newsCollapsed scaffolding lands £160,000 fine
A SCAFFOLDING company has been fined for safety failings after scaffolding collapsed on to a street in Maidenhead while it was being dismantled.
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newsLorry drivers must have welfare facilities, says Unite
UNITE IS calling on MPs and councillors to ensure that decent welfare facilities are installed at all lorry parks built in the county, to manage transport delays as a result of the UK’s transition deal with the European Union ceasing at the end of December.
newsPortland Scrap Metal fined for keeping waste vehicles
THE DORSET firm disputed the vehicles were end-of-life when they entered the site but admitted breaching the enforcement notice after ignoring several warnings.
newsHSE releases Britain’s annual injury and ill-health statistics
STATISTICS RELEASED by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that Great Britain is still one of the safest places in the world to work with the lowest number of deaths on record.
newsThird of workers fear catching Covid-19 at work
MORE THAN one-in-three (35 per cent) workers have an active concern about the transmission of Covid-19 in their workplace – with low-paid workers most likely to be worried, but least likely to raise concerns or see their complaints resolved – according to new Resolution Foundation research.
newsBrewery fined for caustic discharge
A DUNBAR brewery company was fined £10,000 after admitting discharging caustic effluent into a sewer which caused damage to a waste water treatment works.
articleSign of the times
Lost time injuries are the principal benchmark of a company’s safety performance. Here Danny Adamson looks at the signage recommended for warehouse sites, and how this can be used to both safeguard and promote health and safety awareness amongst workers.
newsHSE undertaking Liverpool COVID-secure spot inspections
HEALTH AND Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors and Sefton Council’s Environmental Health Officers have been conducting spot checks and inspections on businesses from all different sectors in the area to check they are following government guidelines.
newsFire Industry Association announces Portal for EWS-1 Forms
IN CONSULTATION with MHCLG and in collaboration with RICS and other stakeholders including lenders and insurers, The Fire Industry Association has developed a unique portal that will provide a central readily-accessible location for EWS-1 forms.
productDecontaminate shared items safely
AS THE pandemic continues to affect our lives, and the increase in disposables becomes an increasing environmental problem with shocking statistics about the number of waste facemasks now in the oceans with a damming report from the World Economic Forum.
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