Asbestos web app launched
The Health and Safety Executive has launched a web app designed to help safeguard tradespeople against the risk of asbestos. …
View PositionHSE pens ‘open letter’ to the structural timber industry
The Health and Safety Executive, in partnership with the Structural Timber Association, has written an ‘open letter’ to parties involved …
View PositionDrinks firm Diageo sentenced after two workers hurt
Drinks company Diageo Scotland Ltd has been fined for health and safety breaches after two workers were injured in falls …
View PositionIs it safe to install satellite tv after 5pm?
In the age of 24-hour television, one viewer was left staring at a blank screen after a TV satellite company …
View PositionFuel distribution company fined
A company which distributes fuel via a national network of pipelines has pleaded guilty to safety breaches after a joint …
View PositionSafety ban on using balconies to air out washing
Should tenants in an apartment building be allowed to use their balconies for hanging out washing, storing large plants or …
View PositionConsultation on confined spaces ACOP
The Health and Safety Executive is seeking the views of industry on proposed revisions to the Approved Code of Practice …
View PositionHSE addresses Seveso 3 security concerns
Rachel McCann, of the Health and Safety Executive, has moved to downplay concerns that an increased flow of public information …
View PositionHSE says regulatory review will have positive impact
The Health and Safety Executive has said major changes to the way it operates the COMAH regulations will have a …
View PositionCOMAH Strategic Forum calls for collective safety approach
COMAH Strategic Forum chairman, Ken Rivers, has called on industry to work together in implementing major changes to the COMAH …
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