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 HSE grilled over its COVID response at Select Committee hearing

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Unions and HSE leaders clashed over the enforcement of COVID guidance at work last week – IOSH magazine was there to report on it.
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 HSE cracks down on violence against inspectors

Friday 21st February 2020
An HSE inspector was the victim of violence and aggression while conducting an inspection at a waste and recycling site, it has been revealed.
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 New partnership to deliver industry-leading magazine and jobs site for safety and health profession

Monday 5th August 2019
 IOSH and award-winning content marketing and publishing agency Redactive today announced a new partnership to provide news, updates, insight, careers advice and job opportunities for safety and health’s largest professional community.
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 Learning from: expert witnesses

Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Three specialists outline five key lessons that OSH professionals can consider in their work.
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 UK government criticised over slow pace of remedial works after Grenfell

Friday 19th July 2019
The UK government is “not doing enough” to remove and replace potentially dangerous cladding on high-rise residential buildings, MPs have warned.
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 ‘Blue tape’ business rules report aims to help SMEs find ‘proportionate’ advice

Thursday 18th July 2019
The safety and health rules businesses impose on each other – often referred to as “blue tape” – combined with inconsistent, sometimes incompetent advice threaten to discredit sensible regulation and good guidance and practice.
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 HSE and LA co-operation key to more consistent regulation, says IOSH

Friday 5th July 2019
IOSH has urged local authorities (LAs) to commit to working closely with regulatory bodies to strengthen safety and health standards across Britain.
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 Quiet electric vehicles must make engine noise to protect pedestrians

Monday 1st July 2019
Manufacturers of electric vehicles inside the European Union must now fit sound generators to alert other road users and vulnerable pedestrians, under an EU regulation that came into force today (1 July).
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 Government proposes banning old tyres on HGVs and passenger-carrying vehicles

Monday 1st July 2019
The UK government is consulting on whether to ban tyres of more than ten years old on buses, coaches, lorries and minibuses. 
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 HSE announces new chief executive

Friday 28th June 2019
Sarah Albon, inspector general and chief executive of the Insolvency Service, has been announced as the new chief executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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