in court
Company fined after worker suffered fall from height injuries
March 8, 2021
Country Style Foods Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was impaled upon a set of ‘airline’ style steps. Read More
Home working
Government working from home advert ‘shows a complete lack of understanding around health and safety’, says British Safety Council
March 5, 2021
British Safety Council says 'Government advert risks legitimising poor practice, the costs of which ultimately end up on the NHS'. Read More
in court
Waste and recycling company fined for safety failings
March 5, 2021
A waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries to his arm when it became entangled in the automatic roof sheeting mechanism of a visiting articulated truck. Read More
in court
Metal supplier fined after employee suffers multiple fractures
March 5, 2021
A metal supplier has been fined after an employee suffered multiple fractures to the hand and wrist when he was polishing a metal bar with a manual metalworking lathe. Read More
SHP top 5
SHP weekly top five
March 5, 2021
This week the articles most read on SHP have been: ISO 45001 – Risks and opportunities with workplace safety, How to create COSHH chemical risk assessments that are effective, The veterans who became safety and health leaders, Lessons from Grenfell: Why aren’t we learning? and PPE and coronavirus. Read More
Leadership
‘Be the hummingbird’
March 4, 2021
On World Book Day 2021, SHP focuses on a book described as an ‘anthology of the world’s best thought leaders, all in one place’, One Percent Safer, which was put together during the first UK lockdown to provide nuggets of wisdom to make your organisation one percent safer and to raise funds for the One Percent Safer Foundation. Read More
Books
World book day: Download an SHP eBook
March 4, 2021
Today is World Book Day, so why not celebrate by downloading one of our recent eBooks. Read More
in court
Contractor sentenced following safety failings during demolition work
March 3, 2021
A contractor has been sentenced after disturbing asbestos during demolition works and damaging underground cables that resulted in severe disruption to services. Read More
Safety & Health Expo
Safety & Health Expo launches Connect 2021 online event
March 3, 2021
Safety & Health Expo is launching Safety & Health Expo Connect 2021, which will take place online throughout June. Read More
in court
Whiskey distillers fined following employee fatality
March 3, 2021
An employee suffered fatal injuries when a forklift involved in the staging process came into contact with him. Read More
ISO 45001
ISO 45001 – Risks and opportunities with workplace safety
March 2, 2021
David Goodfellow, UK Business Assurance Manager at TÜV SÜD talks about the transition to ISO 45001, which replaces OHSAS 18001 from 31 March 2021. Read More
in court
Plant hire firm fined after employee suffers serious injuries
March 2, 2021
A plant hire company has been fined following an incident in which an employee was seriously injured when an excavator tracked backwards. Read More