News - December 2011

World news round-up

30th December 2011

HSE issues workplace safety warning

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called for companies in Scotland to improve their strategies such as those involving process safety ...

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29th December 2011

Awareness of workplace safety in Vietnam 'must be increased'

Workplace safety awareness needs to be improved in Vietnam, with some firms in the country hiding the fact there have been accidents. This is ...

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28th December 2011

Health and safety problems 'due to lack of training'

Health and safety problems in the UK can be attributed to a lack of training. This is according to St John Ambulance, which called for more people to ...

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23rd December 2011

Nuclear regulation in India criticised

Nuclear regulation in India has been criticised for allowing vested interests to profit from the industry in the Asian nation. According to Dr ...

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22nd December 2011

Revamp for construction sector health and safety

The construction sector's health and safety regulations are set to be updated in the new year. CITB-ConstructionSkills is preparing to introduce ...

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21st December 2011

Minister opposes takeover of offshore petroleum regulation

A takeover of the regulation of the offshore petroleum industry in Australia has been opposed by a minister. The Western Australia mines minister ...

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20th December 2011

Chemical industry 'needs protection from regulation'

The chemical industry in the UK should be protected from over-regulation in order to foster the growth of the sector, one newspaper has argued. The ...

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19th December 2011

Businesses 'yet to benefit from health and safety law changes promise'

Companies in the UK are still waiting to see any impact from the coalition government's promise to reduce health and safety laws. According to ...

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16th December 2011

Pipeline safety bill 'an important step'

Fuel pipeline safety has taken an important step with the approval of a new bill in the US. According to representative Rick Larsen, who has helped ...

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15th December 2011

Safety 'an afterthought' for oil industry ahead of BP Deepwater spill

A new report has claimed oil companies were more focused on production than safety ahead of the BP Deepwater spill. Macondo Well - Deepwater Horizon ...

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14th December 2011

Chinese cabinet endorses draft safety rules for nuclear projects

The Chinese government may have taken a step towards investing in nuclear power after it endorsed a set of draft safety rules for the sector. Zhao ...

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13th December 2011

Tougher safety rules on fuel pipelines approved

Tougher safety rules on fuel pipelines could be set to be introduced in the US after proposals were passed by legislators. The Senate is expected to ...

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13th December 2011

Chemical spill leads to evacuation at hospital

Patients had to be evacuated from a hospital in Australia due to a chemical spill at the location. Emergency procedures at the Royal Hobart Hospital ...

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12th December 2011

Oil spill caused by sinking tug boat

The sinking of a tug boat in the US has led to an oil spill in San Francisco Bay. It was found that the decommissioned 205-foot Tug Tiger, which was ...

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12th December 2011

Process safety management changes 'effective immediately'

Process safety management changes in the US have come into effect immediately and chemical plant operators have been informed there is no expiration ...

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9th December 2011

Chemical leak at US plant caused by ball valve

An employee from a nearby company was treated for high blood pressure after a chemical leak at a plant in the US. No people were hurt at Osmose ...

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9th December 2011

Meat factory fined over process safety management

A meat processing plant in the US has been fined over process safety management failings. Cargill Meat Solutions has been ordered to pay fines ...

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8th December 2011

Call for patience issued as Rena continues to leak oil

A call for patience has been issued by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) as the stricken Rena ship continues to leak oil into the sea. MNZ national on scene ...

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8th December 2011

Investigation launched into chemical spill

A chemical leak that resulted in dangerous materials flowing into a river in Wales has led to an investigation being launched into the matter. The ...

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7th December 2011

Plant resumption halted by leak

A chemical company has been forced to halt production at a plant as a result of a leak. Orica had to shut down its Kooragang Island facility in ...

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7th December 2011

Gas leak leads to council fine

A carbon monoxide leak has led to a council being fined thousands of pounds. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council was ordered by Fenton ...

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6th December 2011

Work to block toxic chemical spill 'a success'

Work to block a toxic chemical spill in the US has been a success. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spokesman Matthew Allen confirmed yesterday ...

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5th December 2011

Health and safety failures 'costs £20bn annually'

A new report on health and safety has pointed out accidents in the workplace cost UK companies as much as £20 billion collectively every year. ...

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2nd December 2011

OSHA launches new process safety management scheme

The Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) in the US has revealed it is to launch new methods of investigation for process safety ...

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1st December 2011

Risk assessment 'would have prevented worker's death'

A Pontllanfraith company has been fined £5,000 as a result of an accident that led to the death of a member of staff. Gareth Young, a ...

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