A Bolton building firm has appeared in court after two workers were spotted replacing guttering in high winds while using unsafe scaffolding.
RR982 – Real time measurement of dichloromethane containing mixtures
Dichloromethane (DCM), also known as methylene chloride, is typically used as a component of proprietary paint strippers. The aim of this project was to determine the suitability of commercial, real-time (direct-reading), portable gas detectors to monitor DCM in the presence of other volatile organic compounds typically found in paint strippers.
Case 208 – Library asks users not to take books into toilets
A university has put up a health and safety notice to ask library users not to take borrowed books into the toilets.
OIAC Workforce Involvement Group
The agenda for the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee’s Workforce Involvement Group (WIG) meeting on 5 September 2013 is now available.
Health & Safety Newsletter – latest summer issue available online
Join the thousands of subscribers who have already signed up to receive this free quarterly newsletter. This edition: numbers are falling – latest statistics reveal fall in fatal injuries, horror stories from the farm – tragic examples of what can go wrong, plus more busted myths, court stories, new guidance and much more.
CHIP for everyone: Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 – second edition
This book gives a basic introduction to CHIP. It explains how the Regulations work and will help you decide what you should do. The CHIP Regulations are being replaced by the new European Regulation, known as the CLP Regulation. Part 8 of this guide provides links to guidance on this.
CHIP for everyone: Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 (CHIP) – second edition
This book gives you a basic introduction to CHIP. It explains how the Regulations work and will help you decide what you should do about CHIP and whether you should get help. The CHIP Regulations are being replaced by the new European Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, known as the CLP Regulation. Part 8 of this guide provides links to guidance on this Regulation.
HSE prosecutes Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to prosecute Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust over the death of Gillian Astbury, it announced today.
Lytham hotel guests put at risk by unsafe gas boilers
Guests at a hotel in Lytham St Annes were put at risk from unsafe gas boilers for nearly two years, a court has heard.
Look after your lungs: dusting off the facts about bakery hazards – Free courses October – November 2013
Free two-day course benefiting anyone who works in a bakery kitchen. Developed to give you a practical understanding of: risks of inhaling flour, biological dusts and what how to avoid exposure to allergens that can cause asthma and other medical conditions.