Reaching a turning point
As HSM goes to press the HSE has released a list of the top ten most bizarre health & safety bans from the past year including decisions to ban Royal wedding street parties and attempts to prevent the use of pins to secure commemorative poppies. The Government said that the “ridiculous” bans had no basis in official regulations and betrayed an “obsession” with managing minor risks in bureaucratic and heavy-handed ways or complying with stifling restrictions imposed by insurance companies.
Rationalising RIDDOR – what a difference four days make
n a move that has been widely anticipated, the HSE has confirmed its backing for Lord Young’s proposal to increase the employee absence threshold before a work related injury becomes reportable under the Reporting of Injuries,Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
Löfstedt Review consultation closes
The deadline has closed for interested parties to submit evidence to the Löfstedt Review, an independent review of health & safety legislation, with contributions submitted by several stakeholders.
Health & Safety ’12 South
Health & Safety South returns to Sandown Park Racecourse on the 28-29th February 2012 featuring a free seminar programme that deals with the most relevant topics in the health & safety sector and providing access to a leading a line up of expert product and service suppliers…
Health & Safety South
Health & Safety South returns to Sandown Park Racecourse on the 28-29th February 2012 featuring a
free seminar programme that deals with the most relevant topics in the health and safety sector and
providing access to a lea
Spread the message
ISSA has announced that it is to
partner with the Health & Safety
Midlands event in its new Cleaning
and Hygiene Zone. As part of the
agreement, ISSA will lead the zone’s
educational programme that runs
across both days
Register for chance to win an iPad
Assessment, verification and
certification body, NQA, has
become an event partner of
the regional Health and
Safety events beginning at
Health and Safety Midlands,
which takes place on the 12th
and 13th September at th
It’s show time
The inaugural Health & Safety Midlands event will take
place at The National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
on the 12th and 13th of September 2012
The latest in the series of regional
events will provide visitors with
Back on the road
Health & Safety North returns to The Reebok Stadium,
Bolton, on 10th and 11th October 2012.
The last in this year’s series of
regional events, Health & Safety
North will provide visitors with
free education, a confer
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