Edinburgh Airport owner fined after pensioner dies in ambulift fall
Edinburgh Airport’s owner has been fined £80,000 after a pensioner died in hospital after falling five feet from an ambulift.
By Belinda Liversedge on 26 June 2025
Aviation
Sustainable aviation fuels: how do we put the SAFety in SAF?
Sustainable aviation fuel is seen as having great potential to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from air transportation. However, as with other emerging renewable energy sources, the safety risks arising from the production, processing and storage of these biofuels can be accompanied by new risks and will require careful management from the safety industry as utilisation increases to meet the Government’s mandatory targets.
By Megan Hine, Draeger Safety UK on 01 April 2025
Clearer skies ahead? How the aviation industry is taking a different approach to pilot mental health
High-profile aviation safety incidents involving pilots with mental health issues have shone a light on how the airline industry supports the mental wellbeing of its frontline workers. Experts are calling for a different approach that would make it easier for pilots and other aviation workers to seek help when they need it.
By Kerry Reals on 24 September 2024
Singapore Airlines incident shows turbulence is ‘serious workplace safety issue’ that climate change could exacerbate
Two Singapore Airlines cabin crew members and dozens of passengers remain in hospital in Bangkok after a flight from London Heathrow to Singapore hit severe turbulence over Myanmar on 20 May, resulting in one onboard fatality.
By Kerry Reals on 22 May 2024
Safe skies maintained, but at what cost?
At the time of writing, the facts are still emerging about why thousands of UK flights had to be cancelled or delayed on August bank holiday Monday. But the incident raises vital questions for safety professionals everywhere.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 04 September 2023
Take a holiday from colds and flu this Christmas
Supermodel Naomi Campbell claims she has the secret to flu-free flying. Is she being a diva or can we divine some truth in her advice?
By on 08 December 2019
A stickler for safety
Dave Renshaw, workshop and warehouse supervisor at Allied Infrastructure Management Ltd, is seen by his colleagues as a health and safety hero because of his innovations on the shopfloor and his uncompromising attitude towards behaviours that could put his colleagues’ lives at risk. This earned him the title of Health and Safety Champion at the International Safety Awards 2019.
By on 19 November 2019
