| 1911 |
Government agrees to fund an experimental station
at Eskmeals in Cumberland for the investigation of explosions
in coal mines |
| 1921 |
Establishment of the Safety in Mines Research
Board |
| 1924 |
Acquisition of the Harpur Hill, Buxton site for
mining safety work on a large scale |
| 1928 |
Opening of central laboratories in Portobello
Street, Sheffield |
| 1947 |
Formation of the Safety in Mines Research Establishment
(SMRE) as part of the Ministry of Fuel and Power bringing together
the work at Sheffield and Buxton |
| 1957 |
Opening of new laboratory in Red Hill, Sheffield
to house engineering and metallurgical work |
| 1959 |
Formation of Occupational Medicine Laboratory
(OML), located in Central London |
| 1962 |
Opening of second laboratory in Red Hill, Sheffield
with provision for breathing apparatus studies, general laboratories,
library and conference facilities |
| 1966 |
Formation of Occupational Hygiene Laboratory (OHL)
by the Factory Inspectorate, located in Central London |
| 1973 |
Relocation of the Occupational Medicine Laboratory
and Occupational Hygiene Laboratory to Cricklewood, North London |
| 1975 |
Formation of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
SMRE, OHL and OML merge to form HSE's Research and Laboratory
Services Division (RLSD) to cover work across a wide range of
industrial health and safety topics, RLSD adopts a three laboratory
structure:
• The Occupational Medicine and Hygiene Laboratory (OMHL)
(at Cricklewood, North London)
• The Safety Engineering Laboratory (SEL) (at Sheffield
and Buxton)
• The Explosion and Flame Laboratory (EFL) (at Buxton) |
| 1992 |
Transfer of OMHL from Cricklewood to the purpose-built
Robens Building in Sheffield |
| 1995 |
The restructuring of the three laboratories into
single integrated laboratory, the Health and Safety Laboratory
(HSL). The laboratory becomes an Agency of HSE. |
| November 2004 |
Move to a new, state-of-the-art laboratory on
a single site in Buxton. |
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