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The NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil & Gas Operational Safety needs little introduction. It is the king of oil and gas qualifications for managers, supervisors, employee representatives, operators and …

A Swansea installation firm and a Cardiff maintenance company have been found guilty of  serious safety failings after a five-year-old girl was crushed to death by an electric gate. Cardiff …

Process safety focuses on preventing fires, explosions and accidental chemical releases in process facilities such as refineries and oil and gas production installations. Fortunately, accidents don’t happen everyday. Even so, …

“What are my duties when it comes to hiring work experience students?” asks one employer. “What insurance do we need?” questions a second. “Where are my keys?” queries a third …

There is “no reason” why young people cannot undertake work experience placements in environments where scissors are present, a Health and Safety Executive panel has ruled. The decision came after …

The Health and Safety Executive is inviting industry to have its say on proposals which will align domestic legislation with the EU’s forthcoming Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP). The …

The chair of the Health and Safety Executive has cast a spotlight on 1974’s Flixborough disaster, urging industry leaders to learn from past events. Judith Hackitt, writing in her online …

A construction company has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter after a worker was crushed to death when a two-ton block of limestone fell on him. The jury at Oxford …

A dock company based in Essex has been prosecuted over safety failings which saw a dock worker suffer severe leg injuries during a botched operation to unload a cargo container. …

Proposals tabled by the Department of Energy and Climate could see gas and oil extraction companies no longer required to acquire the agreeance of landowners in order to start drilling …