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The REC was invited to take part in the American Staffing Association conference which took place in San Diego last week and which this year ran in parallel to the annual CIETT conference. The event provided an update on global recruitment trends many of which are directly relevant for the industry in the UK.

Figures issued by the HSE today revealed that every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and this number is set to increase.

Secretary of State for Scotland Jim Murphy has given his support to help highlight the importance of the Health and Safety Executive’s Asbestos: The Hidden Killer campaign which is running throughout October and November and aims to reduce the rising death rate by educating today’s tradesmen about the danger that asbestos presents to them.

Read the press release: Secretary of State supports hidden killer campaign launch

Find out how exposure to asbestos has affected the lives of 12 families.

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This report concerns the events of 8 November 2001 at the premises of Corus UK Ltd, Port Talbot, South Wales. The explosion of one of the company’s blast furnaces led to the tragic deaths of three employees and injury of a number of other people. The explosion caused widespread alarm and concern throughout the locality.

The report is available in English and Welsh.

View report

Responding to yesterday's European Parliament decision on the EU Agency Workers Directive, Kevin Green, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s Chief Executive comments: “The UK’s £26.6 billion recruitment industry will be directly affected by the new legislation. Today’s vote is extremely significant as the focus will now shift onto how the Equal Treatment Regulations will be applied in the UK."

Figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive today revealed that every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and this number is set to increase.

View Asbestos: Hidden Killer press release

HSE is running a free workshop for employee representatives to help them better understand their role in managing the causes of work-related stress and protecting employee well-being. The event will be at the Victoria Plaza hotel, London, 25 November 2008.

View stress workshop details

A list of the new publications from HSE Books for September and October 2008 are now available.

View the publications list

HSE is supporting National Stress Awareness Day on 5th November 2008. ‘Don’t Worry Take Action’ is the theme of this year’s International Stress Management campaign. 

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The European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work for 2008-09 will focus on risk assessment. A resource pack is available to download and covers a range of HSE guidance materials on risk assessment including example assessments.

 View the online examples