HULL FIRM Moss Tyres Ltd must pay more than £40,000 after an accident in which an employee lost an arm.

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HSM'S NEXT webinar will take place on 12 September at 10:30am and will focus on health and safety data reporting.

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TWO KIER Highways smart motorway projects have worked over one million hours without a reportable injury.

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SITTING AT a desk all day can take its toll. Many of us will be familiar with the feeling that we could be more active, but working 9-5 often means that there’s a lot of time spent sitting, and not a lot of time spent standing or walking. In fact, a UK adult spends an average of 9.5 hours a day sedentary.

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THE LONE Worker Safety Expo Conference returns to London in October after a very successful first year. With expert speakers, interactive workshops and selected exhibitors, this educational event is the one-stop-shop if you need guidance and advice on managing lone working.

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Italy-based Technologia & Ambiente (T&A) has purchased a Falco fixed, continuous photoionisation detector (PID) from Ion Science Italia, as a key component of its Online System for Monitoring Odours Treatment Efficiency (OSMOTREFF).

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LONE WORKERS should be at no greater risk than other employees according to The Health and Safety Executive guidance.

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THE ENVIRONMENT Agency has successfully brought those responsible to account for abandoning nearly 2,000 tonnes of waste at Shaw Road, Dudley in 2016.

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WHEN A fire broke out on site, more than 400 staff were evacuated in less than three minutes from the Hull factory of offsite specialist Walker Modular.

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UNITE, THE UK’s construction union, is calling for the industry to meet the challenges of mental health problems affecting workers directly, after a major report in The Guardian revealed that the flagship Hinkley Point project was having to tackle a wave of mental ill health among its workforce.

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FOLLOWING THE news of the tragic death of customer assistant, Shaun Winstanley, Mind reminds all employers of their responsibility in promoting wellbeing and looking after their employees at work.

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MAJOR CONSTRUCTION projects can play a critical role in improving workers’ understanding of health risks and championing ‘universally high standards’ across the industry, new research suggests.

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A CONSTRUCTION company, Modern Ltd, has been sentenced after a worker fell through a skylight.

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SAFETY CAMPAIGNERS are calling for an increased police presence on the roads to deter people from breaking the law, as a report is launched revealing that drivers feel roads are more dangerous now than they were five years ago.

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THE BUILDING Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 25% increase in the number of noise infringements occurring on construction sites. BSG’s report was the result of 10,000 independent site inspections conducted during the first half of 2019 which compared Q1 with Q2.

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THE TEACHERS' Union has highlighted that asbestos in schools is still not being managed safely, following the publication of the Department for Education’s Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP) Survey report.

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THREE CONSTRUCTION companies have been fined after the director of one of the firms received serious injuries after falling 11 metres when a gust of wind blew him off a roof.

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A construction company has received a £35,000 fine after failing to ensure the safety and welfare of workers on site during the renovation of a property.

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AN £800,000 FUND to reduce workplace discrimination and inequality in Scotland is now open for applications.

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UNITE, THE UK and Ireland’s largest union, has launched an online register to allow workers who have been exposed to silica dust to register their exposure, to assist with potential future legal cases if they experience long term health problems.

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