newsA THREE-year-old child was among 27 people killed in agriculture-related activities in the last 12 months, as Britain’s workplace regulator calls for farmers to ‘think differently about safety’.
newsTHE FINDINGS of a new independent study released as part of the annual Dräger Safety at Work report, have highlighted concerns regarding the impact of the current cost of living crisis and financial pressures on safety in UK businesses.
newsTHE LARGEST health board in Scotland has been fined £235,000 after a man took his own life while in its care on 22 January 2020.
newsTATA STEEL UK has been fined £120,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries after being hit in the face with a scaffold pole, causing him to fall backwards.
newsA FAMILY run haulage and storage business, has been fined following the death of a 25-year-old employee at its premises in East Lothian.
productTHE SCOTTISH Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) has adopted a new ‘Call Challenge’ policy whereby it will stop attending automatic fire alarm (AFA) call outs to commercial premises unless a fire has been confirmed. This policy step-change is to reduce unwanted false fire alarms.
productAIRBENCH IS launching a new range of wet filtered downdraught benches.
newsONE HUNDRED and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on 6 July by the Health and Safety Executive.
newsFOLLOWING AN investigation by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), Bennett Management Contractors (GB) Limited and AF Roofing Limited have been fined for breaches of health and safety legislation.
newsAN EAST Yorkshire man received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation and costs, after illegally storing hazardous waste including flooring materials with the appearance of containing asbestos and running an illegal waste site in Aldbrough.
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