News and Prosecutions
HSE issues guidance for firefighters on balancing duties with risk
12 March 2010
A new policy statement from the HSE aims to clarify how firefighters can balance health and safety requirements with their operational duties.
Trench collapse trapped worker for two hours
11 March 2010
A small building firm faces a £8178 penalty after a trench collapsed and trapped a worker from the waist down.
Royal Mail fined £90,000 over distribution centre death
11 March 2010
Royal Mail has been fined £90,000 after it admitted failing to ensure the safety of an employee run over by a reversing heavy goods vehicle (HGV) at its Heathrow worldwide…
Minister resists extending RIDDOR to work-related road injuries
8 March 2010
Road safety minister Paul Clark has confirmed that there are no immediate plans to bring work-related deaths and injuries under the HSE’s injury and incident reporting system RIDDOR.
HSE calls on industry to improve safety alerts
8 March 2010
The HSE wants all industry sectors to improve the way they share critical safety information such as failures with equipment, procedures and substances.
Articles
Shedding light on optical radiation
8 March 2010
Dave Merchant tries to simplify the science behind the forthcoming Optical Radiation Regulations.
Talking out of turn
5 January 2010
Stuart Armstrong reveals common tactics used by the police and HSE inspectors in interviews after workplace incidents.
NEBOSH diploma article: local exhaust ventilation
4 September 2009
Lawrence Bamber briefs NEBOSH National Diploma students on the basics of local exhaust ventilation and the HSE’s new guidance.
Whose bright idea was that?
9 February 2009
Since it was developed in the 1930s,"high-visibility" gear has become an icon of health and safety. Becky Allen reflects on its past, present and future.
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