With 53 deaths and more than 11,000 injuries in 2008/09, construction is one of Britain’s most dangerous industries, and it goes without saying that health and safety should be a key priority for all working in the sector.
News that Lord Young is to go ahead with a review of health & safety for the Coalition Government has been met with mixed reactions
UK Scaffolding industry expected to conform to European Standard BS EN12811-1:2003 from 2011
The CISRS (Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme) has launched two long awaited additions to their card scheme, Basic Scaffold Inspection and Advanced Scaffold Inspection.
A number of enforced changes to the standards for respiratory protective equipment (RPE) have recently taken place. Geoff Hooke from the BSIF explains why the amends have been made and how this will affect users, specifiers and suppliers of RPE
Training budgets on the whole may have been cut but there is still an appetite for health & safety training, provided it is accessible and offers value for money. HSM talks to the key organisations involved in health & safety training about what issues are currently driving the market
PPE should only be a last line of defence. Businesses should deal with any risks at the source, however, where this is not possible PPE plays an essential role in protecting the health & safety of workers.
Initial reactions to the findings of Lord Young’s review into the operation of health & safety laws and the growing compensation culture have on the whole been positive. Some leading stakeholders in the health & safety market offer HSM their views
Everyday,huge amounts of hazardous goods are
transported across the country.However, not all
companies are aware of the complex regulations involved
in this process explains Rhys Davies
Specialist training for drivers
As an official campaign partner for the European Agency
for Safety and Health at Work’s (EU-OSHA) Healthy
Workplaces Campaign,Toyota Material Handling is
promoting the importance of maintenance and safe
maintenance practi
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