Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
HSE: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a newly redesigned website for workers in the woodworking sector. The woodworking industry is one of the most dangerous in the manufacturing sector. Last year over 300 people suffered major injuries and over 1,100 were off work (following an accident) for more than 3 days.
The new website aims to make it easier for workers, supervisors & managers to fully understand the risks they may face and learn how to deal with them. The site includes lots of new information, including woodworking machine demonstration videos & advice on best practice.
There is also a selection of Woodworking Information Sheets (WIS) the Safe use of woodworking machinery Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) and other information that can be downloaded for free.
There is also a selection of Woodworking Information Sheets (WIS) the Safe use of woodworking machinery Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) and other information that can be downloaded for free.
HL: Homeless Pages, produced by Homeless Link, is the leading source of publications & research on homelessness in the UK. First established in 1998, it now has many new features & easy access to all the latest information about homelessness.
Homeless Pages helps people working to tackle homelessness understand the issues and offer the best services to homeless people. It ensures they have easy access to the latest published information & research on a whole range of issues relevant to homelessness.
The website also helps organisations to share their publications & research to have impact on the widest possible audience. HP is supported by the Communities and Local Government (CLG) and CRASH, the construction industry's charity to help homeless people.
The website also helps organisations to share their publications & research to have impact on the widest possible audience. HP is supported by the Communities and Local Government (CLG) and CRASH, the construction industry's charity to help homeless people.
HSE: All the information landlords need to meet their legal duties on domestic gas is now available in one place with the launch of a new website. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE), with support from the National Landlords Association (NLA), has launched the new microsite as a one-stop-shop to help landlords understand what they should be doing to keep tenants safe in any properties they let.
The website breaks down the information into easy to use sections including repair & maintenance, annual gas safety checks & record keeping, as well as giving answers to frequently asked questions.
There are over 6m rental properties in the UK and an estimated 14m people living in them. In 2008/09 15 people died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning associated with domestic gas appliances, due mainly to gas appliances having been badly fitted or poorly serviced.
There are over 6m rental properties in the UK and an estimated 14m people living in them. In 2008/09 15 people died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning associated with domestic gas appliances, due mainly to gas appliances having been badly fitted or poorly serviced.
Press release ~ HSE: Landlords' responsibility for gas safety ~ Related press release ~ Additional related press release ~ Gas safety FAQs - home owners ~ Gas Safe Register ~ National Landlords Association (NLA)
WAG: 1,000 Lives Plus, a new 5 year programme to improve patient safety & reduce avoidable harm across NHS Wales has been launched. Good practice developed as part of the Campaign, which includes eliminating hospital acquired pressure ulcers & improving rapid response to acute illness, will now be spread throughout Wales. The programme will introduce new ways of working for health organisations to adopt, including:
* Providing better rehabilitation following a stroke
* Preventing Acute Coronary Syndrome
* Speedier recovery after surgery
* Reducing falls in the community
* Better treatment for depression
* Improving care for dementia sufferers
* Improving maternity services
Press release ~ WAG: Health Services ~ NHS Wales ~ 1,000 Lives Plus Campaign ~ World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist
LLUK: Through consultation with stakeholders and the relevant community of practice, Lifelong Learning UK have produced an application guide that defines the skills, knowledge & understanding that any teacher, tutor or trainer will need to support the development of employability skills in their learners. The application guide focuses on the 4 personal skills required of learners to progress in the world of work.
HSE: Asbestos surveys are only effective if competent surveyors are employed to do them...That is one of the key messages being promoted at roadshows to help explain new guidance devised for those responsible for managing the risks from asbestos.
'Asbestos: The survey guide' (Ref: HSG264) which was published by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in January 2010 is aimed at those who commission asbestos surveys, the surveyors who carry them out and those who use them such as architects and demolition or removal contractors.
A number of successful road shows, attended by surveyors and health & safety professionals have already taken place, with further events scheduled for Cardiff (19 May 2010), Birmingham (16 June) and London (30 June). For more information contact Louise Hall call 01332 250713 by e-mail louise.hall@bohs.org.
Press release ~ 'Asbestos: The survey guide' (Ref: HSG264) ~ British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) ~ Asbestos Testing and Consultancy (ATaC)
Newswire – AC: The Audit Commission's new National Indicator information portal is now available. It provides you with quick & easy access to all the information you need about the National Indicators. Using it you can:
* search for & view the indicators
* create your own guidance documents
* find out about the latest definitions & clarifications
* get answers to frequently asked questions
