http://www.selfprintsigns.co.uk Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 A construction company was prosecuted after an incident which saw an employee lose his arm. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the incident which occurred at a Huddersfield Waste Water treatment works in March 2008. View press release ‘Contractor fined following incident at sewage works’ [1] [1] http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-yh-13110.htm http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/31/contractor-fined-following-incident-at-sewage-works/?eban=rss A stonemasons’ health and safety event in Vauxhall, south London, has been such a proved so successful that further events are now being arranged to answer the demand. Directors, managers, owners and supervisors of stonework companies who deal with quality marble, granite and other stone finishes for the domestic end of the market attended the event. The safety workshop held at Marmi & Granito, discussed the potential health hazards that are associated with this kind of work. View press release ‘Stone workers event is a resounding success’ [1] [1] http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-ldn-2910.htm http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/31/stone-workers-event-is-a-resounding-success/?eban=rss This Notice is concerned with the back-loading and carriage of hazardous ‘oil contaminated cargo’, otherwise known as ’slops’ or ‘wet bulk waste’, on offshore supply vessels (OSV). Although industry guidelines for the carriage of oil contaminated cargo by supply vessels have been published for a number of years, incidents with the potential to cause fatalities are still occurring. View Safety Notice ‘The back-loading and carriage of hazardous oil contaminated bulk cargo on offshore supply vessels’ [1] [1] http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/oilcontaminatedcargo.htm http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/31/safety-notice-the-back-loading-and-carriage-of-hazardous-oil-contaminated-bulk-cargo-on-offshore-supply-vessels/?eban=rss This video demonstration of noise induced hearing loss allows you to ’see’ the sort of damage that excessive noise can cause inside your ears. The clip has been reproduced from “The Hearing Video” by the kind permission of WorksafeBC View video demonstration of noise induced hearing loss [1] [1] http://www.hse.gov.uk/noise/video/hearingvideo.htm http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/31/potential-effects-of-noise-induced-hearing-loss/?eban=rss We Thought we would share the ROSPA Top DIY Tips with you http://www.healthandsafetyclick.net/news/item.cfm?NewsItemID=489 In this episode: We talked to HSE’s Pete Lennon about tackling the risks from noise and vibration in the workplace. HSE launches new construction initiative aimed at stopping bad practise on building sites. A Yorkshire council is fined £75,000 after an employee was killed by a reversing truck. New tower cranes laws commence April 2010. HSE Infoline describes what toilet facilities should be available in workplaces. Listen online, subscribe or download the March 2010 podcast [1] [1] http://www.hse.gov.uk/podcasts/2010/noiseandvibration.htm http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/31/podcast-noise-and-vibration-at-work/?eban=rss