News and Prosecutions
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…
Record low in work deaths may be due to recession
25 June 2009
Work deaths in Britain have fallen to a record low, with figures from the HSE revealing that 180 workers were killed at work in 2008/09 - a notable drop from…
Fake high-vis gear puts lives at risk
9 February 2009
Fake and substandard high-visibility clothing is putting workers' lives at risk. Documents seen by HSW magazine's sister publication Health and Safety Bulletin (HSB) show that major retailers throughout England have…
Articles
British Sugar gets personal
10 March 2010
Lucie Ponting reports on British Sugar’s half-yearly safety performance discussions designed to make safety issues “personal” for everyone in the company.
Site specifics: safe trip
4 December 2009
From avoiding DVT to personal security Bridget Leathley looks at what’s most helpful on the web.
Born unlucky: are some people really more accident prone?
5 November 2009
Becky Allen and Tim Marsh pick apart the popular belief that some people are accident prone.
Site specifics: young workers
11 August 2009
Bridget Leathley presents some of the best sites on the web for information on safeguarding young people in the workplace.
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.
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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