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HSE Position Paper: Societal Risk and Land Use Planning
05/03/2010
HSE have produced a list of 23 advised positions for determining societal risk of potential hazard during a land use planning process. Of these, all but two are general principles that will apply to any potentially hazardous site.
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05/03/2010
HSE have produced a list of 23 advised positions for determining societal risk of potential hazard during a land use planning process. Of these, all but two are general principles that will apply to any potentially hazardous site.
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EU-OSHA Invites European Good Practice Awards Nominations
25/02/2010
EU-OSHA seeks nominations for the tenth annual European Good Practice Awards for outstanding or innovative health and safety practice.
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25/02/2010
EU-OSHA seeks nominations for the tenth annual European Good Practice Awards for outstanding or innovative health and safety practice.
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EPSC To Screen Film At Loss Prevention 2010
23/02/2010
EPSC is to present its film, Process Safety Pays, at the Loss Prevention 2010 symposium in June. The film contains a hard hitting message for senior executives to seriously consider their responsibiltiies toward management of major accident hazards.
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23/02/2010
EPSC is to present its film, Process Safety Pays, at the Loss Prevention 2010 symposium in June. The film contains a hard hitting message for senior executives to seriously consider their responsibiltiies toward management of major accident hazards.
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HSE Report - Repositioning human factors: Identifying barriers to understanding human factors
18/02/2010
The report considers ways in which the role of human factors and ergonomics as safety factors in high hazard industry can be repositioned as central to key decision makers.
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18/02/2010
The report considers ways in which the role of human factors and ergonomics as safety factors in high hazard industry can be repositioned as central to key decision makers.
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HSE Report RR778 - Feasibility of storybuilder software tool for major hazards intelligence
18/02/2010
UK Health and Safety Executive have prepared a report on the suitability of the Storybuilder software package for use in reporting incident data relating to major hazards.
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18/02/2010
UK Health and Safety Executive have prepared a report on the suitability of the Storybuilder software package for use in reporting incident data relating to major hazards.
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News
HSE Position Paper: Societal Risk and Land Use Planning
05/03/2010HSE have produced a list of 23 advised positions for determining societal risk of potential hazard during a land use planning process. Of these, all but two are general principles that will apply to any potentially hazardous site.
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EU-OSHA Invites European Good Practice Awards Nominations
25/02/2010EU-OSHA seeks nominations for the tenth annual European Good Practice Awards for outstanding or innovative health and safety practice.
Read More »
EPSC To Screen Film At Loss Prevention 2010
23/02/2010EPSC is to present its film, Process Safety Pays, at the Loss Prevention 2010 symposium in June. The film contains a hard hitting message for senior executives to seriously consider their responsibiltiies toward management of major accident hazards.
Read More »
HSE Report - Repositioning human factors: Identifying barriers to understanding human factors
18/02/2010The report considers ways in which the role of human factors and ergonomics as safety factors in high hazard industry can be repositioned as central to key decision makers.
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HSE Report RR778 - Feasibility of storybuilder software tool for major hazards intelligence
18/02/2010UK Health and Safety Executive have prepared a report on the suitability of the Storybuilder software package for use in reporting incident data relating to major hazards.
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CEFIC Responsible Care Award 2010 - A Call for Entries
08/02/2010CEFIC are calling for entries for their 2010 Responsible Care Award.
The awards are an opportunity for companies to demonstrate innovation and effective methods in energy efficiency, combating climate change, demonstrating the business value of Responsible Care and health and safety.
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International Risk Governance Council Report on Risk Governance Deficits
05/02/2010The International Risk Governance Council has published a report on Risk Governance Deficits.
The report does not relate to industrial process, but is a comprehensive study of risk management for major incidents in general and the tripfalls in assessing a situation for which there is no established standard of good practice.
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HSE Guidance On Thermoplastic Tank Management
03/02/2010The Health and Safety Executive has released a guidance document on the design and maintenance of thermoplastic-based storage tanks. The document gives safety and regulatory compliance advice including advice for sites subject to COMAH.
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Health and Safety Executive - Revised guidance for operators of top tier COMAH establishments
25/01/2010This report gives guidance on the requirements for review and revision of safety reports under Regulation 8 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH).
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Process Safety Leadership Group release final Buncefield report
11/12/2009The Buncefield PSLG has published its final report with recommendations specifying minimum safety and environmental protection standards for all sites storing large volumes of gasoline, but with many generic lessons applicable across all major hazard sectors such as chemicals
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Health & Safety Chair to lead new IChemE safety centre
02/12/2009Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair of the UK’s Health and Safety Executive has been appointed Chair of the new IChemE safety centre.
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Healthy Workplaces Campaign ends
30/11/2009The Healthy Workplaces Campaign on risk assessment 2008/09 ended with a European summit on risk assessment and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
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HSE Accident Reports
30/11/2009The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has permitted the IChemE to reproduce several of its out-of-print accident investigation reports and make them available for free downloads
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Seveso II Revision
25/11/2009On 10 November the EC held a Stakeholder Meeting for the review of the Seveso II directive
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Free HSE Publication - The safe isolation of plant and equipment
24/11/2009This extensive guidance for the on/off shore oil or gas industry, chemical manufacturing and associated pipeline operations enables duty holders to develop, review and enhance isolation standards and procedures.
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Establishing the requirements for internal examination of high hazard process plan
24/11/2009The UK Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) conducted the research on which the present report is based for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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FREE PUBLICATION - Developing process safety indicators: A step-by-step guide for chemical and major hazard industries
06/11/2009First published in 2006, this UK Health and Safety Executive publication has now been made avaiable free of charge from the HSE website.
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Protection in Dust Extractors
25/09/2009New publication Guideline VDI 2263 Part 6.1: Dust fires and dust explosions
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HSE Statement on Oval Ground released
17/09/2009HSE has released a statement on the secretary of State's decision to develop the area surrounding the gas holder at Oval cricket ground, UK.
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