Self-employed persons could be exempt from safety laws
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsA public consultation has been launched into proposals which would see certain self-employed people exempt from health and safety laws. …
Read MoreIs your site responsible for controlling potential hazards pertaining to the specification, inspection and maintenance of external floating roofs for …
Read MoreHSE issues 20 asbestos improvement notices to schools
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsTwenty schools have been handed improvement notices from the Health and Safety Executive after an inspection programme revealed inadequate control …
Read MorePublic consultation into road tankers loading and unloading
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsThe Health and Safety Executive has launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the DSEAR Approved Code of Practice …
Read MoreCharity chief welcomes proposed safety law changes
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsPlans to change health and safety laws in England and Wales have been welcomed by the chief officer at Voluntary …
Read MoreGrimsby MP voices concerns over health and safety laws
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsLabour’s Great Grimsby MP, Austin Mitchell, has accused the Government of attempting to “water down” health and safety legislation. The …
Read MoreProposed safety measures designed to protect volunteer workers
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsPlans to strip the red tape from “Britain’s health and safety culture” would protect volunteer and charity workers from liability …
Read MoreCumbrian oil firm prosecuted after worker’s fall
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsWallace Oils, a Cumbrian oil distributor, has been prosecuted for safety breaches which saw an employee break his arm after …
Read MoreListen up: it’s the HSE’s hearing protection online tool
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsTake a moment to put your hands over your ears. What do you hear? Not a lot, at a guess. …
Read MoreFirms prosecuted after child crushed to death by electric gate
Health and Safety Articles, Health and Safety News, rtsA Swansea installation firm and a Cardiff maintenance company have been found guilty of serious safety failings after a five-year-old …
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