A science teacher and the son of a colleague both sustained burns when an experiment in the school science lab involving a flammable substance went wrong.
Network Rail will face criminal proceedings for breaches of health and safety law, after an investigation into the deaths of two teenage girls at a rail-station footpath crossing was reopened because of new evidence.
Fire commanders delayed the recovery of a woman lying at the bottom of a disused mine shaft, with fatal consequences, because they were overly preoccupied with adhering to management’s rescue policy, a fatal accident inquiry has found.
Manufacturers have given a firm thumbs-down to proposed European rules requiring that stress and other psychosocial risks be considered as part of risk assessments for musculoskeletal disorders.
An HSE inspector has slammed a boat company for a dangerous lack of planning during removal work at a factory, where a worker was knocked off some stairs.
An investigation into an incident in which an employee of a Rotherham car dealership fell through a skylight revealed that no precautions had been taken to reduce the risk of a fall.
A difficult lifting and handling operation, which ended in the death of a dad-to-be, could have been prevented if the undertaking of it had been properly planned, an HSE inspector has claimed.
A judge has said a Salisbury company should be “appalled” that it allowed its employees to implement an unsafe method of work, which “undoubtedly” led to the death of a migrant worker.
The imminent publication of ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management – Principles and guidelines on implementation has prompted Chris Peace to trace the history, content and use of the Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand version on which it is based, and suggest what safety and health practitioners can expect from the new international standard.
Decisions made by emergency services personnel about whether or not to take risks in fraught situations have been the subject of much negative media attention recently, so Bill Gough outlines the issues facing ‘first responders’ and suggests ways in which their managers can help them do the right thing – for themselves and those who need their help.
Kevin Bridges discusses three recent cases that highlight how risk must be real, rather than hypothetical, if cases against defendants accused of not managing that risk are to succeed.
In terms of risk assessment the emergency services are not special – they are different, because of the deeply embedded ethos and culture involved in the care and rescue of patients. George Dickson examines this difference as exemplified by the Scottish Ambulance Service and outlines the risk assessment approach taken to address occupational health and safety concerns.
An innovative online tool has been launched to help Europe’s 20 million micro and small enterprises improve safety and health for their workers by assessing risks through an easy-to-use and cost-free Web application.
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched its second photo competition to promote awareness of healthy workplaces and risk prevention at work.
Cardinus Risk Management has launched a new website for SMEs, which offers a range of free information and guidance on managing risks in the workplace.
Aviva Risk Management Solutions (ARMS) says it does everything it can to support candidates taking qualifications endorsed by IOSH, IEMA, NEBOSH, CIEH and ConstructionSkills.
According to Casella CEL, the latest upgrade of its insight occupational-exposure data management software means it can now be used in conjunction with the company’s Microdust Pro real-time monitor to help produce reliable results when conducting workplace inhalation risk assessments.
Health and safety eLearning provider Praxis42 says that it has launched a new eLearning course in Fire Safety at Work in conjunction with its team of fire experts and external professional bodies to help organisations meet the training and information requirements of the new Fire Safety Reform Order.
