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  DIRECTOR PROSECUTIONS RISE
The number of directors prosecuted under s.37 of the HSWA in the last ten years is at a record high, according to figures released under a Freedom of Information requesT.

february 2012 Volume 35 Number 2
  AGENCY UPDATES GUIDANCE ON STACK MONITORING
The Environment Agency has updated its Technical Guidance Note (TGN 2) on stack monitoring. The guide is designed to help enforcers (which also makes it useful for operators) and is a technical reference to the Agency's Monitoring Certification Scheme (MCERTS) and Operator Monitoring Assessment (OMA) Scheme.

February 2012 Volume 35 Number 2
  AND FINALLY. . .
Bed bugs have been making a comeback since the 1990’s, according to Canadian safety organisation CCOHS.
  SAFETY LESSONS FROM THE OLYMPICS
HSE research looks to share lessons from the Olympic Park construction.

December 2011 Volume 34 Number 12
  MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SAFETY
For every €1 (or any other currency) per employee per year invested by companies in workplace prevention, companies can expect a potential economic return of €2.20 (or any other currency).

December 2011 Volume 34 Number 12
  AND FINALLY. . .
If readers fancy a fish foot pedicure they will be relieved to know that the risk of infection is likely to be very low, according to Health Protection Agency (HPA) scientists.

December 2011 Volume 34 Number 12
  US GUIDE TO NAIL GUN SAFETY
Everyone knows that nail guns can inflict very serious injury. So much so, that they have become the stuff of teen horror movies and ‘daring' illusionists' stage acts.

November 2011 Volume 34 Number 11
  WORK-RELATED ROAD RISK RESEARCH
Research commissioned by IOSH examines work-related road safety (WRRS). It has been estimated that between a quarter and a third of all road traffic incidents involve someone who was at work at the time.

October 11 Volume 34 Number 10
  HSG 65 REVISION MOVES CLOSER
More detail has emerged of the new HSG 65 which is being developed by an HSE consultation group before being put out for wider consultation.

September 2011 Volume 34 Number 9
  EPORT LOOKS AT SAFETY AND GREEN OPPORTUNITIES
A report from the European Occupational Safety and Health Agency OSHA has identified new and emerging risks linked to technologies in so-called ‘green jobs'. The report focuses on technologies associated with safety and green jobs in the construction, transport, manufacturing, waste treatment and wind energy sectors.

September 2011 Volume 34 Number 9
 
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