New research would appear to fly in the face of government policy built on the notion that the retail sector is a low-risk workplace environment where health and safety is concerned.
A safety pressure group has declared the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in east London a “disaster”, after a third safety incident in a week occurred during the venue’s high-profile opening ceremony earlier today (13 September).
More than 11,000 retail workers were affected by the violence perpetrated during the riots in England earlier this month, prompting some of them to consider leaving the sector altogether.
A charity helpline for the retail trade has been swamped with calls from anxious employees, shopkeepers and managers unsure how to deal with the emotional consequences of the riots sweeping the country.
The High Court has exonerated the National Trust of blame over an incident in which an 11-year-old schoolboy was killed by a falling branch at a wood in Norfolk four years ago.
An unregistered tattooist who ran his business from his “dirty and unhygienic bedroom” has been prosecuted by his local council for putting members of the public at risk.
A Polish workman was electrocuted after coming into contact with an 11,000-volt overhead power cable while dismantling a marquee at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, on 30 April 2007.
Marks & Spencer has expressed its disappointment at the £1 million fine handed down to it yesterday (27 September) for putting staff and customers at its Broad Street store in Reading at risk of exposure to asbestos.
A number of well-known high-street fashion retailers has signed up to a ‘call for action’ on banning sandblasting, a hazardous process that can cause illness and even death for workers.
