HSE TARGETING WELDING FUME CANCER RISK
Posted on 24th February 2020
Inspections to enforce improved controls required by new risk evidence
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HSE WELDING FUME REVISED GUIDANCE PUBLISHED
Posted on 14th November 2019
New research evidence on cancer link prompts revision on welding fume
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
HSE START PROJECT HEALTH RISK INTERVENTIONS
Posted on 30th September 2019
Regulator set to check health risks assessed and controls in place
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HSE ALERT: MILD STEEL WELDING CANCER RISK
Posted on 11th February 2019
HSE announces enforcement action change based on new cancer evidence
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REFRESHED GUIDANCE ON FITNESS TO OPERATE PLANT
Posted on 4th December 2018
Construction plant medical fitness Good Practice Guide
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MOBILE PLANT, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
HSE SEEKS CONSTRUCTION ‘DUST BUSTER’ PARTNERS
Posted on 24th September 2018
Regulator uses social media to raise dust dangers and using right controls
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HSE CONSTRUCTION DUST CONTROL ‘BLITZ’ STARTS
Posted on 20th September 2018
Regulator inspections will check health taken as seriously as safety
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LEAD, MANAGEMENT, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA
PRODUCTS: ELIMINATING HEALTH RISKS BY DESIGN
Posted on 11th October 2017
Innovative product eliminates key hazards for CDM 2015 designers
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HSE CONSTRUCTION BLITZ GOES LIVE ON HEALTH RISKS
Posted on 2nd October 2017
Second phase of campaign looks for compliance on dust management
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HSE FINALISES PRIORITIES ON HEALTH AND CDM
Posted on 27th September 2017
Clients and designers need to act on lung disease and other health risks
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2015, MANUAL HANDLING, MENTAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION
GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR ACTION ON ILL-HEALTH
Posted on 18th September 2017
Business leaders accept charge of inaction on work-related ill-health
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, MENTAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION
SILICA (RCS) DUST LIMIT – THE ONLY WAY IS DOWN?
Posted on 12th September 2017
US regulator cuts RCS exposure standard to half UK limit
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HSE LUNG DISEASE SUMMIT TARGETS SILICA DUST (RCS)
Posted on 1st September 2017
Regulator starts major initiative on lung disease in construction
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HSE ON SILICA DUST (RCS): RISK MANAGEMENT UPDATE
Posted on 23rd August 2017
New guidance available on key HSE Construction Sector priority
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MAJOR CONTRACTOR RESPONDS TO ‘BEARDS BAN’ BLAST
Posted on 5th June 2017
Union calls for dust elimination and consultation before imposing ban
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HSE SET TO ACT ON CONSTRUCTION HEALTH RISKS
Posted on 27th January 2017
Regulator now firmly focussed on lung disease and manual handling
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CONSTRUCTION LEADERS MEET TO ACT ON HEALTH
Posted on 19th January 2017
Efforts to eradicate construction worker ill-health and disease
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES NOW UNDER THE ‘COSHH’!
Posted on 26th September 2016
HSE online survey seeks views on simplifying key regulations
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HSE HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION FACTS POSTER
Posted on 8th September 2016
Regulator looks to raise health risks profile with construction workers
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CONSTRUCTION TO FOCUS ON OLD AND NEW HAZARDS
Posted on 11th May 2016
CONIAC drives action on human stress, dust and surface fragility
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
LEADERS CALL FOR ‘CULTURAL’ SHIFT ON HEALTH
Posted on 27th April 2016
Risk to construction worker health dwarfs chance of a fatal injury
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IOSH LAUNCHES SILICA PHASE OF HEALTH CAMPAIGN
Posted on 14th March 2016
‘No Time To Lose’ aims to reduce construction cancer burden
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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CHIEFS HEALTH SUMMIT
Posted on 22nd January 2016
Vital that industry takes action to improve health as well as safety
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FREE WEBINAR ON CONSTRUCTION HEALTH RISKS
Posted on 17th December 2015
Register for IOSH health risks event early in 2016
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CONSTRUCTION CHIEFS RAISE STAKES ON HEALTH
Posted on 17th December 2015
Leaders come together to improve health standards in construction
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HSE FAILING IN DUTY ON HEALTH PROTECTION?
Posted on 12th November 2015
British Medical Journal article condemns regulator enforcement
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HSE CONIAC HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE
Posted on 28th October 2015
Construction industry body provides guidance on health
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HSE SERVE HEALTH WARNING TO STONE INDUSTRY
Posted on 28th October 2015
Serious breaches at over half premises visited by HSE
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EFFECT OF LIFTING AIR FED VISOR DURING SPRAYING
Posted on 15th September 2015
Video reveals enhanced risk to when ‘inspecting’ work
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT ‘MATURITY’
Posted on 6th March 2015
Research reveals good OH possible and achievable within construction
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HSE CONFINED SPACES CODE AND GUIDANCE UPDATED
Posted on 5th January 2015
Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 explained in new code etc.
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TOO MANY REFURB PROJECTS FAIL HSE SPOT CHECKS
Posted on 12th November 2014
Unacceptable conditions and dangerous practices at 40% of sites
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CAMPAIGN TO CUT WORK CANCER DEATHS LAUNCHED
Posted on 3rd November 2014
IOSH says “No Time To Lose” over cancer risks
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MILLION+ WORKERS AT RISK FROM ASBESTOS
Posted on 9th October 2014
Campaign aims to prevent 20 asbestos deaths each week
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HSE SHORT VIDEO ON EFFECTIVE USE OF RPE
Posted on 3rd October 2014
Factors that need to be considered during use of protection
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HSE HEALTH WEBPAGES UPDATED AND REVISED
Posted on 29th September 2014
Changes reflect raised inspection & enforcement on health risks
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HSE CALL ON ALL TO ‘THINK HEALTH AS WELL AS SAFETY’
Posted on 22nd September 2014
Industry braced for action on construction dust and other health hazards
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INDUSTRY LEADERS RISE TO “THINK HEALTH” CHALLENGE
Posted on 29th August 2014
Collaboration and CONIAC ‘branding and sharing’ are way forward
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT: PERSONAL HAVS METER
Posted on 31st July 2014
World’s first personal hand-arm vibration exposure meter
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, NOISE & VIBRATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
OVER 50% OF PROJECTS FAIL HSE ‘HEALTH CHECK’
Posted on 22nd July 2014
Chief Inspector condemns ‘unacceptable toll of ill-health’
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HSE CONSTRUCTION HEALTH RISKS BLITZ STARTS
Posted on 24th June 2014
Projects challenged on health with “full weight of the law”
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INDUSTRY WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS DUST DANGER
Posted on 16th June 2014
HSE strikes partnership on construction dust management
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UNCONTROLLED SILICA DUST CAUSED WORKER SILICOSIS
Posted on 30th May 2014
£100k fine follows failure to manage RCS hazard
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FREE SKIN CANCER CAMPAIGN LEAFLET AND POSTERS
Posted on 19th May 2014
Awareness material spotlights construction worker cancer risk
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SILCA DUST RISK PROSECUTED UNDER COSHH REGS
Posted on 14th May 2014
Control and health surveillance advice from HSE not implemented
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HSE SHARPENS FOCUS ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Posted on 8th May 2014
Construction sector central to regulator health strategy
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HSE CONSTRUCTON CHIEF INSPECTOR FEARS FOR FUTURE
Posted on 24th April 2014
Economic recovery must be supported by competent workforce
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION, STATISTICS
HSE SILICA RISK ENFORCEMENT TRIPLES IN 2013
Posted on 16th March 2014
Rise in action on RCS heralds upcoming health risk ‘blitz’
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HSE TURNING UP THE HEAT ON HEALTH RISKS
Posted on 2nd March 2014
Construction sector remains top priority for HSE on cancer and COPD
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, REGULATION, SILICA
HSE BOSS INTERVIEWED ON HEALTH RISKS AND CDM
Posted on 20th January 2014
Chief Inspector highlights impending health risk ‘blitz’ and CDM changes
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, ASBESTOS, CDM 2007, CDM 2015, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SILICA