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1. Business faces Corporate Manslaughter Act
2. Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
3. News From The USA
4. Fine for fatal fall is upheld by appeal court
5. Neal's Notes For May 2008
6. Additional Fire Extinguishers Required on Dangerous Goods Vehicles
7. Warning to landlords
8. Landlords reminded of their duties
9. HSE warns construction companies
10. When it comes to protection size does not matter

Select your News Topic: Neal's Notes For May 2008 Business faces Corporate Manslaughter Act Neal's Notes For April 2008 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 News From The USA Fine for fatal fall is upheld by appeal court Neal's Notes For March 2008 Health and Safety Executive warning after employee injured by overturned dumper truck Health and safety work is a question of balance" says HSC Chair Neal's Notes For February 2008 HSE warns employers of the need for proper risk assessments Warning to landlords Landlords reminded of their duties HSE warns construction companies When it comes to protection size does not matter Neal's Notes For January 2008 Consumers urged to check gas fitters' registration after North Wales prosecution Accident statistics 2006 2007 Directors Health and Safety Directors health and safety 2 Current News Topics Beware of the silent killer Father and son roofers prosecuted for endangering themselves and others Chapter 19: Corporate Manslaughter and Homocide Act 2007 £100,000 fine following construction worker death Newport Rivefront contractors to tell construction firms why design matters from the outset Health and safety improvement needs boardroom leadership, says new Chair of HSC Neal's Notes For November 2007 Neal's Notes For October 2007 Neal's Notes For September 2007 241 lives lost is unacceptable HSC says don't overcomplicate health and safety New gas installer registration scheme for Great Britain Neal's Notes For September 2007 European court supports UK safety laws HSE issues maintenance warning after council fined £125,000 over boy's death A stronger voice for health and safety fined £2,000 after ignoring Health and Safety Executive enforcement notices CDM regulations come in to force HSE warns of the need for safe working practices - company fined £75,000 Dermatitis costs industry millions HSE issues maintenance warning after council fined £125,000 over boy's death Neal's Notes For August 2007 Neal's Notes For July 2007 Neal's Notes For June 2007 HSE is prepared to challenge established orthodoxy HSE PROHIBITS OPERATION OF TOWER CRANES SUPPLIED BY FALCON CRANE HIRE LTD British health and safety measures up well and other Topics Silsden death prompts hse warning about the risks of carbon monoxide Construction company and director fined for causing building collapse HSC/E publishes health and safety statistics for 2005/06 Oldham company pays £12,456 after Czech worker is injured by circular saw £466,000 in penalties following Lancashire farm death Safety in the Workplace Neal's November Notes The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill 2006 DON'T TAKE THE GAMBLE WITH ASBESTOS HSC approves revised asbestos regulations HSC publishes statistics of fatal injuries 2005/2006 work at height Amendment regulations consultation Construction industry leads on CDM guidance The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Survey public/private sector sick leave HSE welcomes the integration 2012 construction commitments Neal Notes for August 2006 New law to prosecute negligent companies HSE publishes revamped guidance to simplify risk assessments Corporate Killing Notes Health And Safety In The Piling Industry The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 Egg carton manufacturer fined £50,000 over asbestos employers on involving workers in health and safety Neal Notes for April 2006 Warehouse prosecution highlights important safety issues industry still short of summit targets Construction company fined for roadworker death Small business break new year resolutions within a month HSE to contribute safety report to energy review Custodial sentence for construction company owner Watch Your Step in Construction HSE publishes new guidance on the hand arm vibration HSE issues mobile plant warning to construction industry HSE announces launch of Ladders Week (14 - 18 November 2005) Targeted enforcement improves health and safety Business loses 4.9 million days a year to work-related back pain We need a common sense approach to risk management Neal Notes for August 2005 220 work deaths last year Neal 8 for July/Aug The Work at Height Regulations 2005 BUILDING SITES AREN'T PLAYGROUNDS Builder convicted for assaulting HSE Inspector £20,000 after 60 year old killed by steel grid Property developers fined for construction site death Company fined £150,000 for construction site death Companies fined £87,000 following workplace fatality improvements in health and safety First Aid rules stay fit for purpose Helping business cut the cost of work-related stress work-related ill health and a mixed picture injuries HSE targets manufacturing industries HSE announce assess their health and safety HSE publishes new-look offences and penalties report HSE say work is good for you HSE issues warning on correct use of twin tailed lanyards Language barriers mean new dangers at work Practical alternatives to using stepladders HSE Launches new business benefits of health and safety web pages HSE ISSUES PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR HOMEWORKING Health and Safety at Work HSE Infoline fields two millionth enquiry HSE warns asbestos during building refurbishment work Latest occupational ill health statistics Updated guidance on safe maintenance of portable electrical equipment Further consultation on Work at Height Regulations: 2-Metre rule 235 Work deaths last year £245,000 fines after asbestos case Employer supplying workboots not liable for worker's frostbite HSE Southern Train Operating companies HSE warns - confined spaces kill CDM - Designers Can Do More Use that wall to meet part of those Duty of Care obligations Protecting workers from asbestos: a legal duty £37,000 fine following death of pedestrian near construction site Stockport rubber company fined £175,000 following fatality Company fined for failure to reduce manual handling risks Principal contractor fined £40,000 following fall from height death £100,000 fine following death of a road worker Healthy handling site visit update HSE publishes research report on the safe use of ladders HSE views on information disclosure Protective clothing and equipment must be provided free HSE working with NHS to reduce risks to staff and patients Understanding the risks of fuel cells Roadshow helps reduce risk in construction Stopping skin disease Workplace health and safety - a new strategy for Great Britain GUIDANCE FOR PROTECTING WORKERS AGAINST AVIAN FLU HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR GAS SUPPLY INDUSTRY AVOIDING INJURIES BY MOVING FROM A CUP OF TEA TO TAI CHI? BRAKES ON FOR OLD WOODWORKING MACHINES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FINED £8,000 FOLLOWING SERIOUS ACCIDENT CONSULTATION ON NEW VIBRATION REGULATIONS CONTRACTORS URGED TO ADDRESS POOR SITE MANAGEMENT CORUS FINED £150,000 AFTER STEELWORKS TRAIN FATALITY DESIGNERS CAN DO MORE HSE PUBLISHES HELP WITH HARMFUL CHEMICALS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY TO CUT ELCI COSTS EXERCISE AT BANK UNDERGROUND STATION DIAL 0870 099 0099 FOR WORKPLACE TRANSPORT SAFETY ADVICE ESSEX HOSPITAL TRUST WINS EUROPEAN HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARD PREDICTED DEATHS FROM MESOTHELIOMA NO IMPROVEMENT ON FALLS FROM HEIGHT £100,000 FINES FOR FATALITY AT EARLS COURT EXHIBITION CENTRE CLEAR PLAN FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS TO WORK AND FIRE SAFETY NEW GUIDANCE ON PREVENTING FALLS THE BENEFITS OF A FORENSIC  HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT HSE LOOKING AT SAFE WORK AT HEIGHT ONE IN TEN LONDON WORKPLACES FAILING TO PREVENT FALLS FROM HEIGHT HEALTH AND SAFETY BLITZ FOR BRENT'S MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR TRADE CLIENT AND CONTRACTORS WARNED OVER BURIED SERVICES RISKS REVISED HSE GUIDANCE ON WORKING WITH VDUS HSE WARNS OF MACHINERY DANGER PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE STRESS AT WORK SAFETY WARNING ON "SOLD AS SEEN" MACHINERY NESTLE AND MONOTRONIC FINED £245,000 FOLLOWING ELECTROCUTION LOCAL PARTNERS IMPROVING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN LONDON HSE APPEALS STEM RISING TIDE OF DEATHS IN AGRICULTURE "HIGH 5" WAYS TO MAKE CONSTRUCTION A DECENT AND SAFE PLACE TO WORK DECORATORS FINED £15,000 FOLLOWING FALL FROM HEIGHT HSE BRINGS ACCIDENTS TO BOOK NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION BLITZ ON FALLS FROM HEIGHT EAST SUSSEX MAN BREACHED PESTICIDE LAWS Dangerous Substances FAQs on Occupational Exposure Limits HSE PUBLISHES NEW LEGIONNAIRES' GUIDANCE Mother welcomes manslaughter reform HSE PUBLISHES NEW GUIDANCE ON PREVENTING MSDS IN CLEANERS Occupational Exposure Limits Summary of information OSH Answers Violence in the Workplace HARNESSES AND LADDERS UNDER SCRUTINY IN CITY OF LONDON ADDRESSING FATALITIES REMAINS HSE PRIORITY IN 2003/04 HSE PUBLISHES REVISED GUIDANCE ON THE COSHH REGULATIONS NEW FORESTRY AND ARBORICULTURE SAFETY LEAFLETS OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS UPDATED PREVENTING SLIP AND TRIP INCIDENTS IN EDUCATION NEW GUIDANCE ON SOLVENT DEGREASING PLANTS Notes to explain the current Gas Supply Regulation requirements Designers to demonstrate risk reduction of falls from height in construction Owners advised to check mobile elevating work platforms Streamlining certification for gas fitters New website to help reduce occupational asthma New guidance on using computers and preventing RSI Industry experts needed for MSD research Failure to control public safety risks costs engineering firm £35,000 Minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment Review of european directives on personal protective equipment and workplace European health card for 1 June 2004 Health Insurance Cards. Latest European thoughts New guidance on using computers and preventing RSI HSE ISSUES ELECTRICAL SAFETY WARNING AFTER FIRM FINED OVER BURNS INCIDENT MINISTER ENCOURAGES EARLY ACTION TO MANAGE ASBESTOS AGREEMENT ON IMPORTANCE OF INTERLOCK SYSTEMS FOR NEW LORRY LOADER Government Advice to Business on Actions to Take Before and During a Strike in HSE REPORTS ON CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY’S HEALTH & SAFETY PERFORMANCE HSE WARNS AGAINST NUISANCE DUST MASKS CHECK THE COMPETENCY OF CONTRACTORS, HSE WARNS DUTY HOLDERS HSC consults on amendments to Asbestos Prohibition Regulations New approved code of practice to help prevent occupational asthma First progress report on national health and safety improvement targets shows New HSE information sheet on the safe use of cement Mobile work equipment requirements coming into effect today HSE and industry to target high risk groups in ladder safety initiatives Safety chief urges councils to address falling resources and rising injury rate Demolition firm fined after worker receives severe head injuries HSE launches guidance on new legislation on managing asbestos Railway maintenance company fined £17,500 HSE issues important new gas safety advice Construction firm fined £40,000 after child death Firms fined £90,000 after worker receives severe electrical burns New regulations will protect workers from dangerous substances HSE publishes new guide to electrical switchgear safety New HSE website for construction students Study of Court Judgements in personal injury claims for RSI shows HSE guidance New safety guidance for working with metalworking fluids Safe driver, safer workplace HSE gives advice on how to report health and safety incidents HSE urges mobile work equipment users to meet compliance deadline HSE launches video pack to help teachers educate pupils on work place safety New guidance for contractors and clients HSE/HSC launch Health and Safety Grant Scheme pilot for small firms New Health and Safety Guidance for Water, Rock and Ropes Activities Responsibility for Health and Safety moves to Department for Work and Pensions BRITAIN’S WORK-RELATED FATALITIES DOWN, BUT STILL NOT ACCEPTABLE, SAYS HSC CHAIR 'Stay safe, stay away from construction sites', HSE tells children New study finds link between RSI and a loss of performance from sensory nerves Tackling work-related violence is good for business says new HSE guidance for HSE publishes progress report on Potters Bar investigation major initiative to highlight work-related New health and safety checklist for motor vehicle repair HSE University College London Hospitals NHS Trust Agricultural workers need to protect themselves from pesticide residues on Health and Safety Executive identifies possible links between insurance and Health and safety inspectors to blitz construction sites across Wales, South HSE blitz reveals poor standards on construction sites across Scotland and the Lift safety - HSE advises on horizontal sliding doors 18 months prison sentence for manslaughter of father and son HSE sets deadline for safety upgrade of wood chippers New easy way for farmers to do a good risk assessment Dockyard fined £10,000 after painters overcome by fumes Gas fitter gets first ever jail sentence for working unregistered Safety in electrical testing at work HSE's free action pack and newsletter aims to cut workplace stress Health and safety inspectors blitz construction sites across London The safety integrity of advisory software HSE launches new construction division HSE inspectors focus on new government health and safety targets First ever HSE prosecution for a recreational diving incident results in £1,500 HSE issues new guidance on reducing noise exposure in the food and drink HSE issues industry warning after hand-crushing court case Plastics firm fined £250,000 after fatal accident Calling all printers - time to enter HSE's 'skin zone'! Report calls for targeted action to prevent vehicles obstructing railway lines HSC consults on proposals to revise two asbestos approved codes of practice HSE launches revised guidance on workplace upper limb disorders to cut the £200 Construction firm and director fined £60,000 after death of employee HSE announces farm safety poster competition for children Inspectors blitz construction sites in Dorset Avoiding accidents with top-handled chainsaws first report on construction summit action HSE updates review of London Underground's preparation for PPP HSE publishes revised advice on first aid at work HSE confirms white asbestos remains a threat HSE gets tough on recreational diving as deaths increase Sunbeds double risk of cancer Judges curb stress cases Offshore notices go online Signals Passed at Danger and train driver management HSC discussion document on workplace transport deadline approaches for users of mobile work Fetuses can get a higher dose of radiation than their mother if she is exposed HSC discussion document on workplace transport Avon Lippiatt Hobbs fined £250,000 after gas blast Deliver enforcement of health and safety : The challenge for local authorities London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham fined £350,000 following tenants' Health and Safety Commission publishes revised ACOP and guidance on the "New duty to manage asbestos is a life-saver", Timothy Walker tells GMB Make occupational health a priority says Bill Callaghan HSE issues guidance for employers in the catering industry on how to ensure HSE publishes research report on undergraduate construction courses HSC published proposals to amend PPE, Manual Handling, Workplace and Work Corus fined record £300,000 after incident at its Llanwern plant Getting carbon monoxide incidents down - new HSE report HSE issues stress prevention guidance for small firms HSE publishes research on 'improving health and safety in construction' HSE issues stress prevention guidance for small firms Mental well being in the workplace - HSE re-launches Managers' Pack London Borough of Havering and McDonald's Insulation and Maintenance Limited Gas alert campaign by HSE aims at first-time renters Creating a safer future for the construction industry HSE announces launch of new construction guidance HSE issues fragility classification alert to the roofing industry This page contains links to the text of Health and Safety Commission and Health HSC approves updated List of Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Limits Major scrap processing co. fined £200,000 following death of West Sussex man HSE help for Malta's Occupational Health and Safety Services HSC launches safety plan to cut work-related injuries and ill-health HSC agrees package of measures to cut occupational asthma Short paper and notes on construction safety by Neal Etchells HSE announces accelerated gas mains replacement programme HSE research highlights that nightworkers need help to change their way of life Workers web page launched by Executive Birse Construction fined £80,000 following death at work HSE roadshow launches campaign to raise awareness of new duty to manage Directors fined in health and safety breaches after firework death New HSE research shows construction workers face noise exposure risk Safety in construction given extra priority Safety bus takes life-saving messages to construction site workers Blood-borne viruses in the workplace - guidance £200,000 fine for Constain Ltd Reliability of carbon monoxide alarms : HSE publishes research report Construction company guilty of corporate manslaughter HSE issues new guidance on preventing falls from height in the food and drink New health and safety statistics show fatalities up, reported non-fatal HSE launches children's railway safety book HSE launches safety warning messages on Granada TV Young artists awarded in HSE farm safety poster competition HSE publishes review of research focusing on workplace stress measurement HSE issues health and safety guidance in six languages New report shows scale and perceptions of violence at work New guidance says company directors must ensure risks to health and safety are Workers safety adviser pilot scheme contract awarded Health and Safety Inspectors blitz construction sites HSE seeks industry support for Child Safety Week HSE warns children to keep off building sites HSE publishes new guidance on safety of inflatable play equipment and bouncy Don't take risks on fragile roofs, warns HSE Chief Agricultural Inspector Adventure Activities Industry Advisory Committee publishes statement on the New evidence on safety of CNC turning machines COASTGUARD WARN OF CAUSEWAY STRANDING GIRL, 17, FALLS FROM CLIFFTOP HSE publishes new contract research reports "Smith and Nephew" fined after contractor engulfed in flames HSE seeks comments on research into safe use of computer software packages Here comes the sun: protection advice for employers of outdoor workers published Revised guidance on pressure systems UK leads Europe in Health and Safety Week success "Employers should have a compulsory duty to investigate workplace incidents", HSE publishes asbestos guidance booklets for building maintenance work Disease by occupation: HSE looks at feasibility of developing national HSE publishes revised guidance on safe use of vertical spindle moulding Help for small firms on dealing with lift safety HSE campaigns to reduce vibration from tools Corporate Killing Combustion product leaks from central heating boilers studied Amendment to HSE guidance on emptying and cleaning deep fat fryers Make safety a priority in construction urges new HSE campaign Catering bosses must inform and protect pregnant women and mothers New health and safety contact centre will cut red tape and provide a better HSE Director General sees encouraging signs of change as work towards health Enforcement notices issued to Gloucester waste site Fines for two companies after crane goes through roof of family home HSE issues warning on roofing sheets Imperial College and consultants fined for breach of laboratory safety Turning concern into action - challenging the construction industry to improve Task Group seeks views on at-work road safety Three companies fined £120,000 Doncaster Council fined £400,000 for death of electrician Occupation Exposure Limits - HSC consults on proposed changes HSE issues alert about lift door safety following double fatality in Southampton HSE stresses the importance of good ventilation in commercial kitchens and HSE steps up gas safety campaign in Asian communities Company directors must be more accountable says Health and Safety Commission HSE publishes updated health and safety guidance for bosses who employ under-18s HSE publishes revised guidance on stacking sawn timber and board materials The control of legionella bacteria in water systems - Approved Code of Practice HSE publishes guidance on reducing manual handling injuries in the food and Building safety bus tours national construction sites HSE research on high injury rates involving printing presses leads to new Maintenance accidents through human error increasing, warns HSE New guidance on general ventilation in the workplace Building site safety - HSE issues holiday warning HSC to act to reduce risks from asbestos in workplace buildings Management standards to underpin new strategy on stress Passive smoking at work - Health and Safety Commission proposes code of practice Callaghan announces HSC support for new corporate killing charge HSC consults for the first time on proposals to update its prosecution and New approved code on pressure system working OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Ethically Correct, Economically Sound Report into the symptoms and effects produced by different virtual reality Ladbroke Grove makes for highest rail deaths in a decade Guidance on manual handling and maintenance in the catering industry HSE publishes new research on occupational stress Government sets targets to cut work-related deaths, accidents and illness Mobile elevating platforms and the use of safety harnesses Local authorities must prioritise improvements in health and safety at work Working well together to build safer construction sites National Window Safety Week Check List TUC calls for health and safety blitz Friday 28 April 2000 New aid to diagnosing upper limb disorders HSE research into recruitment agency industry reveals uncertainty over THOMAS HUXLEY v (1) ELVICTA WOOD ENGINEERING LTD (2) JAMES NEIL (SERVICES) LTD HSC welcomes new standard test for lift truck operators Further progress on rail safety HSE plans to publish technical guidance on surveys of premises for asbestos in Safety blitz to reduce deaths on London building sites Prosecutions completed by HSE Three companies and director convicted after scaffold collapse FIRST FOR SAFETY! Designer duties made clear in new CDM regulations HSC gives go-ahead to new safety advisor pilot scheme HSE wins funding for Central Incident Reporting Scheme New guidance on safe manual handling in construction Yvette Cooper announces Back in Work pilot projects "Hot work" could kill you - warns HSE Potterton Netaheat boilers - HSE advice to users HSE launches Government's first e-commerce web site and signs deal for on-line HSE issues new guidance on safe use of gas cylinders Advance guidance on the new Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 Publication of research on the effects of cannabis on cognitive performance The millennium may be well and truly with us, but still take care on 31 HSE updates list of occupational exposure limits Turn your back on backpain Revised Management Regulations comes into force HSE research supports case for lap straps on tractors HSE issues warning after prosecution of construction company Hygena Ltd fined £150,000 for safety breaches Temporary exemption for laboratories working with asbestos Digging into the root causes of construction accidents: HSE sponsors research HSE campaigns to improve standards in construction industry Fatal injuries in the construction industry notified to HSE and local HSE publishes assessment document on medium density fibreboard New leaflet aims to increase client awareness of CDM Work pressures compromised safety causing fatal accident Major review on gas safety to cut deaths - announces HSC H&S professionals should develop business skills to become all-round HSE encourages bids for £5M partnership fund Construction firm fined over 'filthy pigsty' British Steel fined £200 000 over death plunge £47000 stress damages award for retired teacher New regulations will ban white asbestos HSC publishes Consultative Document on revision of Gas Safety (Management) Flour dust-HSE publishes risk assessment document HSE gives new advice on controlling workplace exposure to isocyanates New statutory 'Health and Safety Law' poster HSE publishes guidance on health and safety benchmarking Pop concerts and other music events - health and safety guidance launched HSE releases interim report on Ladbroke Grove Rail Accident Court judgments at the click of a button as new health and safety website is Evaluation of the "Good Health is Good Business" campaign - research published

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