AN OIL and gas operator has been fined £300k after three crew members descended into a water filled lift shaft on a floating platform in the North Sea causing them to become partially submerged. [Read More]

WITH AN amber heat health alert issued for parts of England, and temperatures set to top 30 degrees C in some places, the TUC is calling on employers to protect anyone working outdoors who is in the sun and the heat. [Read More]

NEW RESEARCH outlines a series of findings that has the potential to create a ‘perfect storm’ in relation to safety and health in UK workplaces and highlights the need for action to be taken to keep people safe at work. [Read More]

A LONDON construction company has been fined £50k after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works. [Read More]

THE LADDER Association has announced it is embarking on its latest phase of market surveillance activity to check compliance of telescopic ladders bought from the most popular online platforms and dedicated DIY retailers. [Read More]

A CONSTRUCTION site supervisor has been fined after he exposed primary school pupils and staff to asbestos during renovation work. [Read More]

THE CHARTERED Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has joined calls for air pollution to be recognised as a key public health issue, after a new report from doctors revealed dirty air is killing more than 500 people a week. [Read More]

A METAL gate manufacturing company has been prosecuted after repeatedly ignoring Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforcement notices. [Read More]