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Engineered stone: managing a deadlier kind of dust

Engineered stone dust contains up to 95 per cent silica, and younger workers are dying in its wake from a disease known as accelerated silicosis. Are we going fast enough to address the problem?

By Belinda Liversedge on 26 May 2025

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How intelligent systems are preventing falls from height

The powered height access equipment sector is increasingly developing intelligent technological solutions to prevent operators from acting in an unsafe manner and alert others to dangerous situations – and major contractors are now driving their take-up by mandating their adoption on sites.

By Paul Rankin, Nationwide Platforms on 27 May 2025

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Work at height: never disregard the dangers

I suffered devastating injuries in a totally preventable fall from height at work, and I’m passionate in encouraging all employers to do more to educate workers about the dangers of taking short-cuts with safety.

By Paul Blanchard, Life After an Accident on 19 May 2025

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“People need to understand the risks”: Insurance firm urges caution amid surge in lithium-ion battery fires

UK fire brigades are now tackling at least three lithium-ion battery fires a day, following a 93 per cent surge between 2022 and 2024, according to research from business insurer, QBE.

By Belinda Liversedge on 27 May 2025

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One in three teachers nearly always stressed, finds survey

By Belinda Liversedge on 14 April 2025

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Why good visual management makes for safer construction sites

The hazards and risks on construction sites constantly change as a project progresses, but carefully designed and placed signboards can both communicate crucial safety instructions and reinforce the employer’s expectations in terms of everyday safe behaviour.

By Kevin Rowe, SafetyBuyer on 20 May 2025

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How is safety in the construction sector advancing? Trends to watch

By Liz Longman, Terra Firma 360 on 20 May 2025

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Tourette’s: why it’s time to end the stigma and discrimination at work

By Ione Georgakis, Tourettes Action on 13 May 2025

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Paddleboard company owner jailed after “reckless decision” leads to deaths of four people

The owner of a paddleboard business who caused the deaths of four people in a river in south-west Wales has been jailed for 10 and a half years. The court heard Nerys Lloyd, 39, had been “completely reckless” to take a group of inexperienced paddleboarders into the flooded river and weir in Haverfordwest.

By Belinda Liversedge on 01 May 2025

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Drones: flying high or greater depths?

Drones are often used to avoid the need for humans to work at height, but they can also be used in certain dangerous confined spaces, such as silos, sewers and tanks, reducing the risk to workers.

By Neil Blacklock, Rainham Industrial Services on 16 May 2025

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A false dichotomy: safety regulation vs. economic prosperity

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 02 May 2025

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Ladder Association embarks on latest phase of market surveillance

By Peter Bennett OBE, Ladder Association on 01 May 2025

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Work at height: never disregard the dangers

By Paul Blanchard, Life After an Accident on 19 May 2025

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