Directors and two firms fined for potential asbestos risk
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsA Hartlepool firm, two of its directors and a second company have been fined after its workers were put at …
Read MoreHealth and safety myth panel busts 300th case
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsFor as sure as we need strong health and safety regulations, we need an equally robust system of communication to …
Read MoreBarefoot customer told to take a walk by supermarket
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsThe Health and Safety Executive’s panel has concluded that there is no legislation to prevent barefooted customers from entering a …
Read MorePublic consultation launched into offshore directive
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsThe Health and Safety Executive has launched a public consultation into the UK’s proposed approach to implement the offshore safety …
Read MoreHSE inspection stops work at dangerous construction sites
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsA two week long national inspection by the Health and Safety Executive resulted in enforcement action at one in six …
Read MoreSchool injuries cost Humber authorities £1.1m in payouts
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsCouncils across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire have paid out in excess of £1.1million in compensation and legal fees for …
Read MoreDeveloper imprisoned for repeatedly flouting safety laws
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsA developer has been sent to prison for 30 months and ordered to pay costs of £5,000 after repeatedly breaching …
Read MoreCSB releases Freedom Industries tank dismantling video
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsThe US Chemical Safety Board has published a video depicting details of its continuing investigation into a chemical storage tank …
Read MoreAs Ireland marked its first National Farm Safety Awareness Day its Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, welcomed the initiative to …
Read MoreGrayling aims to “slay” Britain’s safety culture
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsEmployees who injure themselves by “doing something dumb” could be stripped of the right to claim damages if their bosses …
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