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1. ^ Department of Health, Introduction to the HSE, retrieved September 16, 2009 2. ^ ESDS Government, HSE webpages Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved September 16, 2009 3. ^ Health Survey for England, Latest Trends Archived 17 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved September 16, 2009
In 1974, the Health and Safety at Work Act laid down general principles for the management of health and safety at work in Britain. [2] This legislation, together with the establishment of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Health and Safety Commission (HSC) (now merged), led to more emphasis being placed on occupational safety and health by UK employers from the mid-1970s onwards. [3]
The HSE is sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions. As part of its work, HSE investigates industrial accidents, small and large, including major incidents such as the explosion and fire at Buncefield in 2005. Though it formerly reported to the Health and Safety Commission, on 1 April 2008, the two bodies merged. [4] [5]
6 monthly for equipment which lifts persons, otherwise 12 monthly: Power presses, guards and protection devices, other dangerous machinery: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER), especially Regulations 32–35: On installation and relocation, thereafter 12 monthly where there are fixed guards, otherwise 6 monthly. [43]
The National Student Survey is an annual survey, launched in 2005, [1] [2] of all final year undergraduate [3] [4] degree students at institutions in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom.
An eagerly awaited jobs report released on January 10 — the first major economic report in the new year — showed employers adding a thriving 256,000 jobs to payrolls in December, exceeding the ...
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, a United Kingdom statutory instrument, stipulate general requirements on accommodation standards for nearly all workplaces. The regulations implemented European Union directive 89/654/EEC on minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and repealed and superseded much of ...
Environment, health and safety (EHS) (or health, safety and environment –HSE–, or safety, health and environment –SHE–) is an interdisciplinary field focused on the study and implementation of practical aspects environmental protection and safeguard of people's health and safety, especially in an occupational context.