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Welcome to the November issue of e:news from Health & Safety Matters.

This month we want to hear from you if you have any questions about your duties under the REACH Directive. With time running out for pre-registraion of imported and manufactured substances (the closing date is 01.12.08) and even the most experienced safety professionals admit they are baffled by the new regulations, HSM has arranged to put your questions to a member of the UK Reach Compliance team. So if you have something to ask, please email your question by clicking here.The questions and answers will be published in the December issue of HSM.

If you'd prefer some first hand advice, Chemical Conference Live '08 is a brand new conference with the aim of helping companies to address their obligations in relation to handling chemicals. Read the full story below or register here.

Finally if you haven't yet completed the HSM reader survey, there is still time to do so, just click here. This is your chance to influence the future content of the magazine and there is also an ipod touch and some Marks & Spencers vouchers up for grabs.

As always, if you're interested in receiving further details on any of the products or services listed below, please use the free reader enquiry service. Don’t forget to leave contact details and a brief description of your requirements.

Georgina Bisby
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Products and Services

 Chemical Conference Live '08: Register now
A brand new conference taking place at Birmingham City FC on November 26th aims to help employers and managers understand their obligations in protecting workers from hazardous chemicals...

 Acushnet plays safe with Cobamat
Acushnet Europe has recently installed a substantial quantity of Cobamat Inter safety matting from COBA in its UK manufacturing and warehousing facility in St Ives, Cambridgeshire...

 Six million workdays lost in 06/07 due to workplace injury
Ensuring your business operates an effective health and safety programme is essential in preventing costly working practices, explains Croner...

 Innovating respiratory selection
3M, the diversified technology company, has announced the launch of its new range of reusable Ready to Use Respiratory Kits...

 Cirrus Instruments on Parade at London Notting Hill Carnival
Instruments from Cirrus Research, the UK company which specialises in the design and development of noise measurement equipment for health and safety applications, were recently used in the noise monitoring of this years Notting Hill Carnival, London...



 
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 Reduced Carbon Footprint, Savings and Safety Compliance
Is this your organisation’s mantra? If so read on and see how by changing your approach to the provision of training, and embracing technology, you can achieve each of these ambitions...

 Samco awarded prestigious supplier status
There was cheer in the air as Rhyl based protective clothing distributor Samco scooped a deal to be the only supplier in the area to distribute an award winning brand of high visibility clothing...

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Latest News

 Drop in workplace deaths
New statistics published by the HSE reveal a reduction in the numbers of people killed, injured or made ill by work during 2007/08...

 Stress tops list of workers' safety concerns, survey shows
Stress or overwork, injuries and illnesses top the list of workers' safety concerns, according to the TUC's biennial survey of safety reps...



 Dangerous substances list brings new duties for companies
Any organisation supplying items which could contain Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) are advised to take note of a new list published by the ECHA...

 Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 receives Royal Assent
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has welcomed the Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 which received Royal Assent yesterday (16 October 2008)...


 Calls for more action on work-related road safety
RoSPA has welcomed a report from the House of Commons Transport Committee saying that more needs to be done to investigate deaths in work-related road accidents...

 Don't worry, be happy
It's National Stress Awareness day on 5th November and the International Stress Management Association (ISMA) is encouraging everyone to realise how unproductive the worry habit can be...


 Myth of the month: Children need to be wrapped in cotton wall to keep them safe
November's Myth of the Month from the HSE addresses the myth that children should be wrapped up in cotton wool to keep them safe...

And finally

 Gardener ordered to take down barbed wire to protect intruders
A gardener who put up barbed wire around his allotment to protect it from thieves has been told he must take it down in case the intruders hurt themselves...