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Safety Net Journal Issue 10 |
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Campaigns and events
HSE
Safety Reps
Campaigns and events
European Health and Safety Week
The European Agency for Safety and Health has launched a major new campaign for better risk assessment to improve health and safety management.
17 September 2008 [Full Story]
Flour dust in in-store bakeries (Bakers asthma)
HSE has been working with the employers, LACORS (the coordinating body for local authority regulatory activities) and Usdaw to develop a benchmark for control of dust from flour and flour improvers in supermarket bakeries.
17 September 2008 [Full Story]
Promoting health at work
New guidance from the TUC is designed to help health and safety reps to work in partnership with employers on health promotion in the workplace.
17 September 2008 [Full Story]
HSE
Asbestos – the hidden killer
HSE is launching a national campaign which runs through October and November 2008. It will target tradesmen at risk from asbestos exposure and hopes to build on the success of a previous pilot campaign in the North West
17 September 2008 [Full Story]
HSE produces checklist for workplace vehicle safety
The Health and Safety Executive has published a detailed checklist on all aspects of safety for vehicles in the workplace.
17 September 2008 [Full Story]
HSE, Retail and slips and trips
11,000 workers suffered serious injury as a result of a slip or trip last year. Retail is seen as a high-risk sector and is one of the targets in HSE's Shattered Lives campaign.
10 September 2008 [Full Story]
Safety Reps
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