A Midlands aluminium casting company has appeared in court to answer charges relating to a molten-metal splash that seriously burned one of its employees.
The design and comfort of the work environment may not be priority issues for many employers in these straitened times but, as Tim Oldman points out, failure to appreciate the damaging effect on productivity of mediocre workplaces can cost businesses dear.
Dr Tim Marsh takes the concept of ‘nudge’, as introduced in our November issue, and explains how it is a key element of the ‘mindful organisation’ – one in which strong and proactive leadership creates a robust safety culture.
Proposed changes to the legal requirements covering workplace safety signs have prompted health and safety products distributor Arco to introduce a new reference catalogue to aid compliance.
The recession and the increased job insecurity associated with it are persuading more workers to go into work when they should be off sick, a new survey reveals.
A ‘celebrity chef’ has teamed up with a well-known first-aid charity to raise awareness in the hospitality industry of the importance of life-saving knowledge.
Given that this company is busy hurting its employees, perhaps a prosecution of the directors may have brought home the message that JVM Castings should take care of their employees?
I have to say i agree with the previous post. Until the HSE treat the individuals along the same lines as the companies the individuals will always know they will get away with it, whether that is a...
No problem Dave. fact is i cannot understand the courts decision given the workplace health and safety regs, the managing health and safety at work, clearly state to raise health and safety concerns....
Well said Mike. Far too many are jumping to the wrong conclusions. UK safety management is and always was risk based. None of the proposed changes have threatened that so far.
Simplification does not...
Sadly Social enterprises are divorced from the real world.
I was sent to look at lone working in a local authority housing trust.
Whilst I was there, I was called to an incident where a young woman...
