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Safe Systems of Work play a key role in the provision of operational safety within any high hazard site. Given that every high hazard site is unique, each requires its …

A Lincolnshire agricultural machinery manufacturer has been fined after an impromptu visit by the Health and Safety Executive discovered staff were at risk of developing asthma through the spraying of …

The owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical plant at the centre of an industrial dispute have reported an “extremely positive” response by workers to their survival plan. Staff …

The Grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical plant in Scotland remains on shutdown despite Unite calling off a 48-hour strike that had been due to begin on Sunday. Members of the …

A threatened 48-hour walkout at Grangemouth refinery and petrochemical site has been called off by the Unite union. Members of the Unite union had planned a downing of tools on …

A special memorial event has been held to mark 100 years since the Senghenydd mining disaster which claimed the lives of 439 miners and one rescuer in South Wales. Hundreds …

A ship repair and conversion company has been told to pay £98,500 over the death of a worker who was crushed when a three tonne anchor fell onto him in …

A threatened 48-hour walkout at Grangemouth refinery and petrochemical site could “effectively shut much of Scotland”, the site’s operators Ineos have warned. Members of the Unite union are planning a …

An oil storage facility in the Texas town of Gillett was rocked by an explosion on Tuesday which left one man injured. Traffic came to a temporary standstill as Karnes …

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has formed a region-wide alliance with the Association of Energy Service Companies in Dallas in a bid to make the oil and gas …