newsA LEADING voice from the world of occupational safety and health has highlighted a call made in the House of Commons, this week, for the Government to do more to ensure people with disabilities can work from home as it seeks to tackle labour market shortages.
newsA NEW study by Forbes Advisor finds being a firefighter is the most dangerous job of all, with over 47,000 injuries over the past five years.
productTHE DISABILITY Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) underpins the current fire safety legislation in England and Wales – the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that employers or organisations take responsibility for ensuring that all people, including disabled people, can leave the building they control safely in the event of a fire.
newsTHAMES WATER has been fined £2 million after raw sewage polluted two Oxfordshire streams, killing almost 150 fish. The sewage also flooded a nearby garden.
newsTHOSE RESPONSIBLE for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England have six months from April to register with the new Building Safety Regulator.
articleRecent sentencing highlights individual responsibility. Kevin Bridges takes a look at some of these cases.
articleDr Helen Balmforth explains the benefits of building the world’s first Industrial Safetytech regulatory sandbox for the construction industry.
articleA brief insight into a recent webinar delivered by health and safety law firm, DAC Beachcroft, that focused on the legal lessons you need to learn in the aftermath of an accident in the workplace.
blogRECENT DEVELOPMENTS in digitalisation and connectivity have transformed the way we work, with the potential to make workplaces not only smarter but safer. David Head provides an insight.
newsHIGHLAND HEALTH Board has been fined £180k after the death of a vulnerable 78-year-old man due to a lack of nursing staff.
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