The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have provided leaflets containing guidance and advice for those within the woodland and forestry industry.
The content of the leaflets, in pdf format, although not compulsory, contain good practice guidance on fire-fighting, de-bogging and safe working practice guidance, when using firewood processors.
Each guidance can be accessed by clicking the relevant link below:
There is also, in pdf format, an HSE best practice guidance on orphaned cylinders in the waste and recycling industries, which can be accessed by clicking the following:
Recently published, is the full offshore health and safety statistics for 2004/05, which can be accessed from the HSE's webpage by clicking the following:
Some of the content within the above report is as follows:
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Graphs plotting injury rates since 1995/96.
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Tables breaking down injuries by type.
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Part of body injured.
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Age of injured person, etc, plus cases of ill health reported since 1998/99.
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Details of reported dangerous occurrences.
Article by Alexandra Johnston
