Rospa award applicants 'should start preparing' - November 26, 2008

Businesses planning to enter the 2009 Occupational Health and Safety Awards should start preparing if they are to make the deadline, the organisers warn.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Rospa), which holds the event, will [read more...]

IOSH backs gov't response to review - November 26, 2008

The government response to a recent review of health and safety has been "positive and comprehensive", an organisation claims.

Richard Jones, the policy and technical director of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), says his group [read more...]

75% of firms inspected served prohibition notices - November 25, 2008

An initiative has been launched which aims to crack down on construction firms in a London borough.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspected businesses across the Waltham Forest area, assessing issues such as working at [read more...]

Scots 'most likely to be whistleblowers' - November 25, 2008

Scots are the most likely to blow the whistle if health and safety conditions in their workplaces are not of an adequate standard, new research shows.

Figures produced by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) reveal [read more...]

Health and safety report 'does not go far enough' - November 25, 2008

A greater effort must be made by the government to prevent injuries in the workplace, a leading organisation claims.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) describes Dame Carol Black's report Working for a Healthier Tomorrow as partially addressing the key issues [read more...]

Back injuries costing firms £8.3bn annually - November 17, 2008

Workplace back injuries are costing UK employees 105 million days a year, new research suggests.

The Crippling Careers study by the MBT Academy claims 62 per cent of the country's adults spend 8.5 hours in front of a computer screen [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...]

Two boroughs register 163 asbestos deaths in last 25 years - November 4, 2008

Two boroughs in London have been highlighted as having some of the city's worst levels of asbestos-related deaths.

Newham and Tower Hamlets have been identified by the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE's) current campaign concentrating on raising [read more...]

Workplace accident statistics released - October 30, 2008

New figures for the frequency of accidents, injuries and deaths in the workplace during the 2007-08 period have been released.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the statistics, which show an overall decrease in the number of [read more...]