newsHealth & Safety Executive to open free conference
A free conference programme organised by the British Safety Council, awaits visitors to Health & Safety North on 7 and 8 October 2015 at the Bolton Arena.
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newsIET warns of the dangers of fake wiring publications
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has urged all electrical professionals to ensure that they are using genuine copies of its current IET Wiring Regulations.
newsLarge fine for disregarding fire safety legislation
Business owners across South Wales are being advised to pay attention to their legal obligations to keep staff, customers and premises safe from fire – particularly those with ancillary sleeping accommodation- after a Cardiff company was fined a total of £28,400 for flouting fire safety laws in relation to an Indian restaurant called The Kismet in the City Road area of Cardiff.
newsTrading Standards warning over silent killer
The Trading Standards Service has issued a warning to consumers after independent tests on CO alarms found that eight out of 10 failed British Standards tests.
newsRoSPA and British Safety Council back DHF’s Gate Safety Week
The growing campaign to confine powered gate accidents to the history books has received a significant boost with the UK’s leading safety charities coming on board.
newsLPG supplier fined following tanker gas leak
An LPG supplier was fined after a large leakage from a tanker caused the emergency services to evacuate 15 people from nearby houses.
newsStress behind one in five workers calling in sick
Stress has forced one in five workers (19%) to call in sick, and 93% of these people say they have lied to their boss about the real reason for not turning up.
articleUnacceptable statistics in the manufacturing sector
On average two workers are injured every day in the manufacturing sector. That means in the last year alone 784 people were injured, with the majority (465) involving moving machinery. Bryan Richards, managing partner and chartered safety and health practitioner at Arinite says that for an industry that directly employs 8.5% of the workforce and 15% of the UK’s gross domestic product this is unacceptable, and expensive: 4.7 million working days were lost in 2013/2014 due to injury. So what can b
newsAlton Towers crash: “human error”
Human error was to blame for the Alton Towers roller coaster crash on 2 June according to the Staffordshire theme park.
newsRugby legend Rory Underwood to speak at Health & Safety Event
Rugby legend and former RAF jet pilot Rory Underwood will be taking to the main Conference Theatre on Thursday 24 March 2016 at the Health & Safety Event, taking place at Birmingham NEC.
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