News and Prosecutions
Mechanic crushed under London tour bus axle
10 February 2012
The Original London Sightseeing Tour has been prosecuted by the HSE after a mechanical engineer suffered serious injuries while working underneath one of its open topped buses.
Wall collapse fatality costs builder £161k
25 May 2011
A building contractor has been ordered to pay more than £161,000 in penalties after a construction worker who spoke little English was buried alive when a wall collapsed on top…
Four in five European managers worry about stress
08 June 2010
Work-related stress has become as big a worry for managers in European businesses as workplace accidents, according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA).
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.
Hundreds walk out over power plant safety fears
17 February 2010
Hundreds of workers walked off site yesterday at the new Staythorpe Power Station in Nottinghamshire in protest over an alleged safety breach.
Articles
Linpac Packaging - half-minute wonders
29 March 2012
We find out how the packaging manufacturer has cut days lost to accidents by more than 90%.
Hydratight: integrity all round
05 February 2012
The engineering company explains how it got its accident rate down from 2.19 per million working hours to just 0.22.
Passing the baton: Leadership at the Olympic park
02 December 2011
Lucie Ponting examines an HSE report on how leadership and worker involvement have contributed to the learning legacy of the Olympic 2012 construction project.
Case study: FHM North East — getting engaged
07 November 2011
Jocelyn Dorrell finds out how the housebuilder put worker involvement at the cntre of its safety plans.
Cemex: In search of lost time
06 October 2011
Jocelyn Dorrell discovers how the building supplies giant cut its lost-time injury rate by more than 80%.
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