Contractors and individuals fined over worker's death - May 13, 2008

Nottingham crown court has fined two contractors and two individuals nearly £200,000 in total following the death of a worker in a distribution plant.

German Hans Zdolsek died after plunging 28 ft while working at a Wilkinsons site in February 2004.

Following [read more...]

Employee fall costs firm £10,000 - May 12, 2008

Businesses are being warned that they must take every action possible to prevent workers from falling, after a building firm was fined following an incident.

South Tyneside magistrates' court imposed a fine of £10,000 on Sunderland based company Murray Construction and [read more...]

Council and HSE look to expose myths - May 2, 2008

Warrington council has signed up to the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Sensible Risk campaign, in a bid to combat health and safety myths.

The council has joined the campaign which offers organisations advice on what risk management should entail.

Yvonne Bottomley, [read more...]

AoC Conference to explore health and safety issues in the FE sector - May 1, 2008

The Association of Colleges' (AoC) Annual National Health and Safety Conference is scheduled for June 19th and will examine both health and safety and environmental issues faced by the further education (FE) sector.

Contributing to the event will be the Department [read more...]

UK could face an 'epidemic' of work injuries - April 29, 2008

New figures from the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have revealed that 175 million working days were lost as a result of sickness absence, at a cost of £650 for each ill worker.

A series of events were staged across the country, [read more...]

HSE calls for 'Shattered Lives' support - April 29, 2008

Following the Tall Ship, Glenlee's public showing of support for the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) 'Shattered Lives' campaign, the safety body is urging other businesses to support the initiative.

The campaign was launched to highlight the seriousness of slips and [read more...]

Aim to help Scottish businesses improve Health and Safety - April 23, 2008

A new initiative is being launched to help companies in Scotland improve their health and safety records.

High-performance firms are to be encouraged to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) reduce fatalities and illnesses in the workplace, by sharing ideas [read more...]

Child safety on farms is a top priority - April 17, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to work in conjunction with Duchy College in Cornwall to highlight the importance of child safety on farms.

As the summer holidays approach, the HSE and the college will host two day-long events today [read more...]

Slips and trips responsibility reminder for north-east businesses - April 10, 2008

North-east businesses are being encouraged to help improve workplace safety by doing some spring cleaning.

Chris Gillies, principal inspector for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) North East, highlighted how the risk of slips, trips and falls can be [read more...]

HSE to continue running spot-checks on businesses - April 7, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to continue running spot-checks on companies in the most at-risk sectors to ensure they are still doing what they can to reduce the number of accidents.

According to the body, [read more...]