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Lone worker

Review calls for tougher safety rules for minicab drivers

September 25, 2018

An independent review has called for tougher regulations and rules for taxi drivers to ensure minicab safety, following a series of attacks on passengers. Read More

Wellbeing

University pilots new staff wellbeing programme

September 25, 2018

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has launched a new pilot programme, which aims to engage staff in sustainability and wellbeing. Read More

World Heart Day

More defibrillator training needed in the workplace

September 25, 2018

Arco has called for more defibrillator training in the workplace in the run up to World Heart Day, which takes place on Saturday, 29 September. Read More

Manufacturing

Manufacturing safety: Atomic Weapons Establishment pleads guilty over health and safety failure

September 25, 2018

The organisation which manufactures and maintains the UK's nuclear weapons has admitted failing to ensure the safety of its staff, a court has been told. Read More

In Court

£40k fine after machinery failure leads to finger amputation

September 25, 2018

An employee injured three of his fingers while cleaning a band re-saw. The HSE’s investigation found the machine was not effectively braked and therefore the cutting blade took an excessive time to stop. Read More

Ladder safety

‘Get a grip’ on ladder safety

September 24, 2018

The Ladder Association is offering a free Ladder Safety Pack to help improve ladder competence, as part its new 'Get a grip' campaign. Read More

Alton Towers

Alton Towers crash victims to sue

September 24, 2018

Merlin Entertainments, which owns Alton Towers, was fined £5m as a result of the Smiler rollercoaster crash in 2015, which left five people seriously injured. Now, two victims who each lost a leg in the crash are suing the park’s owners Read More

In Court

Employer sentenced after worker ‘could have easily been killed’ in fall

September 24, 2018

A worker sustained serious, life changing injuries after falling through a mezzanine floor whilst it was under construction. Read More

In Court

£1.25m fine for exposing public to fumes

September 24, 2018

During demolition and reconstruction of a wall, many live flues of gas boilers were removed, damaged and blocked, exposing residents to a risk from carbon monoxide poisoning. Read More

Gas Incident

13 people treated in Scottish Gas chemical incident

September 24, 2018

The premises of Scottish Gas in Edinburgh was evacuated on Friday afternoon after a suspected chemical incident which saw three people admitted to hospital and ten others needing treatment. Read More

Women in Health & Safety

Wellbeing in construction event

September 24, 2018

Registration is open for the forthcoming networking event, in London, on 28 September. Places are limited. Read More

SHE 2019

IKAR GB to exhibit at Safety & Health Expo 2019

September 22, 2018

IKAR GB has announced that it will be exhibiting the one of the UK’s largest ranges of confined space entry and rescue products at the ExCel exhibition centre, London on 18-20 June, 2019. Read More

Fatigue

How the construction industry is recognising and tackling fatigue

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Wellbeing

Banking on a bright future – lessons in wellbeing from down under

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Event Safety

‘The UK is as seen as the standard bearer’: In conversation with Mark Breen of Safe Events and Cuckoo Events

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SHP Most Read

SHP weekly top five

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innovation

Virtual Reality at Lendlease: Stepping inside a virtual world to make the real one safer

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Eye Care

Eye hazards: Putting safety ‘in focus’

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Asbestos

Report calls for UK to adopt stricter asbestos safety controls

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Body Cameras

Local authority launches body-worn camera consultation

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workplace wellbeing

Lucozade Ribena Suntory survey shows more than half of young people think work is damaging their wellbeing

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