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The number of people killed in work-related incidents dropped significantly in 2012/2013 – the first full review period following the Löfstedt report and implementation of the bulk of its recommendations. The HSE published provisional data on 3 July that reveal 148 workers were fatally injured between April 2012 and March 2013. This is a decrease of 14 per cent on the previous year's...

We are delighted to announce that Dan Wellington has joined the team at Peak HSE as Principal Environmental Consultant. Dan is an environmental professional with fifteen years of experience in theEnvironmental Consultancy field.  Dan is experienced in developing,implementing and maintaining cost effective solutions to environmental andsustainability issues and has worked with a wide range of...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched three consultations on changes to the content of Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs). Changes to the ACOPs regarding Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) (L134-138), Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) (L5) and The Control of Legionella bacteria in water systems (L8) have been developed by HSE and industry...

Subject to Parliamentary approval, amended Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations will come into force on 1 October 2013. The second edition of L74 applies up to and including 30 September 2013 (subject to ministerial approval). You can download it for free or buy a printed version. From 1 October 2013, if the amended Regulations come into effect, the guidance in the third edition of L74 will...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched three consultations on changes to the content of Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs). Changes to the ACOPs Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) (L134-138), Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) (L5) and The control of legionella bacteria in water systems (L8) have been developed by HSE and industry stakeholders. Following...

Employment minister Mark Hoban announced on 25 April a review of the Health and Safety Executive, as part of the Government’s commitment to reform the public sector.In April 2011, the Cabinet Office announced that all non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) would undergo a substantive review at least every three years to ensure that their functions remain necessary, and should be delivered...