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Operators on high hazard sites face a range of dangers day in, day out. Fatigue, for instance, poses a serious threat to personal and process safety, with tired workers encountering …

As you may, or may not know, change is afoot with the legislation governing the storage of petrol. So what do you need to know? The new Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations …

The director of a London masonry company has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of exposing workers to harmful stone dust and ignoring notices to improve …

Health and Safety Executive chair, Judith Hackitt, has described the Health and Safety at Work Act as “one of the best” pieces of legislation ever inscribed into the statute books. …

A Hartlepool firm, two of its directors and a second company have been fined after its workers were put at risk of exposure to asbestos. Metal recycling business, Baxketh Ltd, …

For as sure as we need strong health and safety regulations, we need an equally robust system of communication to ensure we all fully understand our duties. The Health and …

This half-day oil and gas training course provides delegates with an understanding of the role process safety plays in the bulk liquid warehousing and process environment. Undertake Process Safety in …

The Health and Safety Executive’s panel has concluded that there is no legislation to prevent barefooted customers from entering a shop. The decision came after an individual was told by …

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a public consultation into the UK’s proposed approach to implement the offshore safety Directive 2013/30/E. This consultation began on 28th July and ends …

Scroll back a couple of hundred years and the British workplace was a dismal and dangerous environment. Friedrich Engels, a German social scientist, spent time in Manchester’s slums and documented …