January 5, 2016
After 32 years, SHP’s print edition has closed and, as you might expect, the final issue is somewhat of a retrospective. Read More
March 19, 2015
In June, Seveso III comes into force. However, as Brian Lait argues, the aspiration of a ‘level playing field’ of Read More
February 5, 2015
The Keil Centre has developed a card-sort method to measure Human Factors Maturity, which it argues will help businesses build Read More
January 8, 2015
Shift work contributes significantly to the UK economy but it can lead to fatigue and poor safety performance. Julie Bell Read More
September 23, 2014
By Jon Cooper and Steven Brooker: Last year HSE chair Judith Hackitt commented at the Piper 25 conference that, Read More
July 13, 2012
The results of extensive post-Buncefield research into the production of flammable vapour in incidents where large storage tanks of volatile liquids are overfilled were recently published in full. Read More
February 29, 2012
Striving for complete objectivity in safety investigations is futile because hindsight bias Read More
May 17, 2011
Roy Tozer, a partner at law firm DLA Piper who worked on the Buncefield case for a number of years, gave a packed SHP Legal Arena an alternative view of the Buncefield investigation, arguing that there is a considerable amount of information about the case that ought to be in the public domain that isn't at present. Read More
February 17, 2011
Basic safety-management failings were the root cause of Britain's most costly industrial disaster, according to a new report published yesterday (16 February). Read More
July 16, 2010
Five companies will be sentenced on Friday for their part in the explosions at the Buncefield fuel depot, which caused the largest fire in Europe since the Second World War. Read More