newsThe inquest this week into the death of Jacob Marx has ruled that significant failures in communication and project management by William Hill and Acean Builders caused the 27 year old lawyer’s death in January 2013.
productMartindale Electric has unveiled the VI1500, part of the industry standard range of voltage indicators, in a bid to extend safe isolation procedures into higher voltage applications.
newsThe owner of a Leicester care home has been fined £100,000 after a vulnerable 85 year old resident died from serious burns.
newsCompanies and individuals could face higher fines for health and safety breaches following a review of sentencing guidelines by the Sentencing Council, writes Peter James, Health & Safety Partner at Plexus Law.
productA UK supplier of security cages has announced the launch of www.securitycagesdirect.co.uk, a new website which is designed to streamline the specifying and buying process for a range of security cages.
newsA Gateshead firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after the roof of a temporary extension at Lynemouth Power Station was blown off in high winds – putting workers and others delivering coal to the site at risk.
newsThe Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning that despite 50 years of seat belt laws, far too many drivers and passengers are still putting themselves and others in great danger by not wearing seat belts.
productAccording to a report by Public Health England, 142 people were hospitalised in the first week of 2015 suffering from influenza.
newsA leading construction firm and a concrete contractor have been fined after a metal frame collapsed at a site in Birmingham, knocking two workers from scissor lift platforms.
newsA building firm and its owner have been sentenced at Preston Crown Court, following an incident in 2011 where a man died as a result of falling through a roof.
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