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Health & Safety

EU agrees on implementing REACH

The European Commission has welcomed the vote in the European Parliament and the decision by the Environment Council of ministers from EU member states to approve the REACH regulation on chemicals.

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Government has backed tracked on corporate manslaughter

The government’s proposed corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide bill expressly prevents individuals from being held to account, according to a study prepared by Thompsons Solicitors for the RMT union. More >>

England's ban on smoking in public spaces to begin in July

England’s ban on smoking in public places will take effect from 1 July 2007. Patricia Hewitt, health secretary, called the new law “a triumph for public health” and said it would save thousands of lives. More >>

UK enforcers consider creating single body

A consultation is in progress on whether the Health and safety Commission (HSC) should be merged with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to form a single health and safety authority.

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Briefs .....

Steelmaker, Corus, was fined £1.3m last month and ordered to pay costs of £1.4m after pleading guilty of two charges brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of failing to ensure the safety of their employees. Three workers died in 2001 from a blast furnace explosion at its Port Talbot site. More >>

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