3 September 2011
A council leader was criticised today after refusing to wear a hard hat on a building site. Bromley Tory Stephen Carr, pictured, was inspecting progress on The Pavilion leisure centre revamp but when handed safety gear said: "I don't do hats." Others..
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New First Aid at Work Guidance for N.I. Employers comes into operation 1 September 2011
2 September 2011
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is making changes to the first aid at work (FAW) training regime to make it more flexible - saving businesses time and money without compromising health and safety. The new guidance will se..
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The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is making changes to the first aid at work (FAW) training regime to make it more flexible - saving businesses time and money without compromising health and safety. The new guidance will se..
Union warns on HSE bizarre bans list
2 September 2011
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has introduced a cautionary note to the recent publication by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of a list of the 10 most bizarre situations for which companies and other organisations have used “health and sa..
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The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has introduced a cautionary note to the recent publication by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of a list of the 10 most bizarre situations for which companies and other organisations have used “health and sa..
Top 10 bizarre health and safety 'bans'
1 September 2011
Health and safety legislation exists to protect people from real risks at, or connected with, work. But it can be hard to see this from some of the stories that are reported. Below are 10 of the most bizarre health bans or restrictions spotted in med..
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Health and safety legislation exists to protect people from real risks at, or connected with, work. But it can be hard to see this from some of the stories that are reported. Below are 10 of the most bizarre health bans or restrictions spotted in med..
HEALTH AND SAFETY AUTHORITY AT SITE OF CITY CRUSHING TRAGEDY
28 August 2011
A team from the Health and Safety Authority has launched an investigation into the death of a man at a city car dealers. The man - who's from Co Laois and in his 40s - died in hospital after he was crushed by a car at Windsor Motors on the Old Mon..
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A team from the Health and Safety Authority has launched an investigation into the death of a man at a city car dealers. The man - who's from Co Laois and in his 40s - died in hospital after he was crushed by a car at Windsor Motors on the Old Mon..
Health and safety partly to blame for ‘broken society’, says PM
23 August 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron has included the UK’s“obsession with health and safety” in a list of socialproblems contributing to the broken society he blamesfor the recent rioting in some English cities. In a speech in his Oxfordshi..
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Prime Minister David Cameron has included the UK’s“obsession with health and safety” in a list of socialproblems contributing to the broken society he blamesfor the recent rioting in some English cities. In a speech in his Oxfordshi..
40-hour week burnout risk
19 August 2011
Recent research undertaken in Spain has concluded that those who work more than 40 hours a week are six times more likely to “burn out” than those who work fewer than 35 hours. The research was quoted on the Worksmart website, published b..
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Recent research undertaken in Spain has concluded that those who work more than 40 hours a week are six times more likely to “burn out” than those who work fewer than 35 hours. The research was quoted on the Worksmart website, published b..
Moy Park leading the way in humane poultry collection
19 August 2011
Moy Park, Northern Ireland’s largest food processing company, with 13 production sites across Northern Ireland, England, France and the Netherlands, will take delivery of the world’s first Apollo Universal Generation 2, poultry collecting..
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Moy Park, Northern Ireland’s largest food processing company, with 13 production sites across Northern Ireland, England, France and the Netherlands, will take delivery of the world’s first Apollo Universal Generation 2, poultry collecting..
HSE Health & Safety Newsletter - Now available at a screen near you…the new-look Health & Safety Newsletter
16 August 2011
All the latest HSE news, case studies, court stories, and guidance is now available to everyone free of charge - and it's all just a click away. Yes, the long-established Health & Safety Newsletter has had a make-over. The printed version has bee..
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All the latest HSE news, case studies, court stories, and guidance is now available to everyone free of charge - and it's all just a click away. Yes, the long-established Health & Safety Newsletter has had a make-over. The printed version has bee..
Belfast Pizza Paradise falls foul of food hygiene guidelines
16 August 2011
A Belfast takeaway owner whose premises were found to contain dead and decaying animals has been fined £1,000 after failing basic food safety standards. Pizza Paradise, then run by Farzam Esmaily on Lisburn Road in southern Belfast, was fined b..
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A Belfast takeaway owner whose premises were found to contain dead and decaying animals has been fined £1,000 after failing basic food safety standards. Pizza Paradise, then run by Farzam Esmaily on Lisburn Road in southern Belfast, was fined b..
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Safe People - Safe Places
10 August 2011
A unique partnership between Larne Borough Council and ChainHR, a community based social enterprise has been established to provide quality assured environmental safety training. The Safe People – Safe Places suite of courses are accred..
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A unique partnership between Larne Borough Council and ChainHR, a community based social enterprise has been established to provide quality assured environmental safety training. The Safe People – Safe Places suite of courses are accred..
B&Q Ireland fined €250,000 for shopper death
2 August 2011
B&Q Ireland Ltd has been fined €250,000 following the death of a shopper in one of its Dublin stores. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that a 58-year-old man was shopping at the B&Q store in Belgard Retail Park when he was struck by a..
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B&Q Ireland Ltd has been fined €250,000 following the death of a shopper in one of its Dublin stores. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that a 58-year-old man was shopping at the B&Q store in Belgard Retail Park when he was struck by a..
