newsVital equipment for safer roads
NEW GADGETS have been introduced to help slash the time taken to move a stranded vehicle out of a live line to safety on motorways or major A roads.
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productInvest in yourself in 2022
IF YOU are looking to progress your career in health and safety this year, take the first step now and become a member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health – or IOSH for short.
newsPolice Scotland fined £100k for fatal safety failure
THE OFFICE of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland has admitted health and safety failings which led to the death of a 25-year-old woman.
news£300k fine after sulphur dioxide exposure
A FOOD manufacturing company, based in Holbeach Lincolnshire, has been fined after employees were exposed to sulphur dioxide (SO2) gas released as a result of poor planning and unsafe systems of work during the commissioning and operation of a new potato processing line.
newsHSE updates guidance on work-related road risk
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE), working in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT), has published updated guidance on work-related road risk (WRRR) for employers and workers.
newsBSC responds to RCN sharp injuries survey
BRITISH SAFETY Council welcomes the publication of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) survey results on sharps injuries in 2020. The results reveal that sharps injuries have increased by 50%. In 2020, 15% of survey respondents said they had suffered a ‘sharps injury’, compared to 10% in 2008.
news£600k fine following death of young forklift driver
A PAPER recycling company has been fined £600,000 following the death of a 20-year-old agency worker who suffered fatal crush injuries at a plant in Crayford, London.
newsNew virtual CSCS card will improve safety
THE CONSTRUCTION Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has launched a virtual card and new app.
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newsTriple fine after construction worker dies
THREE CONSTRUCTION companies have been fined after a worker suffered fatal injuries while demolishing a two-storey building in preparation for a development project.
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