positive attitude towards maintaining good practice. The report includes case studies. | 'Employee involvement in H&S - good practice' HSE Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl_pdf/2001/employ-i.pdf HSE Press Release E219:01 21/12/01 |
| Carbon monoxide effects studied in new reports from HSE. | The build-up of CO in homes resulting from faulty gas installations has been implicated in injury and death. | CRR 374 to CRR 384 HSE Internet: www.hse.gov.uk/research/content/crr/index.htm HSE Press Release E228:01 21/12/01 |
| Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd | Fined £20,000 under HASAWA 1974 s3. Elderly resident with dementia died falling from a window. The Yale ventilation lock pin had been removed or lost. Unsuitable type of lock. | HSE Prosecution Case F080000260 (6/11/01) |
| Consort Precision Diamond Co Ltd | Fined £1,000 under PUWER 1998. Injured whilst using a lathe. The secondary chuck within the main chuck flew out. Poor maintenance. Previous similar incident. | HSE Prosecution Case F110000666 (6/11/01) |
| Andrew Textile Industries Ltd | Fined £35,000 under HASAWA 1974 s2. Killed when clothing became entangled in a warping machine. No guarding and foot control bar defective. | HSE Prosecution Case F160000310 (6/11/01) |
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HSE Prosecutions Database
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