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The number of workers killed in Britain last year fell to the lowest level ever recorded but stakeholders remained wary of hailing the improvement in the figures as a sign that the overall battle is being won.<br><br> Read More
June 17, 2009
Keeping health and safety at the top of the business agenda in the face of economic pressures was a key theme at the IOSH Ireland annual conference this week.<br><br> Read More
June 10, 2009
The life expectancy of the average man born in the UK is still less than 75 years, and he can expect to be seriously or chronically ill for 15 of those, an advocacy group for male health has warned.<br><br> Read More
May 21, 2009
Health and safety on building sites would improve dramatically if theGangmasters and Licensing Act was extended from food and agricultureinto the construction sector, unions have claimed. Read More
February 23, 2009
The Field Operations Directorate is the engine room of the Health and Safety Executive, propelling it forward on the inspection, investigation, and enforcement highway. Tina Weadick talks to the new man in charge of keeping all pistons firing. Read More
February 17, 2009
The HSE has today published updated guidance on working in confined spaces. Read More
January 20, 2009
IOSH has continued to develop links with government figures and safety professionals in Eastern Europe. Read More
November 14, 2008
After construction, the agriculture sector has the worst record for work-related fatalities, and one of the worst for occupational ill health and injury. Focusing on the latter, Chris Ide provides an overview of some of the many health hazards in the sector, and the steps that can be taken to either eliminate or control them. Read More
October 29, 2008
Reported major injuries at work have declined by about 9 per cent since the start of the decade, according to the HSE's provisional statistics for 2007/08, which also reveal that workplace deaths fell from 247 to 229 last year. Read More
July 30, 2008
A new international standard has been issued on assessing risk and managing work in cold environments. Read More