Emergency services news | SHP - Safety and Health Practitioner

Emergency services news | SHP - Safety and Health Practitioner

Emergency services - News articles

Health and safety challenge panel wades into seagull saga

16 April 2012

Unusual situations demand improvisation, says mineshaft-death report

30 March 2012

Fire chiefs delayed mine-shaft rescue on safety grounds

16 November 2011

New York workers still suffering from the effects of 9/11

01 September 2011

Capital’s fire service told to improve training for fire-fighters

03 August 2011

Police bravery will not be punished under health and safety law

07 July 2011

Police health and safety exemption proposal scrapped

10 June 2011

Lords to discuss removal of police safety legislation

10 May 2011

HSE pledges not to prosecute Fire-Service “heroes”

05 April 2011

IOSH 11 – Can the cuts really mean “business as usual”?

15 March 2011

Fire chief sparks risk-aversion row

03 March 2011

Manslaughter charges to be brought against fire-service bosses

28 February 2011

Committee delivers blow to worker-assaults bill

07 December 2010

Sacked fire-fighter was seeking to protect public safety

21 July 2010

FBU vexed by plan to exempt emergency services from health and safety rules

07 July 2010

Support for lift use in emergencies

14 June 2010

MPs reveal anxiety over project to overhaul fire rescue

01 April 2010

Fire bodies champion common-sense policy on risk

12 March 2010

Consultation- emergency evacuation systems

01 December 2009

Consultation - Fire safety- National Occupational Standards under review

23 November 2009

Research/reports- Fire safety - Evaluating behaviour during evacuation

26 October 2009

Miscellaneous – fire protection- Empty premises pose arson risk

24 June 2009

Northern Ireland seeks views on fire-safety reforms

11 February 2009

More funding to help Fire Service tackle major incidents

08 January 2009

Corus Port Talbot blast- Steel industry must learn lessons from fatal blast

22 December 2008

Fire safety- Extinguishing features

22 December 2008

More savings won’t risk fire-fighters' safety, watchdog claims

17 December 2008

Poor training jeopardises fire-fighters’ safety

22 October 2008

New comms vehicles for major emergencies rolled out

23 September 2008