Unregistered gas fitter’s work put people at risk
A Wrexham-based gas fitter has been sentenced after installing and illegally servicing equipment which could have resulted in harm to the tenants and landlord of a Wrexham property. http://news.hse.gov.uk/
Lung diseases: Susceptible trades and industries – Quarries
Crystalline silica is one of the commonest minerals in the earths crust. When crushed during quarrying activities, materials containing silica create respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust associated with the respiratory disease silicosis. http://news.hse.gov.uk/
Leisure park worker trapped in trench collapse
A worker at a holiday park suffered serious injuries when a trench he was working in collapsed on top of him. http://news.hse.gov.uk/
Exposure to lead statistics – latest figures for 2010/11
Latest statistics for blood-lead measurements taken under statutory medical surveillance for work with lead. http://news.hse.gov.uk/
Job vacancy: Chemical reaction hazard experimentalist – Health and Safety Laboratory
Job vacancy details are now available for the position of Chemical reaction hazard experimentalist within the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL). Closing date is Wednesday, 4 April 2012. http://news.hse.gov.uk/
Electric Shock: poster – First aid procedures
This poster gives basic advice on first-aid procedures if someone has an electric shock at work. This poster is not a substitute for effective first-aid training. http://news.hse.gov.uk/
