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Attendees may wish to ‘revisit the building blocks of how health and safety is done in their organisations’ following Sadro’s forthcoming Safety & Health Expo presentation. Read More
April 26, 2023
A Bodmin dairy farm has been fined more than £60,000 after one of its workers sustained multiple injuries when he fell more than 20 feet through a roof on to a concrete floor. Read More
March 23, 2023
Approximately one-third of the UK workforce is over the age of 50, pushing the average retirement age beyond 65. Former HSE Employment Medical Adviser and Consultant Physician, Dr Chris Ide, lays out some of the key physiological issues for employers to be aware of in an aging workforce. Read More
March 16, 2023
A dog walker was thrown 8ft into the air by a cow which then repeatedly trampled on him as he tried to crawl away, breaking six ribs of his ribs and leaving him with damage to his lungs and spleen. Read More
January 23, 2023
There are fears for the safety of construction workers - and the effectiveness of their vehicle safety devices - after a report found the industry accounted for the most work-related fatalities. Read More
November 15, 2022
Beth Thompson at Squire Patton Boggs gives a legal overview of the year so far including Grenfell, Building Safety Regulator Consultations, and the introduction of safe standing at football stadiums. Read More
November 7, 2022
A stigma around weak hearing is one reason musicians are reluctant to use devices. Read More
September 7, 2022
Lantra has said it is looking forward to the delivery of a Government plan looking at the safe and sustainable use of pesticides. Read More
August 8, 2022
Think about how much workplaces have changed, even in just the last 30 years. Whether we’re talking about the office, a construction site, a theme park or a hospital, emerging technologies, better manufacturing processes and automation has seen new equipment brought in to make our work more efficient. This equipment, from a tunnel-boring machine preparing the way for a new underground line, to the (now) humble laptop, often brings risk with it... Read More
August 1, 2022
The uncle of a four-year-old boy killed on a farm has urged everyone in agriculture to do more to keep children safe. Read More