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As the night before Christmas nears and children hang stockings from chimneys with care, we have a bit of a bone to pick with Santa. It would seem that our …

As an employer, you have a duty to provide “suitable” personal protective equipment to employees who may be exposed to a risk to their health or safety while at work. …

Would you like an affordable opportunity to get to grips with the key essentials of health and safety? The IOSH Working Safely one-day training session offers just that for £125. …

The US Chemical Safety Board has published a draft report proposing major changes to the way refineries are regulated in California. “Regulatory Report: Chevron Richmond Refinery Pipe Rupture and Fire” …

A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in western China last Friday with reports suggesting as many as 21 workers were killed. The deceased miners were believed to have …

The US Chemical Safety Board has released a new video safety message to highlight the potential dangers facing students in high school chemistry laboratories. “After the Rainbow” features Calais Weber …

The Health and Safety Executive has issued updated guidance to businesses on information pertaining to the control of substances that are hazardous to the health of workers. Revisions to the …

The chair of the Health and Safety Executive has challenged industry leaders to commit to a campaign of “continuous improvement” in a bid to shore up health and safety standards. …

The age-old debate about the virtues of health and safety knowledge sharing was reopened last month when the president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers called for new lines of …

Boardrooms who fail to focus on process safety are “gambling” with the survival of their business, according to the president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Judith Hackitt called on …