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Health & Safety Executive

The Health and Safety Executive is a body set up to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees and to safeguard others, principally the public, who may be exposed to risk from industry.

The HSE’s remit is to ensure that risks to people’s health and safety from work activities are properly controlled.


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    European Court of Justice’s UK health and safety law decision hailed as “victory for common sense”

    by Mike Berry 18 Jun 2007
    by Mike Berry 18 Jun 2007

    A European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision on a key element of UK health and safety law has been hailed as...

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    Companies escape corporate manslaughter convictions in the deaths of construction workers

    by Mike Berry 1 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 1 May 2007

    The number of convictions of companies responsible for the death of construction workers has fallen by nearly 75% despite the number...

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    Unions demand end to Health and Safety Executive cuts as construction death-toll rises

    by Mike Berry 15 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 Mar 2007

    A rise in deaths in the construction industry must force the government into reversing policies of cutting safety inspectors and...

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    MPs call for Parliamentary debate and action over deaths of young people at work

    by Mike Berry 5 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 5 Mar 2007

    A growing number of MPs from all political parties are calling for a Parliamentary debate and government action over the number of...

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    Health and Safety Commission seeks views about merger with the Health and Safety Executive

    by Mike Berry 6 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Dec 2006

    The Health and Safety Commission has published a consultation document seeking views about a proposed merger with the Health and...

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    HSE introduces course in bid to cut workplace accidents among school-leavers

    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006

    A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) initiative to reduce the number of workplace accidents involving young people has been previewed...

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    Health and safety adviser has been in sun too long

    by Personnel Today 3 Oct 2006
    by Personnel Today 3 Oct 2006

    My heart sank when I read the health and safety dilemma and response in your regular legal Q&A column (5 ...

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    Health and Safety Executive calls on firms to get serious over safety at work

    by Michael Millar 23 Aug 2006
    by Michael Millar 23 Aug 2006

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called on companies to "get a life" and concentrate on serious safety risks at work rather than sensationalising trivial concerns

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    HSE wants staff involvement in health and safety

    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2006
    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2006

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a consultative document on how to encourage, improve and increase worker involvement in health and safety risk management

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    HSE loses appeal in unforseeable risks case

    by dan thomas 23 May 2006
    by dan thomas 23 May 2006

    Employer not liable if employees ignore their health and safety training, appeal court rules

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    Plummeting safety inspections putting UK workers at risk

    by Mike Berry 22 May 2006
    by Mike Berry 22 May 2006

    Safety inspections in the UK have plummeted to a new low, increasing the chances of workers being killed, made ill or injured by their jobs, according to new figures published by the TUC

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    Fail to comply with health and safety and ‘feel the heat’

    by Mike Berry 20 Mar 2006
    by Mike Berry 20 Mar 2006

    The government has warned businesses that fail to comply with health and safety law they 'will feel the heat' from the Health and Safety Executive

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    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2006

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    HSE penalties up despite drop in cases

    by Personnel Today 17 Jan 2006
    by Personnel Today 17 Jan 2006

    There was a significant fall in the number of enforcement notices issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in...

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    Incapacity benefit reforms need medical support, warns CBI

    by Personnel Today 11 Oct 2005
    by Personnel Today 11 Oct 2005

    GPs and the Health and Safety Executive must work with employers to get more people off benefits and back into work, according to the CBI

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