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ETI to Investigate the Safe use of Hydrogen Base Fuels in Power Generatio - Sept 2011
A £2 million project to advance the safe design and operation of gas turbines, reciprocating engines and combined heat & power systems using hydrogen based fuels has been launched by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI.) Through...
'Secret' Peak District Safety Lab Celebrates its Centenary-July 2011
One of the best kept secrets in the Peak District - and British science - is celebrating its 100th birthday. Employment Minister, Chris Grayling and local High Peak MP Andrew Bingham joined key figures from across the science and industrial...
Launch of the Safety Climate Tool - January 2010
Staying safe at work may not be at the forefront of every employee’s mind as they come back from their Christmas break but, with more than 130,000 reported workplace incidents in 2008/9, 180 deaths and almost 5 million working days lost to associated injuries, the issue remains at the top of the agenda for employers.
From Dr to Dame for HSL’s Ion - January 2010
Nuclear expert and government consultant Dr Sue Ion has been made a Dame for her services to science and engineering. Dr Ion, a non-executive board member of the Health and Safety Laboratory....
Waste and Recycling - January 2010
Higher than average sick days among waste and recycling workers. A new report from The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) has revealed an above average sickness absence rate among waste and recycling industry workers.

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