Lincolnshire agricultural firm fined over chemical safety failings

A Lincolnshire agricultural machinery manufacturer has been fined after an impromptu visit by the Health and Safety Executive discovered staff …

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What does your site’s attitude to process safety say about you?

In today’s culture of political correctness, you’ll be hard pushed to find an individual ballsy enough to admit to judging …

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Pharmaceutical company fined over “preventable” failings

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive has led to the prosecution of a north east pharmaceutical company after …

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HSE provides guidance on the classification of substances

Christina Roberts, policy advisor at the Health and Safety Executive, has given guidance to industry about changes to the classification …

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Seveso puts public opinion at the heart of safety policies

The head of regulatory law at Shulmans LLP has said high hazard sites will have to take public opinion and …

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HSE code cuts back on unnecessary inspections

A new code designed to prevent unnecessary health and safety inspections has been published by the Health and Safety Executive. …

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60% of HSE inspections result in fines says report

The Health and Safety Executive’s Fees for Intervention scheme is reported to have generated around £857,000 between 1 December 2012 …

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