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HSE Moves Ahead with its Tower Crane Regulations |
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HSE board has decided to introduce a statutory
tower crane register after a comprehensive
public consultation, in which the opinions of
trades unions, construction contractors and
other stakeholders were taken into account. The
consultation went on for three months, and the
register is now awaiting ministerial approval.
About 100 responses were received by HSE from
different interested groups during the
consultation.
By April 2010, the new regulations will be
implemented officially and they will cover all
cases related to tower cranes that are deployed
in construction sites.
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Source:
www.healthandsafetynews.co.uk
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Chart Focus: DuPont Process Safety Management (PSM) metrics
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DuPont Process Safety Management (PSM)
metrics indicate a correlation between a
mature PSM system and a reduction in
incidents within the DuPont operating
environment.

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Source:
DuPont Safety Resources
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Agriculture safety campaign scoops top award |
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A campaign
urging farmers to 'Make the promise. Come
home safe' in a bid to reduce the high rate
of death and injury in the sector, has won a
prestigious marketing award.
The Health and Safety Executive's campaign
scooped Gold in the 'business to business'
category at the Direct Marketing Awards in
London (9 December).
To date, the campaign has
persuaded 15,000 farmers to 'make the
promise' to take more care at work.
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Source: www.hse.gov.uk
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