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 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.
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