newsEssex construction firm in court for health and safety breach
An Essex construction firm has been fined for failing to provide adequate sanitation facilities for its workers.
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newsNeal Stone appointed acting chief executive of the British Safety Council
The chair of the Board of Trustees, Lynda Armstrong OBE, has announced senior management changes at the British Safety Council.
newsIAM calls for traffic education to become part of the National Curriculum
Road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), has called for traffic education to become an integral part of the National Curriculum, in an effort to cut the numbers of young people killed and injured on UK roads.
productOne million hour landmark
A team from Hertel, the multi-discipline construction and maintenance services company, at the Drax Power Station, near Selby in Yorkshire, has completed one million hours of incident-free working.
productSurge in sales
Easilift Loading Systems has reported an exceptional end to 2014 with impressive final quarter order intake and profitability capping a year during which the UK loading bay and industrial door specialist has experienced sustained growth.
productCFTS board appointment
Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) – the body responsible for developing and administering the materials handling industry’s national accreditation scheme for Thorough Examination – has appointed Steve Stewart, Crown Lift Trucks’ managing director of UK operations, to its board.
newsFirm in court after worker loses arm
A Powys firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a woodworker had his right arm severed while clearing sawdust from underneath a circular saw.
newsBOHS: “Worker health protection is an international human rights issue”
BOHS, The Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, has welcomed a new Corporate Human Rights Benchmark that will assess and rank the human rights performance of international companies, and urged employers to recognise worker health protection as a fundamental human rights issue in assessing their global supply chains.
newsFirm in court after worker paralysed in roof fall
An East Lothian firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker was left paralysed when he fell almost four metres through a fragile rooflight.
newsFurniture company prosecuted over worker’s injury
A Rutland company which manufactures children’s bedroom furniture has been fined after a machine operator suffered serious hand injuries in a makeshift vacuum cleaner.
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