Waste is a fire safety hazard, insurer claims - September 4, 2008

Over ten per cent of businesses are incurring a fire safety risk from the way they store their waste, an insurer claims.

Norwich Union Risk Services (NURS) warns waste or recycling packed near to a business property presents a serious fire [read more...]

HSE investigates cherry-picker accident - September 1, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation into a death caused by an accident at a Simons Development construction site, a source says.

An employee operating a cherry picker is believed to have fallen and been [read more...]

Lack of risk assessment costs company GBP 15,000 - September 1, 2008

A demolition company has been fined £15,000 for failing to make a suitable risk assessment which could have prevented an accident.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched a case against Wooldridge Ecotec in response to a fall which left an [read more...]

Health and safety body prosecutes over fork-lift death - August 29, 2008

A local authority is being brought to court by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after one of its employees was killed by a fork-lift truck, a source says.

The HSE is prosecuting Plymouth city council for five breaches [read more...]

Shop fined over health and safety lapses - August 22, 2008

A shop in Bexhill has been fined £50,000 for failing to implement health and safety requirements highlighted in an inspection of the premises, it has been reported.

The Linen Shop was scrutinised by Rother's Environmental Health Officers in 2002 [read more...]

Welsh assembly wins award for health and safety - August 22, 2008

A department of the welsh assembly government has achieved an award for its health and safety management system, a source reports.

The Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) 18001 accolade has been obtained by the department for the economy and [read more...]

Unite defends health and safety admin - August 22, 2008

A government report suggesting small businesses can reduce the length of time they spend on health and safety paperwork has been criticised by a leading union.

Unite criticises the Better Regulations Executive's recommendation that less than three and a [read more...]

B&Q's risk assessment questioned after accident - August 21, 2008

The mother of a nine-year-old girl whose hair was ripped out by a fan in a B&Q store is questioning the adequacy of the shop's risk assessment, a source says.

Kay Pateman was at a vending machine with her 22-year-old brother [read more...]

Accident risk when first-aiders take holiday - August 20, 2008

Companies should consider how letting first-aiders take holidays at the same time might affect their legal position if an accident occurs, a leading charity says.

The statement, made by the Red Cross, warns businesses they should not allow too [read more...]

Farm work 'carries more inherent risk than other jobs' - August 19, 2008

Employees who work on farms are exposed to more inherent risks than people in other occupations, it has been claimed.

Graham Watson, from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging farmers to make sure they have taken the necessary precautions [read more...]