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Respiratory protection required for asbestos removal

Asbestos can pose a serious disease risk to workers unless tightly controlled conditions are enforced, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said.Fibres from materials constructed using asbestos can cause a number of serious ...

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Protective workwear requirements and other advice on offer

On Tuesday February 21st 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be giving a presentation in Knutsford, Cheshire, for members of the construction industry.The HSE is responsible for providing advice on aspects of safety ...

Tuesday 31 January 2012

HSE issues explosive warning

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to employers to make sure that work involving explosive substances is properly managed.Section 5 (1) of the Dangerous Substances and Explosives Atmospheres Regulations ...

Friday 27 January 2012

Fall arrest equipment can be part of safe systems

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned construction firms to ensure that safe systems of work are in place when their employees are operating at height.Falls from height are one of the most common causes of serious ...

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Protective workwear required as chimney comes down

Protective workwear was required on site in Sheffield yesterday (January 22nd) as demolition workers brought down a 45-metre high chimney stack.It was one of the last buildings to be cleared from a 50-acre site of a former ...

Monday 23 January 2012

Fall arrest equipment part of safe working practice

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued its latest reminder to companies to ensure work at height is carried out safely after a man was seriously injured in a fall.The 21-year-old worker was cleaning a gutter when he ...

Friday 6 January 2012

Fire products and spill kits recommended

Several large warehouse fires broke out in the UK over the Christmas period, highlighting the importance of companies having fire products and spill kits on hand.In Lancashire, Enterprise Park was ravaged by a huge fire that ...

Thursday 5 January 2012

Workplace deaths increase in 2011 as construction sector contributes to total

The construction sector accounted for a large portion of workplace deaths across Great Britain this year, new figures have suggested.While 50 people died in the construction industry this year, a total of 171 people were killed ...

Friday 30 December 2011

Construction firms warned over existing power supplies after worker injured

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to construction firms after a worker was seriously injured in an existing power supplies incident.A worker could have been killed after he cut into an electricity cable ...

Wednesday 28 December 2011

Protective workwear and other practicalities to be focus of new construction test

The new-look construction industry health and safety test will have practical matters at its core. The standard health and safety test for the construction industry is to focus less on theory and more on practical matters such ...

Friday 23 December 2011