APN highlights forklift health and safety awareness - July 24, 2008

The Association of Pallet Networks (APN) has launched a safety poster campaign aimed at raising awareness of what employees and bosses should do in the event of a forklift truck rollover.

Entitled Buckle up, No Excuses, the safety posters have been [read more...]

HSE issues vehicle safety warning - July 17, 2008

Following the death of a Russian seaman at a quayside in Goole, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging businesses to implement safety precautions and practices concerning the movement of vehicles in and around loading and unloading areas.

The victim [read more...]

Investigation into contractor's death - July 16, 2008

An investigation is being launched after a contract worker suffered fatal injuries while working on a railway line.

The 41-year-old man was carrying out maintenance work on the mainline south of Rugby Station on Saturday morning when he suffered serious injuries [read more...]

Firms warned over risk assessments and training - July 16, 2008

Businesses are being warned to ensure all workplace hazards have been risk-assessed and staff have been suitably trained to use equipment to protect their health and safety, after one local authority was fined for failing to do so

Dacorum borough [read more...]

Site managers need to "assess risks to unauthorised people" - July 15, 2008

Construction site managers need to carry out suitable risk assessments and make sure equipment is secured to prevent the risk of harm to unauthorised personnel, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.

The HSE is warning managers, parents and teachers [read more...]

Millions suffer injuries at work - July 15, 2008

New research has revealed nearly 12 million people in Britain incurred an injury or illness at work in the last year.

According to a study by insurer Royal and Sun Alliance (RSA), one quarter suffered back problems while four per cent [read more...]

Risk assessments 'key to reducing accident numbers' - July 15, 2008

Bosses have been told that carrying out suitable and thorough risk assessments is important as the number of workers forced to take time away from work due to injuries suffered in the workplace costs the economy significant amounts of money.

Vladimir [read more...]

Health and safety rules 'could have saved worker's life' - July 11, 2008

A jury has found a Polish worker who died in a workplace accident could have been saved had he been wearing the correct protective clothing as well as receiving suitable training from his employer.

Patrycjusz Handzel suffered 80 per cent burns [read more...]

Companies 'must ensure staff safety' - July 9, 2008

Construction firms are being warned they must thoroughly plan work around underground services after a company was found guilty of risking an employee's life for failing to do so.

Hogarth (Construction) of East Yorkshire was found guilty in Beverley crown court [read more...]

HSE calls to improve safety in agricultural sector - July 7, 2008

Farm safety needs to be improved through skills training, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stated.

Recent HSE provisional statistics show that 39 agricultural workers were killed in 2007-08.

HSE non-executive board member Judith Donovan's called for focus on "training and [read more...]