News and Prosecutions
North Review calls for lower drink drive limit
18 June 2010
An independent report into drink and drug driving laws, commissioned by the Department for Transport, has recommended cutting the UK drink drive limit from 80mg alcohol per 100ml blood to…
TUC issues behavioural safety guide
19 May 2010
The TUC has published new guidance on behavioural safety for health and safety representatives, explaining what it means and offering advice on how to respond to workplace or industry initiatives.
Offshore injury rates hit the deck
6 August 2009
No-one died while working offshore in 2008-2009 and the combined fatal and major injury rate has dropped to its lowest since the HSE began regulating the industry, according to the…
EU-OSHA report details new five-year strategy
22 July 2009
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published its Annual Report 2008, detailing its work over the past year and a new five-year strategy.
Stockline inquiry criticises regulatory regime
17 July 2009
Recommendations to replace all buried metallic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipes in high risk areas, introduce a new LPG safety regime, and improve communication between the HSE, UK LPG suppliers…
Articles
A good man in a storm
8 July 2009
Louis Wustemann learns about managing crises from the man who led the local responses to the Buncefield explosion, and the Hatfield and Potters Bar rail crashes.
Only human
1 May 2009
Early in the morning of 22 May 2006, a senior lifeguard at a Total Fitness gym in the Wirral mistakenly added chlorine granules to an acid tank rather than the…
Pitch perfect: engaging managers
11 February 2009
Managers are rarely judged by their safety performance; their operational efficiency and effectiveness is usually far more important to an organisation. Yet it's the safety practitioner's role to point out…
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.
What lies beneath
10 November 2008
Shelley Atkinson-Frost explains how to locate buried services safely.
Five steps debate
Duncan Spencer's recent article in HSW questioning the utility of the HSE's five steps to risk assessment method has prompted a discussion between Spencer and consultant John Anderson.
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