Asbestos web app launched

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a web app designed to help safeguard tradespeople against the risk of asbestos. …

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HSE 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 …

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Drinks 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 …

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Is 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 …

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Fuel distribution company fined

A company which distributes fuel via a national network of pipelines has pleaded guilty to safety breaches after a joint …

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Safety 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 …

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Consultation on confined spaces ACOP

The Health and Safety Executive is seeking the views of industry on proposed revisions to the Approved Code of Practice …

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HSE 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 …

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HSE 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 …

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COMAH 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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