http://www.hsesro.com/MainMenu.aspxWelcome to the Latest News page. This page displays details of all the latest articles. Visit this page regularly to keep up-to-date and don't forget that you can receive article email notifications whenever new content is added by selecting areas of interest in the My Details page.en-gbCopyright 2004-2005 Health & Safety ExecutiveTue, 27 May 2008 17:03:17 GMThttp://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=190This article lists a selection of recently completed HSE research projects, with links to full details on the Research Project Directory (RPD).http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=191In the majority of offshore emergency scenarios on the UK Continental Shelf the totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft (TEMPSC) as lifeboats are termed, are relied upon as the secondary means for mass evacuation, after helicopters. In this report Serco Technical and Assurance Services has conducted an analysis of the historical development of the TEMPSC, current operational issues that are of concern and the failure modes that are possible in relation to its operation, with regard to the development of realistic performance standards.http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=192Given the potential increase in the number of employees working in the waste and recycling industry, it is reasonable to anticipate that there will be greater exposure to health and safety related hazards, particularly in collecting and sorting waste where human involvement is essential. To reduce the high accident rate within the waste and recycling industry, it is essential to ensure that considerations of health and safety are included in the decision-making process regarding which systems to operate.http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=193The Nanoparticle Occupational Safety and Health (NOSH) Consortium was formed in December 2005 with 16 full and strategic members, including industry, and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE). http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=194Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST) developed a simple and user-friendly software program to evaluate measures for restraining trucks on loading docks.http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=195Traditional approaches to understanding psychosocial job characteristics and well-being have been quite general in that they explore links between general job characteristics such as workload and control on workers in many different sorts of occupations.http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=196The exact cause of back pain is often unclear but back pain is more common in jobs that involve certain tasks, one of which is driving.http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=197On behalf of the Health and Safety Executive [HSE] a programme of experimental work was carried out for a sample of six new concrete breakers.http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=198This study sponsored by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) aimed to document key clinical differences between irritation and sensitisation in the workplace, with a view to potentially arming the clinician with new ways to assess cases of work-related respiratory disease.http://www.hsesro.com/View_Article.aspx?id=200NewsIn the last quarter, Horizon Scanning staff have been assisting with HSE's series of science planning workshops and horizon scanning data have been used to aid forward thinking in formulating research plans.Forthcoming activities include a scenario workshop for the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) in April 2008 and we have had a talk accepted for the BOHS conference in May.