newsWorker left paralysed by falling tree
A CONTRACTOR from Dorset has been fined after a tree fell onto a forestry worker and left him with life-changing injuries.
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newsSafety charity reveals extent of unreported workplace harm
A GLOBAL safety charity is calling for more regular, tailored health and safety training and better reporting tools after discovering that nearly one in five (18%) workers have experienced harm at work globally.
productJOB VACANCY – part time junior health and safety consultant
BRAVANARK NETWORK Ltd has been an established health and safety consultancy for over 20 years and is now looking to recruit a part time junior health and safety consultant.
newsChemicals firm fined following explosion
A SOLVENTS manufacturer has been fined following an explosion at its factory in the Scottish Borders.
newsExperts call for urgent workplace first aid training
EXPERTS HAVE sounded the alarm for more workplaces to urgently invest in first aid training, with new research* finding one in two people (49%) would feel panicked if they came across a health emergency, due to lack of training.
newsRogue landlord put tenants lives at risk
A LANDLORD has been given a suspended sentence of 26 weeks and electronically tagged for 4 months after putting the lives of her tenants at risk by not maintaining gas appliances at a property in Kent.
newsIllegal working crackdown targets rogue employers
HUNDREDS OF rogue employers across the UK have been targeted by the Home Office during a nationwide weeklong intensive operation into illegal working.
newsVideo footage led to farmer’s conviction
VIDEO FOOTAGE taken by a neighbour captured the moment a farmer allowed one of his grandchildren to illegally ride in his tractor and ultimately led to his conviction.
newsCompany fined after worker died in excavation
A COMPANY has been fined after a man died while working inside an excavation at a construction site in Glasgow.
newsUK records safest year in digging history
THE UK’s safe digging industry saw a record-breaking 3.92 million search enquiries being placed in 2023, meaning more people than ever are searching for underground pipes and cables before they put a digger bucket or spade in the ground, according to Digging up Britain 2024.
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