The risks in local government arise across the broad spectrum of activities and services delivered by individual councils. These FAQs help illustrate the nature of some of the issues HSE routinely gives advice on.
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HSE’s Commitment to the Equality Duty – HSE is committed to eliminating discrimination and promoting equality in our policies and in our dealings with our staff. We are committed to all aspects of equality with overarching objectives covering all equality strands. On these webpages we set out the actions that we will take to ensure we meet these commitments and the requirements of the Equality Act 2010, Public Sector Equality Duty (the Equality Duty).
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Farmers are being encouraged to attend a free safety awareness event in Herefordshire to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries.
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A 23-year-old Keighley man died from massive crush injuries when his head became trapped in the jaws of a grab machine being wrongly used to move a pallet of cement bags.
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The owners of a Wrexham care home have been sentenced after an elderly resident defeated the window restrictor of his first floor bedroom and fell 12ft to the ground below.
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At Hamilton Sheriff Court today, Lanarkshire Health Board was fined £24,000 for a breach of Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, which led to the serious illness of a hospital patient.
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HSE has developed these interactive tools to help those working in low risk offices and shops, including charity shops understand what they need to do to assess and control risks in the workplace and comply with health and safety law.
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A Hampshire company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple fractures when he was knocked off some steps at a disused factory in Southampton.
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Answers to your frequently asked questions on respiratory protective equipment.
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Two workers narrowly avoided being killed or seriously injured when flames up to three metres in length shot from a leaking gas pipe during poorly planned and executed repair work.
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