newsScissor lift safety warning following fatal overturns
Users of certain types of scissor lifts are being advised to make daily safety checks after five people were killed in three separate incidents when they overturned…
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newsClearing snow and ice yourself – guidance published
What are your rights and responsibilities on clearing snow and ice from public areas? Some new guidance from DirectGov offers tips and advice..
newsBT sentenced following fatal ladder fall
Communications company BT has been fined £300,000 following the death of a worker who fell from a ladder while carrying out installation works…
newsFoam firm fined after worker injured
A Derbyshire foam manufacturer has been sentenced after a lorry driver’s back was broken when a pile of insulating board fell on him at the firm’s premises in Stoke on Trent…
newsInjuries and fatalities at work fall but more work to be done to protect workers’ health
New figures released by the HSE today confirm that Britain has the lowest rate of fatal occupational injuries in Europe and one of the lowest levels of work-related ill health…
newsWorker’s friend injured helping out in workshop
A family friend who offered to help out in a workshop in Batley was severely injured when her arm was dragged into a rotating machine tool…
newsConsultants register to be launched
A new national register of occupational safety consultants will be set up to help employers access good quality, proportionate advice, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed…
news’20 minute’ risk asessment for low hazard workplaces
A new online risk assessment will help cut back the time it takes to weigh up the hazards in offices to just 20 minutes…
newsOffshore safety ‘not good enough’
The offshore oil and gas industry has been warned about its safety record as new statistics show increases in major injuries and unplanned hydrocarbon releases…
productEmphasis on ensuring asbestos surveyors are qualified for the job
Asbestos surveys are only effective
if competent surveyors are
employed to do them. That is one
of the key messages being promoted in
new guidance devised for those
responsible for managing the risks from
asbestos.
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