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New publications in OHSIS Document Alert June 2006

This list shows a selection of the most important publications identified by OHSIS editors for early inclusion in OHSIS. They are all available in the daily updated Document Alert service. For more information please contact IHS.

British Standards Institution

• BS 8900:2006 Guidance for managing sustainabledevelopment
• BS EN 60950-1:2006 Information technology equipment. Safety. General requirements

Cabinet Office

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  	Latest News Items HSE to get free and easy with publications HSE warns of workplace transport dangers following prosecution of Stafford based manufacturer Survey reveals 50% of UK businesses are still in the dark about fire safety reform IOSH Middle East Branch becomes a reality New injection needle to prevent 100,000 hospital accidents in UK Ireland’s HAS consultation on draft Asbestos Regulations and Dangerous Substances and Preparations Marketing and Use Regulations is now closed NISO appoints new chief executive New edition – HSE’s The Essentials of health and safety at work Health and Safety Authority Annual Report reveals increase in inspection activity EU seat belt rules extended to coaches, lorries, mini-buses Last Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations at the December 2006 Nanotechnology Conference Can you help? Evaluation in to the success of other OH &S regulators use of expert systems overview  Birmingham steel processor fined £150,000 and costs of £20,000 following fatality Massive increase in work related illnesses in Ireland Threats to personal liberty need to be incorporated in government risk assessments – Public Smoking Ban an over-reaction ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) New publications in OHSIS Document Alert
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  Pandemic Influenza - Checklist for Businesses

Department for Communities and Local Government

• FSRA Guide 1 Fire Safety - Risk Assessment – Offices and Shops
• FSRA Guide 2 Fire Safety - Risk Assessment - Factories and Warehouses
• FSRA Guide 3 Fire Safety - Risk Assessment - Sleeping Accommodation
• FSRA Guide 6 Fire Safety - Risk Assessment – Small and Medium Places of Assembly
• FSRA Guide 7 Fire Safety - Risk Assessment – Large Places of Assembly

Health & Safety Commission

• Major Incident Investigation Board - The Buncefield Investigation - Third Progress Report
• HSC/06/49 Results from the Asbestos Consultation and Seeking a Steer on the Way Forward for Asbestos Regulations and an ACoP

Health & Safety Executive

• Proposals for Managing Workplace Transport Risk – A Route Map - Consultative Document Thermal Comfort
• Practical Examples - Advice on Horizontal Swing Car Park Barriers
• Health Monitoring for Back Pain in Drivers of Industrial and Agricultural Vehicles and Plant
• RR 450 Research Report 450: Case Studies that Identify and Exemplify Boards of Directors Who Provide Leadership and Direction on Occupational Health and Safety
• RR 451 Research Report 451: Directors' Responsibilities for Health and Safety - The Findings of Two Peer Reviews of Published Research
• RR 462 Research Report 462: Client/Contractor Relationships in Managing Health and Safety on Projects
• RR 463 Research Report 463: Avoiding Structural Collapses in Refurbishment - A Decision Support System
• RR 467 Research Report 467: The Commercial Case for Applying the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM) - Case Studies

Legislation – Northern Ireland

• SI 2006/1254 (N.I. 9) The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
• SR 2006/204 Health and Safety - Quarries (Explosives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
• SR 2006/205 Health and Safety - Quarries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006