HSE to hold construction health and safety event - September 18, 2008

A health and safety event is to be held at Carlisle United Football Club for Cumbrian construction workers.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is organising the day as part of the Working Well Together campaign and [read more...]

HSE inquiry into Able accident - September 18, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is making inquiries into an accident at a dockyard in Graythorp, a source says.

A crane being used for pile-driving toppled over but its driver escaped serious injury, the Hartlepool Mail reports.

The [read more...]

Injuries cost companies up to £1.3 billion a year - September 18, 2008

Workplace injuries cost employers between £1.2 billion and £1.3 billion each year, new research shows.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released the figures for 2005-06, which estimate the total amount spent on accidents and ill-health at work.

Included [read more...]

Authorities warn of forklift danger - September 17, 2008

Pedestrians and forklift trucks don't mix, according to the Forklift Truck Association (FLTA).

The group is running National Forklift Safety Week in an attempt to cut down on the number of accidents which take place this September during "the deadliest month [read more...]

High heels 'high risk', medical expert warns - September 17, 2008

A leading podiatry expert warns women required to wear high heels at work they are risking health problems.

Most women who wear footwear of this type show signs of damage by the age of 40, lecturer and clinician at chiropody and [read more...]

Initiative 'Zaps' ECA accident rates - September 17, 2008

The Electrical Contractors Association's (ECA's) accident reduction efforts have achieved a drop of nearly half in the number of accident occurences which need to be reported, a source says.

Its Zero Accident Potential (Zap) initiative has also [read more...]

HSE holds health and safety awareness day - September 16, 2008

A leading health and safety watchdog is to hold an awareness day near Stoke-on-Trent for members of the construction industry.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will seek to raise the profile of topics such as working [read more...]

Company pays out GBP 50,000 over free silica - September 16, 2008

A firm has been ordered to pay £50,000 for health and safety breaches after using a banned substance to clean vehicles.

Thomson Sandblast has received a £26,000 fine plus costs after pleading guilty to breaches of the read more...]

HSE campaigns with council for sensible risk management - September 16, 2008

A local authority is to work with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to promote a series of ten principles it claims are central to sensible risk management.

Harrogate borough council will work with the watchdog to try and [read more...]

Asbestos victim receives GBP 177,000 from old employer - September 15, 2008

A man has received £177,000 from a former employer in an out-of-court settlement over his exposure to asbestos in the 1970s, a source says.

Carter Design Group's former insurer has made the payment after a 15-month court case, the [read more...]