Latest British Safety Council content

The British Safety Council has a wealth of useful information, reports, and articles relating to safety in the work place. New content is always appearing and below are the latest additions as sent out in their eAlerts helping you stay up-to-date:

Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 have been issued.

Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009 have been issued, giving effect to EU Directives 2008/123/EC and 2009/6/EC which amend the Cosmetic Products Directive.

A British Safety Council guide to Work at Height
This in-depth article looks at some of the health and safety measures that should be adopted when working at height, whether it be on ladders, tower scaffolds or mobile elevating work platforms.

Information Watch – keeping you in touch with upcoming legislation, June 2009
Information correct on 1 June 2009.

Ask the Expert: CDM Co-ordinators
The British Safety Council’s Information Service answers hundreds of queries a month.

Come to My Aid
Despite your best efforts, there is always the chance that someone could fall ill or be injured at work – and first aiders can be invaluable in such circumstances.

Towers – Raising the Bar for Access
Ladders and mobile access towers are two of the most common types of equipment used for work at height.

Ask the Expert: Young Workers
The British Safety Council’s Information Service answers hundreds of queries a month.

Health and safety induction training
I have been asked to develop a basic induction package for new employees about health and safety.

New figures on fatal injuries to British workers
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published its latest figures on the number of people killed at work in Britain in the period 2008/09, concluding that the figures have fallen to a “record low”.

Carriage of dangerous goods manual updated
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently carried out major changes to its Carriage of Dangerous Goods Manual.

Migrant worker injured in shredder
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently reminded companies of their duty to protect their workforce, after a migrant worker employed at a pet bedding company suffered serious injuries in a shredder.

Union welcomes sharps changes
A union has welcomed the announcement of strict new EU guidelines to protect healthcare staff from needlestick injuries ahead of new legislation, following a long running campaign to introduce safer needles and prevent sharps injuries in the NHS.

Appraisal of flood and coastal erosion risk management
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published a policy statement on the Appraisal of Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management.

Casualised construction security threatens safety
Unregulated security companies on building sites in safety critical locations could, in the worst-case scenario, increase the likelihood of a terrorist attack, the construction union UCATT has warned.

Companies receive prestigious safety awards
The British Safety Council (BSC) recently held its 2009 International Safety Awards banquet at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.

Warning about obsolete business equipment
The Environment Agency is encouraging businesses to check they comply with the law if they own equipment manufactured before 1987.

Crane fatality case highlights importance of full risk assessments
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to carry out full risk assessments and to ensure staff are properly trained, following the sentencing of a crane company after an incident which led to the death of two workers and injured a third.

Fatality on construction site
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has urged employers to ensure proper safety procedures are in place to ensure staff are kept safe when working on construction sites, following a fatality on a site at a school in Barking.

New road safety framework for Scotland
The Scottish Government has unveiled a new road safety framework for the country, with wide-ranging proposals to cut the number of deaths and injuries on Scottish roads.

BOHS stresses importance of competence standards
In a statement of support for the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) newly published strategy, the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) welcomed the underlying principles of good health and safety practice which it encompasses.

Chemical fire site causes evacuation
A massive fire that broke out at around 3.30am on 17 June 2009 at a packaging works in Skymark in Southern Avenue, Leominster, Herefordshire, lead to a 400m exclusion zone being set up in the area with hundreds of people being told to leave their homes.