Safety alerts and notices archive
| Date | Topic | Bulletin No | Industry |
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| 02/2022 | Maintenance of industrial uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems | CEMHD1 – 2022 | Industrial UPS systems |
| 01/2022 | Offshore cranes | ED 01 – 2021 | Offshore oil and gas |
| 10/2021 | Wheeled loading shovels | EPD1 - 2021 | Waste and recycling |
| 09/2021 | Lubrication of circuit breakers | STSU2 - 2021 | All duty-holders with responsibilities for operation and maintenance of High Voltage (HV) and Low Voltage (LV) circuit breakers (excluding LV MCCB’s and MCB’s) |
| 05/2021 | Catastrophic failure of marine loading arm | CEMHD1-2021 | Export and import of dangerous chemicals – Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Offshore oil and gas Ports and logistics |
| 02/2021 | Failure of a road tanker pressure/vacuum relief valve | CEMHD2 – 2020 | Export and Import of dangerous chemicals (PIC), Offshore oil and gas, Ports and logistics |
| 09/2020 | Failure to detect dangerous gas/vapour due to incorrect specification of sample tube | CEMHD1 – 2020 | Personnel specifying and selecting devices for measuring concentrations of flammable and toxic gases Chemical processing and production |
| 06/2020 | Use of face masks designated KN95 | STSU1 – 2020 | All industry |
| 05/2020 | Air suspension systems on vehicles | EPD1 - 2020 | Those carrying out or responsible for work on vehicles with air suspension systems. This includes motor vehicle repair workshops, the roadside repair and recovery industry and customer sites where this work is undertaken. |
| 10/2019 | Use of gas-fired oven cleaning equipment inside vehicles | FOD1 - 2019 | Suppliers, installers and users of gas-fired (LPG) oven cleaning equipment provided inside vehicles. |
| 08/2019 | Catastrophic rupture of dead-leg pipe-work | CEMHD2 – 2019 | Operators of Process Plant (and associated inspection bodies) which may have pipe-work dead-legs on toxic, flammable, dangerous to the environment or other critical services. |
| 08/2019 | Safety notice to act as a reminder of the phenomenon of condensate induced water hammer | STSU2 – 2019 | Operators of major pressure systems involving steam, including the following: Chemical processing and production Electricity generation Engineering Food Packaging and processing Gas Metals and Minerals processing and production Manufacturing (general) Nuclear Offshore |
| 08/2019 | Use of ICAR Capacitors in uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems | CEMHD1 - 2019 | All users of industrial uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems including, but not limited to, the chemical industry, energy industry, offshore oil and gas production and other users of high capacity electrical capacitors in industrial equipment. |
| 03/2019 | Platform Lifts (vertical lifting platforms or lifts for people with impaired mobility). Risk of falls from height to employees/workers and members of the public. | OPSD1-2019 | Platform lift maintenance companies. Owners and operators of platform lifts in a range of sectors (eg health and social care, NHS Trusts, public buildings, schools etc) |
| 02/2019 | Change in Enforcement Expectations for Mild Steel Welding Fume | STSU1 – 2019 | All workers, employers, self-employed, contractors' and any others who undertake welding activities, including mild steel, in any industry. |
| 12/2018 | High Temperature Hydrogen Attack: Safe use of carbon steel | CEMHD 2 - 2018 | Chemical processing and production, Manufacturing (general) |
| 12/2018 | Tower Crane, Slew Brakes and Release Mechanism Maintenance | CON2 - 2018 | Tower crane owners and users, maintenance personnel and thorough examiners, Construction, Engineering, Entertainment and Leisure, HID, Manufacturing, Nuclear, Off Shore |
| 11/2018 | BendPak two post vehicle lifts – safety issues relating to locking mechanisms | FOD1-2018 | All users of BendPak two-post vehicle lifts, Motor vehicle repair and associated industries, Suppliers |
| 11/2018 | Revision of Standards for Powered Doors, Gates & Barriers | EPD1-2018 | Architects/specifiers, designers, manufacturers, suppliers, and installers of powered doors, gates and barriers primarily for vehicular use, and those responsible for servicing and maintaining these products in workplaces, car parks and the common areas of shared premises, including residential |
| 07/2018 | Preventing unauthorised access onto scaffolding and other work platforms | CON1 - 2018 | Construction industry; scaffolding companies; scaffolding suppliers |
| 07/2018 | Personnel certification in non-destructive testing (PCN) scheme fraud | CEMHD 1 - 2018 | Oil and Gas (onshore / offshore), Chemical processing and production, Nuclear, Engineering, Manufacturing (general), others |
| 03/2018 | Cylinders manufactured from aluminium alloys HE30/AA6082 and AA6351 and used primarily for gases for underwater breathing apparatus | ED1 - 2018 | Various |
| 10/2017 | Siemens - Maxum II Edition Gas Chromatograph - Safety Features | CEMHD 1 - 2017 | Oil and gas, Chemicals |
| 07/2017 | Track Tensioning incident | FOD2 - 2017 | Various |
| 04/2017 | Catastrophic failure of silo – bolted conical bottom section | STSU1 - 2017 | Various |
| 01/2017 | A-Belco Group, Hadar range of ATEX Lighting products | FOD1 - 2017 | ATEX |
| 12/2016 | Some Ergonomic Issues of DP Vessel Controls | ED3 - 2016 | Offshore |
| 12/2016 | Certain Types of Pool Hall Lighting Systems on Runners | STSU 1 - 2016 | Entertainment and Leisure |
| 11/2016 | Electrolytic Chlorination Units (Electrolysis) in Marine Ballast Treatment Systems | ED 2 - 2016 | Offshore |
| 11/2016 | Offshore Crane Safety Systems | ED 1 - 2016 | Offshore |
| 02/2016 | Use of Barrier Glands in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres to meet IEC 60079:14_2013 (Edition 5) | HID 1-2016 | Chemical Processing and Production Engineering, Warehousing, Offshore |
| 09/2015 | Catastrophic failure of a pipework clamp connector | ED 2-2015 | Offshore Chemical Processing and Production |
| 08/2015 | 'Norfolk Range' large wheeled dry powder fire extinguishers manufactured before 2009 by UK Fire International Ltd | HID 1-2015 | Chemical industry, Offshore industry, Merchant shipping, Nuclear industry, Manufacturing, Mining, Warehousing, Engineering, Metals and minerals processing and production. |
| 07/2015 | Extendable Scaffolding Loading Bay Gate - use of cable ties to secure loose mesh and unsafe means of operation | FOD 2-2015 | Construction sector |
| 05/2015 | Earth Moving Machinery – changes to visibility requirements | FOD 1-2015 | Construction sector |
| 04/2015 | External chloride stress corrosion cracking of stainless steel lokring pipe connectors | ED 1-2015 | Offshore Chemical Processing and Production |
| 12/2014 | Change in classification for detonation cord | HID 5-2014 | Offshore |
| 10/2014 | Tower crane slew brakes | FOD 5-2014 | Crane owners and users, Construction, Engineering, Entertainment & Leisure, HID, Manufacturing, Nuclear, Offshore |
| 09/2014 | Hydraulic injection injury | FOD 4-2014 | Hydraulics engineers, Construction, Quarrying and tunnelling, Engineering, Maintenance and Service personnel |
| 07/2014 | Preventing entrapment in plastics rotational moulding ovens where there is whole body access | OPSTD 1-2014 | Manufacturing (General) Plastics industry - Rotational Moulders |
| 07/2014 | Storage tank external floating roof: the importance of inspection and maintenance to retain buoyancy of the roof structure | HID 3-2014 | All operators of external floating roof tanks storing hazardous substances. |
| 05/2014 | Devices used to reduce operator entrapment and crushing on mobile elevating work platforms | FOD 3-2014 | Mobile Elevating Work Platform manufacturers, owners (hire companies), users and operators, Agriculture, Construction, Engineering, Entertainment and leisure, Manufacturing (general), Others. |
| 02/2014 | Liquid metal embrittlement by mercury in the refining and allied process industries | HID 2-2014 | Refining, Petrochemical and allied industries. |
| 02/2014 | Preventing catastrophic failure of luffing jib tower cranes in high winds | FOD 2-2014 | Tower crane owners and users, Construction, Engineering, Entertainment and Leisure, HID, Manufacturing, Nuclear, Offshore |
| 03/2014 | Genie Z135/70 Mobile elevated work platform (MEWP) | FOD 1-2014 Rev 1 | Agriculture, Construction, Engineering, Entertainment and Leisure, Manufacturing (general), Others |
| 01/2014 | Failure of a foot valve actuator on an LPG road tanker | HID 1-2014 | All refining, petrochemical and allied industries using valve actuators in safety critical duties on liquefied gas vessels and road tankers. Includes COMAH, Carriage of dangerous goods, other industries storing and transporting substances. |
| 11/2013 | Sizing of latex neck seals used with diving equipment | HID 3-2013 | Diving |
| 11/2013 | Use of chain flail/non standard cutting attachments on brush cutters | OPSTD 1-2013 |
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| 10/2013 | Chloride induced stress corrosion cracking of stainless steel thermowells | HID 2-2013 | All operators of major accident hazard plant |
| 10/2013 | Corrosion in trunnion supports of pipework containing hazardous substances | HID 1-2013 | All operators of major accident hazard plant |
| 07/2013 | Electrical safety - inflatable blower fans | FOD 3-2013 | Entertainment and Leisure industries, Inflatable equipment industries and service Inspectors/personnel, Schools and education, Catering and Hospitality |
| Construction, engineering, demolition, lift industry and CDM duty holders |
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| 04/2013 | Risks to occupiers from the installation of modular, stone and artificial stone fireplace surround | FOD 2-2013 | Construction and retail |
| 01/2013 | Warning to offshore industry on blocking of data communications in dynamic positioning systems | OSD 1-2013 | Suppliers of dynamic positioning (DP) systems, operators of offshore installations, marine classification societies, verification bodies and marine consultancies - Offshore oil and gas, Diving, Offshore, Others marine. |
| 11/2012 | Risk of carbon monoxide release during the storage of wood pellets | OPSTD 3-2012 |
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| 10/2012 | Warning to offshore industry on possible failure of fire resistant composite deck gratings | HID 2-2012 | Offshore industries |
| 09/2012 | Management of the risks from legionella within water systems | HID 1-2012 | Any employer who uses water systems including hot and cold water systems and spa pools where a reasonably foreseeable risk from legionella may exist. |
| 07/2012 | Management of the risks from legionella in cooling towers and evaporative condensers | SID 2-2012 | Any industry sector which uses cooling towers or evaporative condensers |
| 07/2012 | Hooped ladders and the use of personal fall-arrest systems | CCID 1-2012 | Any industry sector which uses hooped (aka caged) ladders |
| 03/2012 | Vertical lifting platforms or lifts for people with impaired mobility | OPSTD 2-2012 | Health and social care providers, NHS Trusts / Boards, hospitals, public buildings, schools, care homes, other Catering and Hospitality, Schools and education, Entertainment and Leisure, Retail, Services, Transport |
| 06/2012 | Risk of MSA SavOx units catching fire if the wearer does not follow start up procedures | SID 1-2012 | Mines, Construction, Utilities and Docks |
| 03/2012 | Risks to vulnerable members of the public from falling from height from windows | OPSTD 1-2012 | Health and social care providers, NHS Trusts / Boards, hospitals, public buildings, schools, care homes, other care settings |
| 12/2011 | Provision of key clinical information on laboratory specimen request forms | HID 5-2011 | Health Services (Health & Social Care Sector). The Notice is of particular relevance to medical staff within organisations that provide specimens from patients to laboratories for testing. |
| 12/2011 | Use of mobile phone "Expert XP-Ex-1" in potentially explosive atmospheres | OPSTD 4-2011 | Suppliers and users of mobile phone "Expert XP-Ex-1" from Intrinsic Safety specialists, Netherlands. Those controlling sites with potentially explosive atmospheres. |
| 11/2011 | Mobile crushing plant - unintended movement of tracks | FOD 4-2011 | Quarries, Mining, Construction, Demolition, Waste and Recycling and Others. |
| 09/2011 | Preventing inrushes at underground mines | HID 4-2011 | Mining |
| 08/2011 | HSE issues gas detector safety alert | HID 3-2011 | Offshore, Gas and Mining Industries & users of Status Scientific portable gas detector type 'Mentor PGD2' |
| 06/2011 | HSE warns of dangers of diving for shellfish following two recent tragedies | HID 1-2011 | Diving |
| 05/2011 | Risks to users from firewood processing machines | OPSTD 2-2011 | Users, manufacturers and suppliers of firewood processing machinery, arboriculture, forestry, agriculture. |
| 02/2011 | Jacking of flat bottomed storage tanks | HID 2-2011 | Chemical processing and production, Chemicals and downstream oil industries, Construction, Engineering, Warehousing and storage |
| 01/2011 | Powered perimeter gates | OPSTD 1-2011 | Landlord, Commercial owner or facilities manager of property with Powered Perimeter Gates |
| 01/2011 | Overturns of JLG 500RTS scissor lifts | FOD 1-2011 | Owners and operators of JLG 500RTS and 400RTS scissor lifts. Leasing companies; service and maintenance engineers; Construction Industry; competent persons and Inspection Bodies who work with JLG 500RTS and 400RTS scissor lifts and other Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs). |
| 12/2010 | Waterlogic water dispensers with a UV system or WL 3000 Cold only model | OSD 7-2010 | Offshore industry and all users of Waterlogic water dispensers |
| 12/2010 | Gas boilers - flues in voids | OPSTD 10-2010 | Homeowners & tenants of properties with a gas boiler, Landlords (private and social), Managing Agents, Gas industry (Gas Safe registered businesses/engineers; gas appliance manufacturers; gas emergency service providers), Construction (home builders), Services, Local Authorities (Housing). |
| 11/2010 | 'False' engagement of tipping hooks on 'builders' skips | OPSTD 9-2010 | Construction; Manufacturing - general; Transport - Road; Other - Waste and recycling industry, skip hire: site operators, managers and drivers |
| 11/2010 | Deadly explosions during cutting of drums and containers | FOD 8-2010 | Engineering, Motor Vehicle Repair, Manufacturing, Agriculture |
| 11/2010 | Deterioration and failure of cold / frozen food store ceilings | CON 4-2010 | Manufacture/Storage/retail/frozen foods, Construction, Environmental Health Departments |
| 09/2010 | Risks to pedestrians from crushing zones on electrically powered gates - 2 | FOD 7-2010 | Services, Construction, Manufacturing (general) |
| 08/2010 | The dropping of a 9.5 tonne load on an offshore installation as a result of the incorrect manufacture of a 15 tonne Flemish eye crane pennant | OSD 6-2010 | Offshore oil and gas industry, wire rope sling manufacturers |
| 07/2010 | Avoiding trapping/crushing injuries to people in the platform of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) | FOD 6-2010 | Construction, Agriculture, Catering and Hospitality, Ceramics, Chemical processing and production, Engineering, Entertainment and Leisure, Food Packaging and processing, Metals and Minerals processing and production, Manufacturing (general), Retail, Services, Transport (Rail, Road, Air), Warehousing |
| 07/2010 | Risks associated with working on or near lamp columns with non-standard roots during excavation works | FOD 5-2010 | Construction, Gas, Services, Local Authorities and Utilities |
| 07/2010 | Fatality caused by stacked boards collapse | OPSTD 8-2010 | Woodworking and Forestry, Manufacturing (General), Construction, Schools and education, Retail, Warehousing, Local Authority |
| 06/2010 | Safety Alert to operators of "COMAH" oil/fuel storage sites & other storing hazardous substances in large tanks | HID 6-2010 | Chemical and petrochemical processing; Storage and distribution. |
| 06/2010 | Manitowoc Cranes, Potain Tower Cranes - MD, MDT and MR series - Potentially faulty spigots on K600 and K800 mast sections | FOD 4-2010 | Construction, Engineering, Metals and Minerals processing and production, Manufacturing (general), Offshore, Nuclear, Ports, Ceramics, Chemical processing and production, Entertainment and Leisure. |
| 05/2010 | Hydrocarbon leak and fire caused by incorrect seal material used in the assembly of a pipe work clamp connector | HID 5-2010-2 | Offshore oil and gas production industry, Chemical processing and production |
| 05/2010 | Assessment of the adequacy of venting arrangements for cargo oil tanks on FPSO and FSU installations | OSD 5-2010 | Offshore Industry |
| 05/2010 | Rollover risk associated with the use of road vehicles in off-road applications in quarries | OPSTD MS 4-2010 | Quarry Industry |
| 05/2010 | Stress corrosion cracking of beverage mixed gas cylinders | HID 4-2010 | Food and drink manufacture |
| 04/2010 | Failure of pipeline emergency shut-down valve | HID 3-2010 | Offshore Industry |
| 03/2010 | The back-loading and carriage of hazardous oil contaminated bulk cargo on offshore supply vessels | OSD 3-2010 | Offshore Industry |
| 03/2010 | Death prompts telehandler warning | FOD SPG 3-2010 | Agriculture, Construction, Quarries, Food, Manufacturing, Wood, Waste |
| 02/2010 | Scissor lift failure in motor vehicle repair facility | OPSTD MS 2-2010 | Motor Vehicle Repair (MVR), Manufacturing (general); Engineering; Transport (road) |
| 02/2010 | Risks to pedestrians from crushing zones on electrically powered gates | FOD WSW 1-2010 | Gate manufacturers and installers, construction and estates and/or facilities management companies |
| 02/2010 | Handling and storage of large sheet stone slabs | OPSTD MS 3-2010 | Stonemasons, Quarries, Construction sites, Wholesalers and Road Hauliers |
| 02/2010 | Risks to Service users known to self-hoist and transfer using ceiling track hoists | FOD WSW 2-2010 | Services & Health Services |
| 10/2009 | Laptop computer charging trolleys | - | Electrical safety |
| 09/2009 | Failure of scissor lift | - | Construction |
| 08/2009 | Road surface top cutting machines | - | Construction |
| 04/2009 | Skid-steer loader | - | Waste & Recycling |
| 03/2009 | Molten metal explosion | - | Engineering |
| 01/2009 | Explosion protected heaters | - | HID/OSD |
| 05/2008 | Hand-fed platen machine | - | Printing |