HSE News & Prosecutions
HSE News & Prosecutions
Silica in Stone Working – New Advice for Installers of Stone Worktops
Announcement in HSE bulletin Stone workers are at risk of exposure to airborne particles of stone dust containing respirable crystalline silica (RCS) when processing ston
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Repeated wood dust failures lands company with fine
An Essex-based company that makes windows and doors has been hit with a £4,000 fine after repeatedly failing to protect its workers from exposure to wood dust.Timbercraft
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Stone company fined after repeatedly failing to protect workers
A company that produces stone products and its director have been fined a total of just under £20,000 after repeatedly failing to protect workers from exposure to Respira
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Important Update on Asbestos Medicals from HSE
HSE is aware that there have been a number of medicals for asbestos work that have been provided remotely, eg by phone.Asbestos medicals undertaken remotely were a short‑
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Health and Safety Executive Turns 50
The national regulator for health and safety in Great Britain today (1 January) celebrates its 50th Anniversary.Created by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the
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Councils’ Asbestos Management to be Assessed During Inspection Campaign
Hundreds of inspections at council buildings will be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check councils are managing the risk of asbestos properly.HSE
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New HSE Guidance: ASB5 Finish Dates
We have recently received new gudiance from the HSE regarding ASB5 finish dates.The key takeaway from the new guidance is that HSE has modified the ASB5 database and amen
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Companies Fined After 16-year-old Worker Exposed to Asbestos
Two companies have been fined after a teenage worker was exposed to asbestos.The 16-year-old had been working for P Turnbull Joinery and Building Services Ltd on an outbu
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Recycling Company Fined After Workers Exposed to Wood Dust
The long-term health of workers at a wood waste recycling centre was put in danger due to excessive exposure to the dust their work created, a Health and Safety Executive
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M&S On Board for the Latest HSE Podcast on Asbestos
Britain’s workplace regulator has just launched a new podcast outlining the duty to manage asbestos in buildings.In this episode, experts from the Health and Safety Execu
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