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The article focuses at Fee for Intervention (FFI) scheme introduced by Health and Safety Executive of Great Britain for industries is a contravention of health and safety law, or material breach, is discovered during inspections. It states that introduction of FFI was met with concern by industry as organizations feared that it would be used to generate revenue through corruption. It mentions that FFI provides an incentive to improve health and safety management and consistent application.

The article reports on the call of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for engineering firms to avoid cut down on spending on health and safety during the recession in Great Britain. HSE Chairman Judith Hackitt has expressed concerns that cutting spending on health and safety may cause bigger problems for companies when accidents happen. According to the article, HSE is launching a new strategy aimed at promoting a campaign on health and safety.

The article focuses on the guidelines that ensure older industrial complexes will continue to operate safely in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive will produce the guidelines through a research that will assess the integrity of ageing process plants. The research will identify and prioritise the issues that are associated with ageing plants.

The article reports on the call of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the offshore industry to invest more to lessen the number of hydrocarbon releases in Great Britain. It states that hydrocarbon releases are leaks from rig equipment and pipelines, and they are often considered as a precursor to a major accident. HSE says that it had already released warnings in its "Key Performance Programme Three."

The article reports on the warning issued by the Health and Safety Executive against unguarded machinery in engineering firms in Great Britain. The issue became critical after a bakery employee named Munaf Adam slipped and eventually damaged his three fingers which were dragged into the unguarded rollers of a machine. HSE inspector Alex Farnhill, who visited the accident site, claimed that the incident could have been entirely avoided if risks and precautions were properly assessed and ensured.

The article reports that Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after three of their workers suffered electrical burns in their construction site in Great Britain. The presiding judge noted that the management system of Skanska has failed because they did not follow the procedure for health and safety. The investigation found that all workers had no experience in working on live and exposed equipment.

The article reports that the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been reminding engineering firms concerning public safety and measures in their factories. Agency inspector Kevin Wilson proposes to eliminate or reduce contact of vehicles and pedestrian by providing physical barriers. Several incidents of injuries have been reported due to insufficient systems in the workplace.

The article informs that Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of Great Britain has warned engineering and manufacturing firms to check safety procedures after increased factory pit accidents. According to John Healy, Investigating Inspector of HSE, the consequences of falls from ground level into pits can be every bit as serious as falls from height.

The article reports on the British Health and Safety Executives' (HSE) call on operators of large tanks containing hazardous substances to conduct urgent checks of a certain type of gauge which could result in a tank overfilling. The HSE has received information from the investigation into the fuel depot explosion at Buncefield.

The article reports on the partnership agreement signed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) with the Engineering Employers Federation which is aimed at reducing accidents within the manufacturing sector in Great Britain. The agreement will ensure that all manufacturing companies will have access to health and safety advice and information. Other agreements involved by HSE are also included in the article.

Reports on the success of Health and Safety Executive in prosecuting G&P Machine Shop, after an investigation found that the company's rotating parts of the equipment has injured employee Peter Underwood in Great Britain. Pledge of guilty in breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; Amount of fines imposed to the company.

This article reports that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to launch an enforcement drive on the manufacturing sector in Great Britain to reduce the high number of fatal and serious injuries that occur within the industry. The HSE campaign will see HSE inspectors targeting firms over the next three years to ensure that correct safety procedures are in place for those working with machinery.

Focuses on the guidance published by health care organization of Great Britain Health and Safety Executive to help in tackling the large number of industrial accidents involving power presses. Prime factor responsible for accidents involving power press; Importance of proper inspection, testing and maintenance regime while handling power presses; Advantages of this guidance to press shop managers and supervisors.

Reports on the possible cash crisis at the Great Britain Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Decision to raise the agency's budget below the rate of inflation; Role of HSE in workplace safety; Annual budget of HSE for 2002-2003.