newsTHE GOVERNMENT’S relaxation of the rules, earlier this month, for how long lorry drivers can work as a temporary fix for a severe shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) operators, is compromising safety standards and is not the solution to the haulage industry shortage of HGV drivers issue.
newsDräger Marine and Offshore, a division of The Dräger Group, has issued a call for urgent action to be taken to ensure that safety in the UK’s fast-growing renewable energy and carbon capture sectors keeps pace in order to avert a major safety incident.
newsTHE BRITISH Safety Council’s renowned Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit has been revised and updated. It now places greater emphasis on assessing how effectively an organisation manages the combined risks to workers’ health and wellbeing, as well as business resilience and recovery.
newsTHE OFFICE of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its 2020-21 annual assessments of rail safety in Great Britain and of Network Rail’s performance.
newsFOLLOWING GOVERNMENT confirmation that England will move to the final stage of relaxing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on 19 July, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has urged caution around people returning to workplaces.
newsAS WE approach the hottest months of the year, it is key that awareness is raised around the potential dangers of over-exposure to UV radiation, among both employees and health and safety professionals.
newsBRITISH AIRWAYS Plc has been fined following a vehicle collision at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport.
newsA CAR dealership has been fined after two apprentices suffered chemical burns.
podcastEPISODE 18 of the Health & Safety Matters (HSM) podcast is now available and it features an interview with leading health and safety lawyer Rhian Greaves.
newsPROVISIONAL DATA released from the HSE shows that a total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, an increase of 29 from the previous year, though the number of deaths in 2019/20 (113) was low compared to other recent years.
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