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Double manslaughter charge for structural engineer
In Court - 20 June 2013 - 0comments
A structural engineer who is alleged to have authorised the digging of a trench under a wall that subsequently collapsed and killed two workers is to be charged with gross-negligence manslaughter.
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Health-club operator failed to control risks of swimming-pool chemicals
In Court - 20 June 2013 - 0comments
Several people at a gym in Edinburgh had to be treated in hospital after swimming-pool chemicals were wrongly mixed and produced toxic chlorine gas.
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Drinks wholesaler fined £267k over fragile-roof fatality
In Court - 19 June 2013 - 0comments
An HSE investigation into the death of a Kent grandfather, who plunged six metres through a fragile rooflight, found that safety controls had been neglected by both his employer and the drinks wholesaler for whom the work was being carried out.
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Famous cheese-maker to pay £120,000 over tractor fatality
In Court - 19 June 2013 - 0comments
A young Somerset farm worker who was driving a tractor that had no seat belt, cab, or roll-over bar was killed when the vehicle turned over in a sloping field.
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Nuclear firm receives huge fine for incorrectly disposing of radioactive waste
In Court - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Sellafield Ltd has cited a technological problem with some new equipment as the reason behind its incorrect disposal of radioactive waste, which cost it £772,635 in fines and costs at Carlisle Crown Court on Friday (14 June).
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Summit called as manufacturers lose faith in fit note
News - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Nearly half of manufacturers disagree that the advice they have received from GPs about employees’ fitness for work has improved in the last year, prompting trade organisation EEF to call on the Government to convene a summit of employers and medical professionals to address the issue.
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HSE chair hailed as one of the UK’s superwomen
News - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Judith Hackitt CBE, chair of the HSE and the first woman to hold that post, was honoured for her contribution to the manufacturing sector during an awards ceremony last week to celebrate the UK’s “superwomen”.
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New greenhouse-gas emissions reporting aims to reduce costs
News - 14 June 2013 - 0comments
The Government has announced new regulations that will affect the way in which companies report their greenhouse-gas emissions (GHG).
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Offshore hydrocarbon releases almost halved in three years
News - 14 June 2013 - 0comments
The number of hydrocarbon releases reported by the oil and gas industry has fallen by 48 per cent since 2010, but the number of major releases has jumped to a 14-year high.
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Chemicals industry reports big drop in transport incidents
News - 13 June 2013 - 0comments
Transport incidents involving chemicals distributors fell from 10 in 2011 to just three last year, but RIDDOR reportable accidents overall saw a slight rise.
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Summit called as manufacturers lose faith in fit note
News - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Nearly half of manufacturers disagree that the advice they have received from GPs about employees’ fitness for work has improved in the last year, prompting trade organisation EEF to call on the Government to convene a summit of employers and medical professionals to address the issue.
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HSE chair hailed as one of the UK’s superwomen
News - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Judith Hackitt CBE, chair of the HSE and the first woman to hold that post, was honoured for her contribution to the manufacturing sector during an awards ceremony last week to celebrate the UK’s “superwomen”.
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New greenhouse-gas emissions reporting aims to reduce costs
News - 14 June 2013 - 0comments
The Government has announced new regulations that will affect the way in which companies report their greenhouse-gas emissions (GHG).
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Offshore hydrocarbon releases almost halved in three years
News - 14 June 2013 - 0comments
The number of hydrocarbon releases reported by the oil and gas industry has fallen by 48 per cent since 2010, but the number of major releases has jumped to a 14-year high.
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Chemicals industry reports big drop in transport incidents
News - 13 June 2013 - 0comments
Transport incidents involving chemicals distributors fell from 10 in 2011 to just three last year, but RIDDOR reportable accidents overall saw a slight rise.
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Could there be another Piper Alpha?
News - 12 June 2013 - 0comments
The likelihood of another offshore disaster on the scale of Piper Alpha depends mainly on how duty-holders manage their safety arrangements, according to the man whose inquiry into the 1988 explosion led to a radical overhaul of safety practices in the industry.
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Waste industry pushes ahead with safety blueprint
News - 12 June 2013 - 0comments
Representatives of the waste and recycling sector have agreed a five-point plan for reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured in the industry.
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Focus on drivers’ eyesight
News - 11 June 2013 - 0comments
Free information packs are now available from Specsavers Corporate Eyecare to help those with fleet responsibilities ensure their employees who drive for work are fit to do so.
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Unhealthy workspaces cost business billions
News - 11 June 2013 - 1comments
Badly-designed work environments are costing UK businesses billions every year in sickness absence, according to research by a workplace supplies specialist.
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New funding to address bullying in NHS Scotland
News - 11 June 2013 - 0comments
Up to £200,000 will be made available to health boards to fund projects that tackle bullying and harassment in the workplace, the Scottish Government announced last week.
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Double manslaughter charge for structural engineer
In Court - 20 June 2013 - 0comments
A structural engineer who is alleged to have authorised the digging of a trench under a wall that subsequently collapsed and killed two workers is to be charged with gross-negligence manslaughter.
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Health-club operator failed to control risks of swimming-pool chemicals
In Court - 20 June 2013 - 0comments
Several people at a gym in Edinburgh had to be treated in hospital after swimming-pool chemicals were wrongly mixed and produced toxic chlorine gas.
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Drinks wholesaler fined £267k over fragile-roof fatality
In Court - 19 June 2013 - 0comments
An HSE investigation into the death of a Kent grandfather, who plunged six metres through a fragile rooflight, found that safety controls had been neglected by both his employer and the drinks wholesaler for whom the work was being carried out.
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Famous cheese-maker to pay £120,000 over tractor fatality
In Court - 19 June 2013 - 0comments
A young Somerset farm worker who was driving a tractor that had no seat belt, cab, or roll-over bar was killed when the vehicle turned over in a sloping field.
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Nuclear firm receives huge fine for incorrectly disposing of radioactive waste
In Court - 17 June 2013 - 0comments
Sellafield Ltd has cited a technological problem with some new equipment as the reason behind its incorrect disposal of radioactive waste, which cost it £772,635 in fines and costs at Carlisle Crown Court on Friday (14 June).
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Advanced rock-climbing lessons banned after pupil’s 4m fall
In Court - 12 June 2013 - 3comments
An Essex high school has been prosecuted for safety failings after a 14-year-old boy fell more than four metres from a climbing wall.
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Huge fine for skip-lorry crush fatality
In Court - 10 June 2013 - 0comments
A Sheffield company now in liquidation has been ordered to pay nearly £425,000 in fines and costs after an employee was killed by an overturning skip lorry in Derbyshire.
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Machine-guarding failures land two firms in dock
In Court - 7 June 2013 - 2comments
Two companies have admitted safety failings after a worker had his finger ripped off by an unguarded machine at a factory in Wales.
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Worker fell through unsupported school roof
In Court - 5 June 2013 - 0comments
A worker was seriously injured when he fell through a fragile roof at a school sports hall in Lancashire.
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House collapsed during poorly planned renovations
In Court - 5 June 2013 - 0comments
A building firm ignored warnings and dug a trench at a residential property, which caused the partial collapse of the house next door.
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The profession - Peak practice
Features - 5 June 2013 - 0comments
The remodelled IOSH Code of Conduct came into force on 4 March this year. Stephen Asbury examines its wide scope and highlights some key issues for practitioners to consider.
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Overseas legislation - Keep it in the family
Features - 5 June 2013 - 0comments
In the absence of globally applicable health and safety laws, says Kevin Elliott, multinational organisations would be wise to share and adopt in the UK learnings from their overseas operations, even if they are run by separate legal entities.
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Schools - Health and safety management - The blackboard bungle?
Features - 5 June 2013 - 0comments
Wayne Dunning reports on a round-table discussion, involving experts from both the education and OSH fields, which explored concerns about mismanagement of health and safety in school academies.
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Manufacturing - EMF - May the fourth be with you
Features - 5 June 2013 - 0comments
Negotiations among the European Commission, Parliament and Council on the Electromagnetic Fields Directive concluded in April and, once the text is approved, EU Member States will have to transpose the directive into national law by 1 July 2016. Terry Woolmer tells us everything we’ve always wanted to know about the fourth and final physical-agents directive but were afraid to ask.
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Safety culture – Covert operation
Features - 23 May 2013 - 0comments
When endeavouring to develop a better safety culture, many organisations neglect to dig deep into the DNA of the business and so end up only effecting change at a superficial level. Richard Byrne considers a couple of generic management models that could assist in addressing some of those deep-seated, but often hidden, problems.
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The profession – Convert to type
Features - 23 May 2013 - 2comments
In 1999, SHP published a pair of articles on how typical modi operandi of safety and health practitioners could unintentionally undermine the valuable work they did. Fast-forward 14 years – has the style in which practitioners carry out their business moved on? Michael Emery reflects on the state of the profession then and now, and on how it needs to develop.
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Utilities and offshore - Power struggles
Features - 10 May 2013 - 0comments
Dr Chris Ide provides an overview of the health and safety hazards that workers in the utilities and offshore sectors can face, looking at issues specific to the different types of workplaces involved, as well as the problems that are common to all of them.
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SHE 2013 - Health and Well-Being - Battle plans
Features - 9 May 2013 - 0comments
Bill Fox takes stock of how far we have come in our understanding and management of violence risks and shares his views on strategies that work best.
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SHE 2013 - Arco Academy - All aboard
Features - 8 May 2013 - 0comments
It’s all very well trying to impart knowledge and skills in your health and safety training sessions but if you don’t focus equally heavily on the third element in the learning experience – attitude – your sessions will sink like a stone. Matt Cleve outlines what needs to be done to engage even the most jaded employees.
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SHE 2013 - SHP Legal Arena - Follow the protocol
Features - 8 May 2013 - 0comments
Jon Cooper and Lisa Lewins consider the way in which investigations are conducted under the Work-related Deaths Protocol, analysing its strengths, weaknesses and overall effectiveness.
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