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…
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.
Misleading traffic cones caused motorway death
16 December 2009
A roadworks contractor has been fined £65,000 after misplaced traffic cones led to a fatal motorway crash.
Coach crash duo jailed for manslaughter
16 November 2009
A coach driver and his business partner have been jailed for the manslaughter of a couple who died when a coach collided with their car on the A64 near Scarborough.…
Road works failings cost Balfour Beatty £46,139
21 September 2009
Major contractor Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Services must pay fines and costs of £46,139 after a head-on collision in road works in Essex left a motorcyclist in intensive care.
Articles
Road risk: route and branch
8 April 2010
A systematic approach to assessing road risk means focusing on the driver, the route and the environment, as well as the vehicle, writes Duncan Lloyd.
Fit for the road
11 August 2009
Each year, thousands of UK employees take advanced driver training courses. Becky Allen finds out what's involved and what employers stand to gain.
Dangerous goods: gently does it
5 June 2009
Chris MacRae explains how new regulations will dramatically change the way dangerous goods are moved by road, rail, sea and air.
Site manoeuvres
1 May 2009
Workplace transport and safe vehicle movements are Lawrence Bamber's theme in the latest of his revision articles for NEBOSH National Diploma students.
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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