newsConsultants register coming soon
A new UK scheme to accredit health and safety consultants is to be announced at the beginning of September…
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newsBodyshop workers unaware of asthma risk
Bodyshop workers are being encouraged to do more to protect themselves when paint spraying, as new research suggests that some are still putting themselves at risk of developing asthma…
newsCompetition launched to praise small business health and safety
Health and safety professionals who work with small businesses across the UK are being given the opportunity to win £1,000 prize and a free pass to the largest health and safety exhibition…
newsElectricity industry launches safety initiative
Plans have been launched to make the UK electricity industry a world leader in health and safety.
newsGovernment urged to protect workers health and safety in uncertain times
The Government needs to be clearer on how a drive to cut red tape combined with spending cuts will not put people at greater risk of injury or illness at work, a leading health and safety body said today…
newsLorry drivers’ safety a priority in treacherous weather conditions
Haulage and distribution companies should take care of workers who will be driving on the roads in treacherous weather conditions – a leading health and safety body for professionals has urged…
newsPoor work-life balance sees one in three UK relationships suffer
Nearly one in three people in the UK have been in a relationship that has suffered because of work pressures, according to a poll released by a leading health and safety body today (Thursday 10 January 2011)…
newsIOSH project enhances submariner safety
Hazardous industry experts from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health have recently played a part in improving submarine safety…
newsCompetition to celebrate eureka thinking launched
Innovators whose brainwaves have helped to improve health & safety for small businesses are being urged to shout about their achievements.
articleHealth and Safety Made Simple
A worker loses three fingers in a machine at a paper works Another breaks his back and fractures his skull after falling from a roof while replacing cement sheets. And an elderly resident’s possessions become contaminated with asbestos during renovation work at sheltered housing.
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