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  HSE INSPECTIONS DECLINING SAY RESEARCHERS
Academic research claims that policy changes have affected the ability of the HSE to enforce health and safety law.
  ESTIMATING THE RISK OF ‘SUPER HAZARDOUS’ EVENTS
Toby Ord and colleagues from the ‘Future of Humanity' Institute at the University of Oxford have produced a paper on the risks associated with "extremely rare but potentially catastrophic events".
  SKIN DISEASES AND DERMAL EXPOSURE: POLICY AND PRACTICE OVERVIEW
A weighty report from OSHA presents an overview of dermal exposures and occupational skin diseases, which are the second most common work-related health problem in Europe.
  HSE publishes Health and Safety statistics for 2007/08

New statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed a reduction in the numbers of people killed, injured or made ill by work during 2007/08. The statistics can be found at http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/hssoct08.htm
  2.4 Million working days lost in London last year due to injury and illness

The statistics referred to above also revealed that in London, 2.4 million working days were lost, and that 28 workers were fatally injured at work in 2007-2008, while 2725 suffered major injuries.

 

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