newsGate manufacturer fined folliowing safety breaches
A METAL gate manufacturing company has been prosecuted after repeatedly ignoring Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforcement notices.
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productBS8681:2024 – elevating fall protection standards
THE INTRODUCTION of BS8681:2024 marks a significant advancement in fall protection, establishing rigorous competency requirements for personal fall protection equipment and anchor systems.
productEvolution names new managing directors
EVOLUTION, AN, employee-owned electronic security and life safety systems integrator, has appointed Jake Rackham and Mark Corrigan as joint group managing directors.
newsTeen apprentice injured on site
A HOUSEBUILDER has been fined £800k after a teen apprentice was injured when a temporary stairwell covering collapsed.
newsDemolition firm in the dock after worker falls from height
A DEMOLITION company has been fined after a worker fell six metres through a roof opening during a demolition project, suffering serious injuries.
newsComplacency causes 6% increase in pipeline incidents
THERE WERE 284 incidents of workers putting themselves at risk by digging too close to a high-pressure fuel pipeline in 2024, according to Linewatch, the leading pipeline safety awareness group.
productAirBench upgrades wet bench to develop fan and filter efficiency
AIRBENCH HAS released further efficiency upgrades to its market leading WB wet downdraught bench for flammable dusts.
productNew waste management plan boosts sustainability
COBA HAS launched a new waste management initiative aimed at significantly reducing its environmental footprint.
newsBodycams make customers ‘less aggressive’ claim staff
A FUEL and forecourt provider has hailed the rollout of body-worn cameras for staff, with almost three quarters (73%) saying customers are less aggressive now they are in use.
newsHealth and safety workers driven by negative experience
NEW RESEARCH amongst health and safety professionals has found that one fifth chose to work in health and safety after a negative personal incident to either themselves, a colleague or someone they knew.
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