Birmingham Health, Safety and Environment Association

Added 16/12/05
HSE: New section on the HSE website Pandemic Influenza
Added 13/12/05
HSE: HSE has published a new free leaflet giving an overview of Work Place Transport safety and a priced publication Workplace Transport Safety
Added 5/12/05
HSE: HSE has published new guidance on Whole Body Vibration
Added 29/11/05
HSE: HSE has published the health and safety statistics for 2004/2005
Added 29/11/05
HSE: New section on the HSE website Slips and Trips
Added 28/11/05
HSC: New Chief Executive at HSE announced
Added 28/11/05
HSE: Construction Information Sheet 47 -Inspection and Reports has been revised.
Added 23/11/05
HSE: New section on the HSE website Health and safety in the entertainment industry
Added 16/11/05
HSE: Revitalising health and safety Progress so far - good practice and initiatives case studies
Added 7/11/05
HSC: Consultation on the amended asbestos regulations and approved code of practise announced
Added 21/10/05
HSE: Ladders and stepladders, three new leaflets published
Added 21/10/05
HSE: Noise, two new leaflets published
Added 17/10/05
HSE: Ladders Week campaign 14-18 November 2005.
Added 13/10/05
HSE: Mobile plant warning to construction industry issued.
Added 4/10/05
HSE: Tower scaffolds leaflet has been revised.
Added 4/10/05
HSE: Thermal comfort for workplace temperatures website has been launched.
Added 4/10/05
HSE: Major revision to the Human factors and ergonomics web site.
Added 4/10/05
HSE: 'Watch your step' campaign website has been launched.
Added 3/10/05
HSE: A comprehensive guide to Hand-arm vibration has been published.
Added 15/9/05
HSE: Workers' web pages have been revised.
Added 15/9/05
HSE: New section on the HSE website 'Internal Operational Instructions & Guidance'.
Added 12/9/05
HSE: A leaflet 'Slips and trips: the importance of floor cleaning' has been published.
Added 12/9/05
HSE: A leaflet 'Preventing slips and trips at work' has been published.
Added 12/9/05
HSE: The leaflet 'A Short Guide to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992' has been revised.
Added 12/9/05
HSE: Fit Out - Construction sector inspection campaign in October 2005.
Added 19/8/05
HSE: Work at Height Regulations 2005 The HSE have made available a Speakers Pack and the training presentations HSE and Local Authority Inspectors have had on the regulations.
Added 29/7/05
Office of Deputy Prime Minister: The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 received Parliamentary approval on 7 June 2005 and is expected to come into force on 1 April 2006.
Added 15/7/05
Envionment Agency: The Hazardous Waste Regulations replaced the Special Waste Regulations in England and Wales from 16 July 2005. Organisations who produce and wish to dispose of hazardous waste must now be registered with the Enviroment Agency.
Added 4/7/05
OPSI: The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 come into force on 6 April 2006.
Note OPSI=Office of Public Sector Information (was HMSO)
Added 17/6/05
HSC: Amendments to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) came into force on 30 June 2005
Added 30/5/05
Electrical Contractors' Association: Practical Alternatives to Using Step Ladders (Parts 1 and 2)
Added 30/5/05
HSE: New section on the HSE website Metal Working Fluids
Added 20/5/05
HSE: The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations came into force on 6 July 2005
Added 19/5/05
HSE: A new HSE website entitled 'Sensible Health and Safety'
Added 13/5/05
HSE: New section on the HSE website Moving Goods Safely
HSE: Revised guidance on the correct selection and safe use of RPE
HSE: Preventing slips and trips in kitchens and food service-revised leaflet
Added 20/4/05
HSE: Backs! initiative

HSE: Information on the new Work at Height 2005 regulations including:
The regulations
A brief guide to the regulations
What do the regulations mean for the construction industry?
A question and answer brief on the regulations
Added 18/4/05
Home Office: Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill
HSE: New Construction Regulations Consultative Document
HSE: Review of RIDDOR

Added 15/3/05
HM Treasury: Hampton Report Published

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