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 30 April 2025
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 30 April 2025
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 01 May 2025
People with Tourette syndrome often face barriers to employment and are subject to stigma and even ridicule due to misunderstanding about the condition's symptoms. However, employers can make a real difference towards supporting people with Tourette's to enter and thrive at work, starting with creating a culture of understanding and inclusion among work teams, explains Ione Georgakis from the charity Tourettes Action.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 May 2025
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 May 2025
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 May 2025
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By Belinda Liversedge on 14 April 2025
By Belinda Liversedge on 04 April 2025
PASMA cards are a reliable way of checking operatives have been properly trained to correctly build and safely use mobile access towers, tower scaffolds and low level access equipment. However, it’s essential to carefully check things like the type of tower they are qualified on before allowing them to begin work on-site.
By Don Aers, PASMA on 02 May 2025
By Brian Parker, IPAF on 30 April 2025
By Paul Rankin, Nationwide Platforms on 30 April 2025
By Belinda Liversedge on 30 April 2025
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
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 March 2025
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By Kerry Reals on 17 February 2025
In recent months, political leaders around the world have rallied behind an all too familiar battle cry: seeking to slash “red tape” and unlock promised profits, productivity, and potential. This pledge for regulatory reduction perpetuates a dangerous and false dichotomy - that safety regulations and economic prosperity exist only in opposition to one another. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 02 May 2025
By Peter Bennett OBE, Ladder Association on 01 May 2025
By Paul Blanchard, Life After an Accident on 01 May 2025
By Halshka Graczyk and Lacye Groening, ILO on 07 April 2025
