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July 2015
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Recent Publications |
HSE This draft guidance document explains the regulatory requirements introduced by the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015, which came into force on 19th July 2015.
HSG279: Making paper safely: Managing safety in the papermaking process This updated guidance document is targeted towards managers and users of paper and tissue manufacturing machinery. The document has been extended to cover further tasks in papermaking as well as the machines involved.
INDG233: Preventing contact dermatitis and urticaria at work The HSE has updated this guidance document on the prevention of work-related dermatitis and urticaria for employers.
Waste10: Petrol recovery from end-of-life vehicles This document provides guidance to vehicle dismantlers on fire and explosion hazards associated with the recovery and storage of petrol from end-of-life vehicles.
Research Reports The following research reports were published during July 2015:
Safety Alerts The HSE issued the following safety alert during July 2015:
ECHA 15 Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) proposed for authorisation ECHA has recommended that the following 15 substances on the candidate list of SVHCs are added to the authorisation list under REACH. These are as follows:
Specific authorisation must be obtained for the use of substances on the list once the sunset date is reached.
This updated document provides guidance on basic features and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation).
REACH Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment ECHA has updated its guidance on information requirements under REACH, with regards to Section R.7.2 (which specifically addresses the recently adopted and revised OECD test guidelines for the testing of skin corrosion/irritation and serious eye damage/eye irritation). The revised text also reflects the OECD Integrated Approach on Testing and Assessment (IATA) for skin corrosion and irritation. In addition, text on prenatal developmental toxicity (PNDT) (second species) is updated to better reflect the correct interpretation of the legislative information requirements on PNDT.
Improving the use of REACH and CLP information in the supply chain ECHA has published a report on findings of a workshop on the use of REACH and CLP information at industrial sites organised with industry and authorities in April 2015. |
Offences |
Metal recycling firm fined after worker suffers hand and arm injuries Totternhoe Metal Recycling Limited (TMR) has been fined after a worker was injured whilst delivering waste metal. The 40 year old worker from Bedfordshire lost the top of his thumb and suffered damage to his hand and arm in the incident on 24 April 2014 in Totternhoe. Luton Magistrates Court heard the worker was delivering waste metal to the site in a transit van. While the van was parked, the counterbalance on a wheeled crane used for unloading metal hit the rear door and caught the worker’s left hand. The injured party required skin grafts to his thumb and surgery to repair the damage to his forearm, followed by months of physiotherapy. TMR was fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,889.60 and a £120 victim surcharge.
Demolition firm fined after worker lost his life A building contractor, Euro Dismantling Solutions Limited, has been fined for safety failings after a man lost his life during demolition works. During demolition work at the former Cadburys Somerdale factory near Britstol James Stacey drove a mini digger out of a fourth floor opening. He was using the opening as part of a ‘drop zone’ to drop large fibreglass tanks that had been cut in half to the ground below. The opening was not properly protected to prevent the machine falling from the building and a tank got stuck on the digger and pulled the vehicle with it. Mr Stacey died from his injuries
Construction Company puts residents and public at risk A construction company has been fined for safety failings that put workers, residents and the public at risk from falling debris and possible collapse of the building. Merthyr Magistrates’ Court heard how, in March 2015, unsafe demolition work was carried out on buildings at the former St. Tydfil’s Hospital site in Merthyr Tydfil. Merthyr Developments Limited, of Welling Way, Rhymney, were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive and fined a total of £12,000, and ordered to pay £1,494 in costs after pleading guilty to offences under Regulation 28(1), 29(1), and 29(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (which have now superseded by the 2015 regulations of the same name).
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