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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[HSE holds consultation on its ]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[The <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/dvds.html" target="_self">Health and Safety</a> Executive (HSE) is holding a meeting in Bristol which will help determine the organisation's future direction. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 8, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Companies and director to face ]]></title>
              <link><![CDATA[http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/news/construction/companies_and_director_to_face_20_charges_over_accident]]></link>
              <description><![CDATA[Three companies and a director will face prosecution over the <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/dvds.html" target="_self">health and safety</a> breaches which led to a workers death in 2006. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 8, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Reducing health and safety spend ]]></title>
              <link><![CDATA[http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/news/risk_assessment/reducing_health_and_safety_spend_'endangers_staff']]></link>
              <description><![CDATA[If businesses reduce the amount of money they spend on <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/dvds.html" target="_self">health and safety</a> measures they will be endangering their staff, an expert asserts. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 8, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Peter Ernest Homes pays GBP ]]></title>
              <link><![CDATA[http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/news/construction/peter_ernest_homes_pays_gbp_6,500_after_accident]]></link>
              <description><![CDATA[A construction firm has been fined &#163;5,000 after an <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/Safety_Products_Accident_Investigation_DVD_51.html" target="_self">accident</a> at one of its sites in the town of Southsea. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 7, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Laing O'Rourke fined GBP 80,000 ]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A leading contractor has been fined &#163;80,000 after an <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/Safety_Products_Accident_Investigation_DVD_51.html" target="_self">accident</a> at the Liverpool One site. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 7, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[HSE launches RCS campaign ]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A new campaign to raise awareness of the <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/dvds.html" target="_self">health and safety</a> issues surrounding the use of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) has been launched. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 7, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Manual handling accidents 'can occur ]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/Watch_Your_Back_-_Manual_Handling_in_your_Workplace.html" target="_self">Manual handling</a> incidents can occur at any place of work and are the most commonly reported <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/Safety_Products_Accident_Investigation_DVD_51.html" target="_self">accident</a>, an insurance group asserts. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 6, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Baggage handling 'should be automated' ]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Airport baggage handling should be mechanised as much as possible if <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/Watch_Your_Back_-_Manual_Handling_in_your_Workplace.html" target="_self">manual handling</a> injuries are to be minimised, a new report asserts. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 6, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Ignoring health and safety will ]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Those businesses which do not take their <a href="http://www.safetymedia.co.uk/acatalog/dvds.html" target="_self">health and safety</a> responsibilities seriously could face a difficult time during the credit crunch, an expert asserts. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 6, 2009</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Company owner 'to be prosecuted ]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[The owner of a company is to go on trial following an investigation into the death of one of its employees, possibly caused by infringements of health and safety regulations. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>January 5, 2009</pubDate>
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