newsIOSH warns against losing focus on building safety
IOSH IS urging the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to maintain its firm commitment to high standards and sustain the momentum behind the industry’s necessary cultural transformation.
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newsEnforcement action taken against director and company
A CONSTRUCTION company director and his firm have been fined after failing to comply with multiple enforcement notices and for failing to suitably plan, manage and monitor construction work.
newsEngineering firm fined after endangering workers
AN ENGINEERING firm in Bedfordshire has been fined £27,200 after poor management of safety put employees at risk of ill-health including dermatitis, asthma and other respiratory conditions.
newsCouncil fined £80k after lamppost hits veteran
GLASGOW CITY Council has been fined £80k after a military veteran sustained life-changing injuries when he was struck by a falling lamppost in the city’s west end in June 2023.
newsBurnout issues highlight urgent need for action
IOSH IS urging employers to take decisive, preventive action on workplace stress, as new data shows almost two in five (39 per cent) young adults aged 18–24 took time off work due to burnout in the past year.
newsFine after workers exposed to harmful gas
A CUMBRIA-based producer of cellulose film packaging has been fined £200k after workers were exposed to harmful hydrogen sulphide gas.
newsUnregistered gas fitter sentenced for illegal work
AN UNREGISTERED gas fitter has been sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work at a house in Torquay that left the property in an immediately dangerous condition.
newsIOSH helps shape European move on asbestos risk
POLICY EXPERTS at the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) have secured key changes to new European Commission (European Union) guidelines for managing asbestos-related health and safety risks at work.
newsConstruction firm fined £60k after worker falls through floor
A CONSTRUCTION company based in the Northwest of England, has been fined £60k after a wall collapsed, knocking an employee through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below.
newsGuidance to protect workers from climate-related risks
NEW INTERNATIONAL guidance designed to help organisations protect workers from current and growing occupational health and safety risks (OH&S) related to climate change has been issued by BSI, as challenges such as extreme heat, flooding and rising pollution affect billions of workers around the world.
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