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National Trust says most of its historic sites at risk from climate change

The National Trust has called on the UK government to introduce new legislation that will recognise the need to adapt buildings, coastlines and countryside to cope with the impacts of climate change.

By Belinda Liversedge on 21 November 2023

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How do we get people to change behaviours to improve safety on our roads?

National Highways takes a variety of behavioural, social and physical factors into account when seeking to enable, engage and support people to drive safely on England’s motorways and major A-roads.

By Deirdre O’Reilly, National Highways on 14 November 2023

Lone worker technology and video telematics: a powerful combination for driver safety

Video telematics technology fitted to vehicles can now be combined with lone worker alarms so at-work drivers can immediately summon help in the event of problems like collisions, assaults, thefts and medical emergencies.

By Sam Footer, SureCam on 09 November 2023

News

National Trust says most of its historic sites at risk from climate change

The National Trust has called on the UK government to introduce new legislation that will recognise the need to adapt buildings, coastlines and countryside to cope with the impacts of climate change.

By Belinda Liversedge on 21 November 2023

Inspections harming school leaders’ mental health, finds report

By Belinda Liversedge on 17 November 2023

Police to target ‘rampant rise in retail crime’ and violence

By Belinda Liversedge on 17 November 2023

Happy at work and more active: nation’s wellbeing has improved says ONS

By Belinda Liversedge on 10 November 2023

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More control over tasks lowers risk of heart disease in workers, finds study

By Belinda Liversedge on 09 November 2023

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King’s speech: Terrorism Bill puts new duties on owners of public buildings

By Belinda Liversedge on 08 November 2023

Features

Flying away from risks

Unmanned drones could avoid the risk to life posed by using helicopters to carry out maintenance inspections of offshore wind farms. But much larger and more powerful models will need to be developed and approved for use to cope with the strong winds.

By Robert Garbett, Founder, Drone Major Group Ltd, and Chairman, Drone Delivery Group on 01 March 2021

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Stepping up to the standard

By Francis Camilleri, Chairman, Ladder Association Technical Committee on 01 March 2021

A step up

By Access Industry Forum on 01 March 2021

How do we get people to change behaviours to improve safety on our roads?

By Deirdre O’Reilly, National Highways on 14 November 2023

Prosecutions

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Waste firm fined £3m after two workers killed in ‘avoidable incidents’

Valencia Waste Management Limited, formerly known as Viridor Waste Management Limited, has been fined £3 million after two workers died in separate incidents.

By Belinda Liversedge on 26 September 2023