Safety Health Practitioner http://www.shponline.co.uk Health and Safety topics en-us http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 2005 CMP Information Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:37:19 EST 240 Safety Health Practitioner http://www.shponline.co.uk Guidance: Safe storage in the energy sector http://www.shponline.co.uk/article.asp?pagename=news&article_id=9826 New guidance on the engineering of storage tanks for liquefied gas has been published by the Engineering Equipment &amp; Materials Users’ Association (EEMUA).<br><br> Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Free information: Managing risks in health care http://www.shponline.co.uk/article.asp?pagename=news&article_id=9825 <a name="" target="" classname="" class="" href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/news/hesmag-etui"></a>The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has recently updated the <a style="color: #0033FF;" name="" target="" classname="" class="" href="http://osha.europa.eu/en/sector/healthcare">health-care section on its website</a> to include a broader variety of good-practice information.<br><br> Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Free information: new association for small-business owners http://www.shponline.co.uk/article.asp?pagename=news&article_id=9811 A new organisation aimed at helping owners of small firms, including health and safety consultancies, grow their companies as Britain starts to recover from the recession was recently launched. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Employers warned not to cut corners with tower-crane examinations http://www.shponline.co.uk/article.asp?pagename=news&article_id=9810 In advance of the coming into force of the Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 on 6 April, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is warning employers to ensure that thorough examinations of tower cranes are undertaken only by genuinely competent personnel. &#8232; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Free information: Resources for fleet managers http://www.shponline.co.uk/article.asp?pagename=news&article_id=9809 Road safety charity Brake has published free electronic guidance for fleet managers who want to educate and improve safety for their company drivers. The guidance explains the organisation’s Pledge2DriveSafely campaign, giving practical advice and examples of how managers can use it to affect the behaviour and improve the safety of their drivers. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST