SHP weekly top five
March 15, 2024
This week the articles most read have been: INEOS fined £400k after employee seriously injured, Rule-6 tames complexity, Company and director sentenced after employee crushed to death, Trailblazer in Health & Safety Winner: Dr Marcin Nazaruk on how to apply LFNW in practice and Metal recycling company fined after employee’s arm severed. Read More
SHP weekly top five
September 22, 2023
This week the articles most read have been: One metric to rule them all, Elephant in the room? Reframing accountability, All fired up – but where do we go?, PPE: The chain of ignorance and Carbon monoxide – the silent killer. Read More
Legal perspective: Croydon tram disaster
August 2, 2023
Emma Evans and Claire Burrows at Brabners LLP share their legal observations following last week's prosecutions following the Croydon tram disaster. Read More
SHP weekly top five
February 10, 2023
This week the articles most read have been: Building firm fined for multiple failings that included workers being lifted by raised bucket; Amazon facing health and safety fines after government inspections in US; Construction workers get access to new mental health support after statistics show worrying trends; Listen up – Headphones and the Noise at Work regulations; Wine company fined £800k after HGV driver killed at Salford depot. Read More
SHP weekly top five
February 3, 2023
This week the articles most read have been: Wine company fined £800k after HGV driver killed at Salford depot, Falls from height: Taking messages home, Man left permanently disabled after being crushed by tonne of glass, An act with real impact: the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Listen up – Headphones and the Noise at Work regulations. Read More
London Aquatics Centre: ‘Major incident reported over suspected gas release’
March 23, 2022
Emergency services are responding to a ‘major incident’ at the London Aquatics Centre in Stratford and are treating ‘a number of patients. Read More
January Blues: SHP’s guide to helping workers beat the winter slump
January 4, 2022
The first few weeks of January are often perceived as a challenging time for the workforce from a mental wellbeing perspective. Read More
Uber loses licence to operate in London due to ‘several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk’
November 25, 2019
Transport for London (TfL) has refused to grant Uber a new licence, meaning it will no longer be able to operate in London, following the latest application phase. Read More
Government bans combustible cladding
November 29, 2018
Combustible materials will not be allowed on the external walls of new buildings over 18-metres containing flats, hospitals, residential care premises, dormitories in boarding schools and student accommodation. Read More
EDF power station: Workers injured in nuclear power plant incident
November 20, 2018
A ‘steam release’ caused a blast of high temperature steam to escape, injuring three male employees. Read More