The actions of “multiple companies and work teams” contributed to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year, a report released by BP has concluded.

A union has demanded that Network Rail recoup part of the bonuses paid to directors after claims that the company under-reported the number of minor injuries among its workers.

New research published by 3M has revealed that over a third of companies in UK have employees who don’t wear safety eyewear when required.

In what could be seen as a swipe at Lord Young, the TUC has called on the Government to appoint a health and safety tsar dedicated to championing the cause.

Expeditious resolution of health and safety prosecution cases in Scotland appears to be bearing fruit, following fresh statistics from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

Supervisors of unpaid work placements (formerly known as community service) are being subjected to increasing abuse and threats from offenders, with staff feeling intimidated and scared at work, according to a union for probation staff.

The Government’s health and safety tsar has confirmed that the ‘burden’ on small businesses caused by the costs and bureaucracy of complying with the law in this area will be a main target of his upcoming review and recommendations for reform.

A steep rise in the number of major and significant hydrocarbon releases – regarded as potential precursors to a major incident – has sparked the HSE to issue a warning to bosses in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Follow-up research by the HSE into the incidence of cancer at a semi-conductor plant in Scotland has found that its workers are not at any increased risk of developing occupational disease. But a pressure group representing workers at the plant dismissed the Executive’s conclusion as “bogus”.

The majority of UK workers would rather keep a health concern or personal issue to themselves than tell their boss or colleagues, according to new research by Aviva UK Health.