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Gas safety in winter Health and Safety News

healthsafety.jigsy.com - With the cold weather setting in, many households will be relying on gas boilers and gas fires to keep their family warm this winter. This increased usage can put pressure on gas appliances and cou... HealthSafety

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Winter driving tips advice and information

healthsafety.jigsy.com - Driving in the winter is very different than in other times of the year. Adverse weather and longer periods of darkness (especially after the clocks go back at the end of October) makes driving mor... HealthSafety

Automotive component manufacturer fined after worker loses fingers

hse.gov.uk - Date: 17 February 2012 Release No: HSE/EM/308/12 A firm specialising in manufacturing rubber components for the automotive industry has been prosecuted after a worker suffered disabling hand injuri... H_S_E

DE-Multitasking "dont disturb" - guidance on how to avoid stress and overload (in German) OSHA European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
osha.europa.eu - The German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) has just published a brochure on how to tackle stress and overload linked to frequent interruptions and the demand for multita... EU_OSHA

Gas engineer left pub kitchen at risk

hse.gov.uk - Date: 17 February 2012 Release No: COISE/17-02 A gas engineer from Ascot has been fined for work he carried out on a commercial catering gas installation in a local pub, despite not being registere... H_S_E

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Cheshire manufacturer sentenced over finger loss

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lrbconsulting.co.uk - Next Scheduled Fire Safety Awareness Course Date: Thursday 4th August 2011 Venue: The Chapter House, Nanpantan, Loughborough Duration: Half Day 9.00am - 1.00pm Cost: 80 per person Call Now to book... safety_matters

hse.gov.uk - Date: 17 February 2012 Release No: HSE/NW/74Proseal A Macclesfield firm has appeared in court after one of its employees lost two fingers in machinery. The 34-year-old was polishing a 12-centimetre...

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SLIC campaign 2012 on psychosocial risks OSHA European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
osha.europa.eu - The Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (SLIC) has launched its European Campaign 2012 on psychosocial risks. A SLIC working group, in which EU-OSHA took part, has developed an inspection toolkit... CCOHS

Risk Assessment - Practice and Principles half day course

lrbconsulting.co.uk - Next course date: Thursday 8th March 2012. 160 + VAT per person A properly implemented programme of risk assessments can assist in the prevention of injuries, fatalities, property damage incidents... safety_matters

Property manager fined for asbestos failings

safetyphoto.co.uk - A property manager from Cardiff has been fined for failing to properly manage the risks from asbestos at one of his premises. Richard Hayward of Cardiff Bay was prosecuted by the Health and Safety ... safetyphoto

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shponline.co.uk - A 12-year-old girl has been left with permanent scarring after being thrown from a faulty fairground ride in Birmingham.On 29 October 2009, Megan Harrison visited the Star City entertainment comple...

Demolition News Exclusive video Safedem overpass removal

demolitionnews.com - Overnight possession for heavy-lift bridge removal. Regular readers will recall that just over a month ago we brought you exclusive photos showing the removal of a pedestrian overpass bridge in Dun... demolitionnews

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Are You an Aggressive Driver? -- Occupational Health & Safety

ohsonline.com - Are You an Aggressive Driver? Peter Kissinger, president and CEO of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, writes about aggressive driving this month on its Traffic Safety Culture blog. February is... OccHealthSafety

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healthandsafetytips.co.uk - by sparkie07 Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:34 pmHi all, new to this forum have completed my unit a and b currently studying for unit c and looking to start working on unit d. It all seems a bit daunting, i ... hsfb

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Sonae branded Merseysides worst health and safety sinner as factory boss breaks 10-year silence - Liverpool Local News - News
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See all HSE inspector appalled by roof fall - incourt-content | SHP

shponline.co.uk - A construction worker fell more than seven metres from an unsecured ladder during the refurbishment of a property in central London.Westminster Magistrates Court heard that R & G Construction Ltd ...

was today named as Merseysides biggest safety sinner over the past 12 months. It comes as management opened their doors to the ECHO to try and quell the growing clamour f... BritSafe

Dangers of work at the health and safety watchdog

telegraph.co.uk - In all, the organisation fell short on seven out of 11 of its own targets on staff safety, according to an internal audit. They included regularly assessing staff on how they used computer monitors... RRCTraining

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Radio station manager flees after a string of attacks by local businessman

newssafety.org - 20 Feb 2012Journalist Casualties: 0Media Staff Casualties: 0Under Investigation: 0A commentator and manager of a station based in Toledo, Cebu said he has left the city after he was attacked by the... newssafety

We need calm-onisation with harmonisation

safetyrisk.com.au - After all the panic stress late last year, the harmonisation deadline seems to have come and gone much like Y2K. I dont have much interest in legislation, in fact, even a healthy disdain for it bu... Riskex
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Highest-Ranking Female UK Firefighter Promoted -Occupational Health & Safety

ohsonline.com - Highest-Ranking Female UK Firefighter Promoted Danielle "Dany" Cotton has been appointed assistant commissioner of the London Fire Brigades 7,000-person workforce. The London Fire Brigade announce...

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safetycommunity.com - Icicle danger: BEWARE OF Death by Icicle! Icicles and rooftop snow are the latest danger facing the public this winter. Freezing temperatures across the country have led to the build-up of ice and ...

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Oil giant ExxonMobil hit with record 2.8million fine for carbon dioxide emissions emissions at Fife plant
dailyrecord.co.uk - Feb 20 2012 By Chris Musson THE worlds biggest oil firm were secretly fined a record 2.8million for failing to report greenhouse gases pumped out over Scotland. ExxonMobil were hammered with the ... BritSafe

Swan Island worker dead after fall into vat of corrosive liquid kgw.com Portland
kgw.com - by Jeff Thompson, KGW.com Staff kgw.com Posted on February 19, 2012 at 10:36 AM Updated yesterday at 10:21 PM PORTLAND - A worker on a barge docked in the Swan Island Basin died after falling into ...

Attacks paid for by big business are 'driving science into a dark era' | Science
guardian.co.uk - Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and

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Property manager fined for asbestos failings

safetyphoto.co.uk - A property manager from Cardiff has been fined for failing to properly manage the risks from asbestos at one of his premises. Richard Hayward of Cardiff Bay was prosecuted by the Health and Safety ... safetyphoto

DOT releases distraction guidelines for automakers

fastlane.dot.gov - At DOT, we have been working hard for three years to get America's drivers to put away their electronic devices when they get behind the wheel. During that time, in-vehicle communication systems--... WorkSafeBC

Free iPad App iAuditor Set to Revolutionise Safety Audits

timesunion.com - SafetyCulture's iAuditor App removes the need for traditional pen-and-paper audits, by combining a clipboard, pen, paper, camera, filing cabinet and web interface into a single app. Sydney, Austral... IIRSM

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