Concerns over HSE resources - April 22, 2008

MPs have raised concerns about the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) ability to carry out adequate inspections in the construction industry.

A report from the Work and Pensions Select Committee has revealed that the number of full-time inspectors in the construction [read more...]

SEMA and CSCS form joint initiative - April 16, 2008

Safety levels on construction sites have been targeted by a new initiative between the Storage Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) and the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS).

The aim of the plan is to provide training on the importance of the SEMA [read more...]

Investigation begins into workers death - April 14, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), along with Cleveland police, are investigating the death of a bricklayer at the Corus steel factory on Teeside.

The cause of 29-year-old Kristian Norris' death is still unclear; however the 29-year-old suffered fatal injuries in [read more...]

Construction industry 'needs to do more' - April 11, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called for the construction industry to do more to provide workers with health and safety guidance.

Findings from a recent, unvalidated survey reveal that 69 workers were killed in [read more...]

Fork-lift truck driver prosecuted after injuring colleague - April 7, 2008

A fork-lift truck driver has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after driving into a colleague.

Gerald David Wyatt was driving his truck loaded with a stack of 12 modular sheds which obscured his vision [read more...]

Quarry industry just short of self-imposed health and safety targets - April 3, 2008

The quarry industry is just eight short of its self-imposed target to reduce the number of health and safety incidents by half, according to new figures.

Findings from the Quarry Products Association (QPA) showed a drop of 136 [read more...]

YouTube stunt condemned by HSE - March 20, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has condemned video footage of a worker being swung around by a digger which appeared on Youtube.

Footage filmed in an oil yard in Peterborough last year shows a worker from Scomi [read more...]

Dangers of working at height repeated by HSE - March 13, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has repeated its warnings surrounding working at height and controlling health and safety risks in the workplace following the death of an employee on a construction [read more...]

Six injured in Belfast building collapse - March 11, 2008

Six construction workers have been injured, five of them seriously, in an accident on a Belfast building site on Monday.

Witnesses to the incident on the Victoria Street site said that a floor gave way during work on the six-storey [read more...]

HSE focuses on trips and slips in Scottish workplaces - March 10, 2008

New figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that trips and slips caused 4081 injuries and five deaths at work in Scotland last year.

The cost of these accidents across Scotland to business was £67 million.

The HSE [read more...]