A safer future
GAS DETECTION is at the crossroads of safety, sustainability and smarter systems, says Debbie Airey.
GAS DETECTION is at the crossroads of safety, sustainability and smarter systems, says Debbie Airey.
A REDUCTION in the number of people killed by workplace accidents in the UK ‘is no cause for celebration’, says the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
LATEST ANNUAL figures show 124 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain. A decrease of fourteen from the previous 12-month period.
A SURVEY of certified gas installers, conducted by ATAG, found that more than 82% are forced to rectify unsafe installations by unregistered fitters at least once every quarter, with almost half warning that the faulty work poses a serious risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
ARCO HAS become the safety industry’s first participant in the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) carbon reduction model, paving the way towards its net zero aim.
A NOTTINGHAM builder has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his failures resulted in a gas explosion leaving a worker with burns so serious, he has been unable to work since.
A LIVERPOOL motor vehicle repair company has been fined after a car fell from a two-post car vehicle lift onto a worker who was on his break.
NEBOSH HAS appointed Martin Hottass to its Board of Trustees and as the new chair of its Quality Committee.
THE LADDER Association has announced it is embarking on its latest phase of market surveillance activity to check compliance of telescopic ladders bought from the most popular online platforms and dedicated DIY retailers.
WITH AN amber heat health alert issued for parts of England, and temperatures set to top 30 degrees C in some places, the TUC is calling on employers to protect anyone working outdoors who is in the sun and the heat.
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