The sales director of a West Midlands roofing firm tried to disclaim his managerial status to stop the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) charging him with neglect after an untrained apprentice sustained severe head, facial and back injuries when he fell more than 6 m through a fragile skylight on …
The GMB has highlighted recent Amazon safety incidents and accused the company of treating its UK warehouse workers like ‘robots’ after it published a series of figures relating to health and safety. The trade union said figures show more than 440 serious incidents have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive since 2015. …
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Regulator inspections will check ‘Health’ taken as seriously as ‘Safety’ HSE has announced on Twitter and Facebook (20/09/18) that inspectors are visiting construction sites to “see if health is being taken as seriously as safety”. Inspectors will be focusing on “builders’ lungs” and the regulator is therefore advising all to …
UK tradespeople the most safety conscious in Europe, according to new survey. Over 56% of UK tradespeople say they stop work regularly to meet health and safety requirements. According to the findings of a recent health and safety survey, conducted for Bosch, UK tradespeople are the most safety conscious in …
via MailOnline for iPhone & iPad Husband and wife Jane and Chris Bainbridge were camping in Watermillock, Cumbria, a picturesque area of the Lake District, in 2012 when they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. Read full article
A contractor and scaffolding firm must pay almost £63,000 after a subcontracted worker plunged 5 m through poorly erected scaffolding after the roof’s edge protection gave way. Jhanade Ryan was installing solar panels on the roof of roofing and cladding sheeting manufacturer Firth Steels, when he slipped on the fragile surface …
A manufacturer and supplier of body trim parts for the automotive industry has been fined £1.6m after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak and an explosion at its factory in the north east of England left five people seriously ill and a teenager with first degree burns. Both incidents took place at …
Cunningham Safety Consultants proudly sponsors the trophies for Weston S Mare Hockey Club end of season awards evening, held in the Winter Gardens Pavilion , Weston S Mare. A fantastic evening marked the end of a successful season.
As Stress Awareness Month begins, the chief executive of leading EAP provider Health Assured talks about how employers can manage workplace stress. David Price said the first step in managing stress in the workplace is to become more aware of its causes and effects. Stress statistics New figures released by …
