11 April 2006 - Research Reports and Nuclear Information Within HSE Website

11 April 2006 - Research Reports and Nuclear Information Within HSE Website

Following are the latest research reports within the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Website, which can be accessed from the appropriate webpage by clicking the relevant link:

• RR343 Impact evaluation of the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations 1999

• RR429 - Structural Reliability Framework for floating production, storage and offloading vessels/floating surface units Phase II

• RR437 - The underlying causes of falls from vehicles associated with slip and trip hazards on steps and floors

• RR439 - A review of carbon monoxide incident information for 2003/04

The following HSE reports can be viewed in pdf format by clicking the link:

• HSL/2006/25 - Manual handling in kerbside collection and sorting of recyclables

• Waste and Recycling Vehicles in Street Collection

• Avoiding the risk of infection when working with Poultry suspected of having HPAI

Since the SAP's review in 1992, experience in their use and developments in the nuclear safety field, both in the UK and Internationally, has led to a further need to undertake another revision of all principles.

The HSE have therefore produced, in pdf format, a nuclear draft for publication consultation on SAP's, which can be accessed by clicking the following:

• Safety Assessment Principles for Nuclear Facilities - Draft for public consultation

Article by Alexandra Johnston