Awareness day held for schools in Herefordshire - November 12, 2008

A health and safety awareness event is being held in Herefordshire for staff of the county's schools.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be running the day in order to identify and tackle those areas which [read more...]

HSE website launches Wales section - November 12, 2008

A leading organisation has added an area on its website which specifically targets the issues affecting Welsh businesses.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched the section, which focuses on the industries most prevalent in the area.

Its director [read more...]

HSE to investigate hospital construction accident - November 11, 2008

A leading health and safety watchdog is investigating an accident where masonry fell from a construction site, killing a motorcyclist.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be conducting an examination of the circumstances surrounding [read more...]

Nevis Range Development fined GBP 2,000 - November 11, 2008

A firm and one of its workers have been prosecuted after an accident involving a cableway left five people seriously injured.

Nevis Range Development has been fined £2,000, while employee Kevin Byrne will pay £1,000 after both pleaded guilty [read more...]

Occupational cancer risks 'are being neglected' - November 10, 2008

Occupational cancers are a health and safety issue in the workplace which has been 'neglected' for a long time, an expert claims.

Professor Andrew Watterson from the University of Stirling asserts the combined figure for road traffic deaths, murders [read more...]

Besana fined GBP 8,000 over accident - November 10, 2008

A Bourton-on-the-Water company has been fined £8,000 after an accident in which an employee experienced serious head, leg and hip injuries.

Besana UK will also pay £7,167 after pleading guilty to health and safety infringements which led [read more...]

Firm pays GBP 4,022 after working at height accident - November 7, 2008

A Barnsley company has been fined £2,000 after an accident occurred while an employee was working at height.

Berneslai Homes will also pay £2,022 in costs after pleading guilty to breaches of the health and [read more...]

Thirsk Racecourse event targets high-risk workers - November 7, 2008

Safety training is being offered at Thirsk Racecourse for agricultural workers, the industry with the highest risk of injury.

The Health and Safety Executive is organising the event in conjunction with Lantra, the land-based environmental sector's skills [read more...]

IOSH warns health and safety spend must be maintained - November 7, 2008

Companies must not cut back on health and safety measures as a result of the credit crunch, a leading organisation warns.

President of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Ray Hurst claims doing so would be both [read more...]

Phoenix Autoparts fined over fire accident - November 6, 2008

A business from the Nottinghamshire area has been prosecuted after health and safety breaches led the immolation of one of its workers.

Phoenix Autoparts 2000 has been fined £2,000 plus £2,375 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching the [read more...]