newsA BUILDINGS material manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) after repeatedly using vibrating tools above the recommended limits; and a second worker sustained electrical burns in a separate incident.
newsGRANVILLE OIL & Chemical Company Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered chemical burns to both arms and one leg.
newsA MAJOR cinema chain was fined £750,000 at Birmingham Crown Court for breaching health and safety legislation at its Star City theatre in Nechells, which led to a cinema-goer’s death.
productDISPERSED WORKFORCES have been around for a long time, but now are starting to appear much more frequently. A dispersed workforce also presents challenges, and specifically the way in which companies fulfil their responsibility to protect their employees’ health and safety.
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.
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