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Is your site responsible for controlling potential hazards pertaining to the specification, inspection and maintenance of external floating roofs for storage tanks built to BS 2654(1), BS EN 14015(2) and …

Twenty schools have been handed improvement notices from the Health and Safety Executive after an inspection programme revealed inadequate control of asbestos hazards. The HSE inspected a cross-section of 153 …

Just as a skydriver needs a parachute, operators on industrial sites need to wear the right personal protective equipment. PPE is, after all, an essential part of any work environment …

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the DSEAR Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) L133. According to the HSE, the revisions would clarify …

Plans to change health and safety laws in England and Wales have been welcomed by the chief officer at Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire, Paula Grant. The Government says the …

Naysayers of safety laws often denounce ‘excessive’ REGULATION as a veneer to common sense. in some ways, they may have a point. common sense is indeed at the heart of …

Labour’s Great Grimsby MP, Austin Mitchell, has accused the Government of attempting to “water down” health and safety legislation. The Government says the plans will give greater protection to charity …

Plans to strip the red tape from “Britain’s health and safety culture” would protect volunteer and charity workers from liability claims according to the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling. Mr Grayling, …

Wallace Oils, a Cumbrian oil distributor, has been prosecuted for safety breaches which saw an employee break his arm after falling from the top of a tanker. Carlisle Magistrates’ Court …

Take a moment to put your hands over your ears. What do you hear? Not a lot, at a guess. Hearing is precious and doing all we can to protect …