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Like people, gates come in all different shapes and sizes. Like people, gates are key to everyday life. Did you know though, that powered gates can be a real workplace …

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a public consultation on the proposed new Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations 2015. This consultation, which closes on 27th June 2014, …

Fire safety is mandatory duty for employers in England and Wales. As the ‘responsible person’, you are required to conduct – and regularly review – a fire risk assessment of …

Fife Council has been fined £24,000 for “serious safety failings” after workers struck and ruptured an underground gas pipe releasing almost four tonnes of gas. One hundred homes and businesses, …

Busting safety myths has long been a target of the Health and Safety Executive and now they’ve turned their attentions to promoting ‘sensible risk’ in local government. The HSE hopes …

The Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted a construction site worker from Rushden after he struck a co-worker on the head with a digger bucket. Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court heard …

The Health and Safety Executive has published details of four revised Approved Codes of Practice covering work with hazardous substances. According to the Regulator, the changes are designed to consolidate …

The Health and Safety Executive has produced a range of health and safety law products including a poster, free leaflet and pocket card. Employers have a legal duty to display …

Fire safety is a universal requirement on the shoulders of businesses in England and Wales. As an employer, the legislative system bestows you with the title of ‘responsible person’. So …

Judith Hackitt, chair of the Health and Safety Executive, has pinpointed employees at the coalface as the barometer against which to measure the effectiveness of a safety culture. Ms Hackitt …