HSE flags fall in convictions for safety breaches as concern
By Belinda Liversedge on 16 July 2019
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Outdoor workers 'overlooked in debate' on air pollution, says British Safety Council
By Belinda Liversedge on 20 June 2019
39 per cent of SMEs say health and safety ‘feels like paperwork’: HSE survey
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 June 2019
New research centre for occupational health proposed
Government and employers should fund a new institute to provide leadership in health and safety research, the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has urged in a report.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 July 2019
Asbestos risk to children and teachers in 676 UK schools
Nearly 700 schools have been referred to HSE over concerns they are failing to safely manage asbestos in their buildings, potentially putting thousands of staff and pupils at risk, it has been revealed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 July 2019
HSE flags fall in convictions for safety breaches as concern
The number of convictions for health and safety breaches has plummeted in the past four-year period, latest figures show.
By Belinda Liversedge on 16 July 2019
Outdoor workers 'overlooked in debate' on air pollution, says British Safety Council
British Safety Council is urging employers of outdoor workers, one of the vulnerable groups identified in research cited by today’s air pollution awareness day, Clean Air Day, to join its Time to Breathe campaign.
By Belinda Liversedge on 20 June 2019
BBC TV presenter Steph McGovern gives frank talk at Safety Expo
Brexit has been “total hell” to cover as a journalist, BBC Breakfast TV presenter Steph McGovern confessed. “There’s a lack of accountability, people can just lie.”
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 June 2019
39 per cent of SMEs say health and safety ‘feels like paperwork’: HSE survey
Over a third of small businesses (39 per cent) believe that procedures for managing health and safety risks in their workplace are ‘excessive and disproportionate’, HSE research has revealed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 June 2019
Valero Energy fined £5m after refinery explosion kills four
An eight-year investigation into an explosion at a Pembrokeshire oil refinery that killed four workers has culminated at court in a £5m fine for Valero Energy.
By Belinda Liversedge on 07 June 2019
POA says jail time for prison officer attack ‘appropriate’
The Professional Trades Union for Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers (POA) has approved a court’s decision to order a prisoner who assaulted his officer to four years’ extra jail time.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 June 2019
NHS workers to get support to stop them quitting jobs
NHS workers are overstretched and frustrated they do not have enough time with patients, as well as experiencing rising levels of bullying and harassment, an official report has said.
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 June 2019
EU-OSHA celebrates 25 years with live streaming panel event
Today, audiences will be invited to tune in to a unique panel event held by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for its 25th anniversary in Bilbao.
By Belinda Liversedge on 05 June 2019
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