newsIOSH praises aircraft safety improvements
THE THIRTIETH anniversary of the Kegworth air disaster was on 8 January and IOSH has paid tribute to the aviation industry for subsequently making improvements to passenger safety.
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newsFireplace installers sentenced for illegal gas work
TWO SELF-employed fireplace installers have been handed suspended prison sentences after carrying out unregistered gas work.
newsHSE targeting farm safety
FARMERS ARE being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage workplace risk or face serious penalties.
newsAttitude change needed to prevent another Grenfell
SOME FIRMS in the construction industry must “change their attitude to building and fire safety” to prevent a repeat of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, IOSH has said.
newsGovernment publishes response to Hackitt Review
THE GOVERNMENT will implement all the recommendations outlined in the Hackitt review as part of a tougher regulatory system for building safety.
articleSideways thinking
There are many methods for rescuing workers trapped in confined spaces and Andy Williams gives an insight into the different methods of extraction from a difficult space.
newsHSE reports positive feedback on HCR challenge
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed it recently met with representatives of Oil and Gas UK (OGUK), and the health and safety managers of several of the UK’s offshore producers, to discuss the industry’s plans for improving process safety leadership, audit and assurance.
newsNetwork Rail fined £200,000 after level crossing injury
NETWORK RAIL has been ordered to pay £286,000 in fines and costs following an incident at a level crossing, where a signaller was struck by the crossing gate.
newsCare home admits fire safety breaches
A COMPANY that runs a residential care home in Cheshire has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £13,626 in costs after admitting serious breaches of fire safety regulations.
newsCombustible materials ban on high-rise homes
THE GOVERNMENT is banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes and giving support to local authorities to carry out emergency work to remove and replace unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding.
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