newsHSE sets out first pieces of legislation to be cut
The HSE has launched a consultation on the first pieces of regulation to be cut following the publication of the Löfstedt review…
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newsMetal firm’s safety flaws exposed after worker crushed
A Rotherham firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after a maintenance engineer was crushed by a 1.5 tonne weight landing on his back…
newsChocolate manufacturer fined over fractured finger
High street chocolate chain Thorntons has been fined after a worker broke her finger while operating a wrapping machine…
newsGlobal manufacturer prosecuted over factory worker’s death
A global manufacturer has been fined £180,000 after a worker was killed at an Andrex factory in Barrow-in-Furness…
newsCouncil fined for carbon monoxide leak at community centre
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has been fined for endangering people’s health after carbon monoxide leaked from a gas boiler at a community centre…
newsWorker’s arm dragged into industrial conveyor belt
A Cheshire factory worker could have lost his arm when it was dragged into an industrial conveyor belt, a court has heard…
newsCall for end to long-term sickness absence
The Government has called for a review of the sickness absence system in Great Britain in order to help combat the £100 billion that working age ill health costs the economy every year…
newsHealth & safety regulation to be cut by half
The Government has announced plans to begin a major cut back of health & safety red tape as early as January…
newsHSE welcomes Lofstedt review
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has welcomed the publication of the Lofstedt review…
newsWorkplace ill health and injury continuing to fall
New figures show the ongoing trend for falls in the number of people injured and made unwell at work has continued…
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