News and Prosecutions
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.
Partially deaf council worker killed by reversing tipper
1 March 2010
Workplace transport failures have landed Rotherham Council and its contractor with fines totalling £105,000 after a reversing truck knocked down and killed a partially deaf council employee during road surfacing…
Firm blows £31,000 after scaffolding collapsed in high winds
26 February 2010
A contractor has been prosecuted for endangering members of the public and violating the Work at Height Regulations after unsecured scaffolding was blown over into a residential street.
WaH and CDM breaches land refurbisher in court
25 February 2010
Six safety breaches have landed a property developer with a £20,000 penalty after a refurbishment site inspection revealed missing scaffolding supports, unsuitable ladders and unguarded edges.
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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