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Award winning restaurant backs slips, trips and falls campaign 09/03/2010

Award winning restaurant backs slips, trips and falls campaign
A restaurant director and chef, who stared in Gordon Ramsey’s F Word television programme, have backed the HSE’s call for restaurateurs to reduce the likelihood of slips, trips and falls in their kitchens.

 


Logistics: New guidelines for loading haulage vehicles 08/03/2010

Logistics: New guidelines for loading haulage vehicles
Logistics specialist Wincanton has teamed up with a committee of its industry partners to publish working at height guidelines for loading haulage vehicles.

 


Well done: Xmo Strata awarded safety and service standards 05/03/2010

Well done: Xmo Strata awarded safety and service standards
Sign installation and maintenance firm Xmo Strata has been awarded three new accreditations to recognise the quality of its service and its commitment to staff and customer safety.

 


Power engineers given gas safety training 24/02/2010

Power engineers given gas safety training
Integrated power solutions company Merlin Power Management has arranged for its engineers to undertake ‘Gas Safe’ training courses.

 


Well done: Arco supporting child deafness charity 23/02/2010

Well done: Arco supporting child deafness charity
Safety company Arco is donating one per cent of the sales of its E-gard range to the Sound Seekers charity, which provides aid to deaf children in developing countries.

 


College enrols students on construction plant competence scheme 23/02/2010

College enrols students on construction plant competence scheme
Cornwall’s Duchy College has opened a service engineering and plant operations department, which will train students in construction plant competence.

 


Well done: Awards for grass-roots safety groups 09/02/2010

Well done: Awards for grass-roots safety groups
A number of local safety groups have been honoured at a national awards ceremony.

 


Well done: Safety glove gets BSIF approval 05/02/2010

Well done: Safety glove gets BSIF approval
BM Polyco has been named as one of the first companies to be awarded the PPE Manufacturer’s shield by the BSIF’s Registered Safety Suppliers Scheme.

 




 
    

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Worker buried alive after unsupported trench collapsed
Andy, I hope your not expecting any of the readers to emapthise with Mr Hill because the HSE dragged their heels? Not the first time we hear of trench collapse and it won't be the last unless the HSE

Worker buried alive after unsupported trench collapsed
Addressed to Stuart Curtis; You may well ask Stuart. The answer is that despite this incident ocurring in October 2007, the HSE choce not to interview those involved until sometime in 2008 and despite

Worker buried alive after unsupported trench collapsed
still there are compromises why it safety measures?

Inspector boob causes regulator to back down over workplace calendar
over zealous, what an understatement its PC BS once again.

Worker buried alive after unsupported trench collapsed
re stuart curtis
erm.... why do we need a court report to warn us of the dangers of excavations? A competent H&S professional would already be aware of the hazard and risk

Untied scaffolding collapsed into residential street
It was extremely fortunate that nobody was killed in this accident, which was entirely foreseeable. This is just another example of contractors flouting the law and reinforces the requirement for scaf

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