newsGrandad dies after fall through unguarded hole
A GRANDFATHER died after falling through a hole in his own bathroom that had been left by workers.
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articleFoundation of future success
Andy Shenstone was appointed chief executive of NEBOSH, the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health, in March 2023. Now, just over a year later, he talks to Health and Safety Matters about his first year in the role and the organisation’s recently launched three-year strategy.
articleLessons in safety – September 2024
In this month’s extended column, Natalie Sherborne discusses inclusivity in the workplace and what we can do as health and safety practitioners to improve this.
newsEmployee sustains serious injuries at HS2 site
AN ENGINEERING firm has been fined after an employee suffered a fractured skull, hip, jaw and pelvis, while working at a HS2 construction site in Hertfordshire.
newsKing’s Speech marks ‘welcome change of pace’
FOLLOWING THE King’s Speech in the House of Lords on 17 July 2024, Peter McGettrick, chairman of the British Safety Council commented, “The King’s Speech marks a welcome change of pace, focusing on measures to deliver real growth, alongside improvements that offer the hopes of happier and healthier lives for all.
newsDirector sentenced following serious injuries to worker
FOLLOWING AN investigation by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), the director of a County Down based construction company, Peter O’Hare, has been fined at Craigavon Crown Court after a worker sustained serious injuries.
podcastHealth and Safety Matters Podcast – Episode 39
EPISODE 39 of the Health and Safety Matters Podcast is now available and features and interview with NEBOSH CEO Andy Shenstone.
newsHousing company fined after worker suffers burns
A HOUSING company based in Kent has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns to his face.
newsEmployee loses finger in bottling machinery
A DRINKS company has been fined £14,000 after a man’s finger was amputated after being caught in bottling machinery.
newsFarming business put employees and public at risk
A FARMING business has been fined for multiple health and safety breaches which placed employees and others at risk over many years, in an attempt to cut costs.
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