RoSPA and HSE to deliver conference on workplace traffic safety - February 5, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Royal Society for the Protection of Accidents (RoSPA) are joining forces to deliver a conference on traffic safety in the workplace.

Briefings on current accident as well [read more...]

Purnell needs to focus on health and safety says IOSH - January 29, 2008

The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called for James Purnell, the new secretary of state for the Department of Work and Pension (DWP) to put health and safety high up on his agenda.

Ray Hurst, [read more...]

TUC calls for more health and safety - January 24, 2008

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has written to MPs to call for more rigorous enforcement of health and safety laws by a safety watchdog.

Parliament's Work and Pensions Select Committee review of the Health and Safety [read more...]

HSE holds events to raise awareness of upper limb disorders - January 23, 2008

Three events are being held by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in a bid to raise awareness among businesses of the dangers of upper limb disorders (ULD) which are often referred to as repetitive strain injuries (RSI).

Bristol, [read more...]

Crane action group make plea to Lord - January 23, 2008

The Battersea Crane Disaster Action Group (BCDAG) has made a plea to Lord McKenzie to create a national register for all cranes used in the UK.

BCDAG met the parliamentary under-secretary for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to [read more...]

Nuclear site reaches health and safety milestone - January 22, 2008

A nuclear site at Capenhurst near Chester has celebrated an impressive health and safety milestone.

The site, managed and operated by Sellafield on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, has reached 1,500 man hours, the equivalent of four [read more...]

Good health and safety record could give businesses benefits - January 22, 2008

Employers with good health and safety records could win more government contracts and receive tax benefits under new EU plans.

A five year strategy to reduce accidents at work was decided upon by MEPs last week at a [read more...]

Health and Safety not to blame says IOSH president - January 21, 2008

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has hit back at accusations that the health and safety profession is to blame for the decline of geography in schools.

In a response to an Ofsted report, which blamed [read more...]

NHS trust prosecuted over elderly woman's fall - January 18, 2008

Hospitals and organisations which provide care for vulnerable people need to be aware of the risks of falls from windows, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The warning comes after an incident in which a 77-year [read more...]

Coastguard quits in health and safety row - January 17, 2008

A coastguard who risked his life to save a school girl stranded on a cliff face has quit after his actions have been criticised for being in breach of health and safety regulations.

Volunteer coastguard Paul Waugh climbed [read more...]