July 17, 2024
New research says legislation requires shift to represent today's world of work. Read More
April 19, 2024
A manufacturing company in Hull has been fined after one of its employees was crushed to death at a factory. Read More
September 1, 2023
UK Power Networks’ new robot companion has been used in trials for tunnel inspections aimed to reduce work for people in confined spaces. Read More
July 1, 2020
As the return to work continues and businesses focus on being COVID Secure, Dr Karen McDonnell, Head of RoSPA Scotland, reminds us that none of the risks inherent in construction have vanished and should not be forgotten about. Read More
December 17, 2019
Thames Water has been fined following an incident in which three workers were carried along a sewer after a 150-year-old sewer gate collapsed. Read More
September 20, 2018
Yorkshire Water Services Ltd has been sentenced after a fitter suffered fatal burns when his clothing was ignited by sparks. HSE found that the company’s risk assessment and permit to work procedures had been inadequate and there were no site-specific procedures in place. Read More
December 16, 2016
By Jon Fleet, Sales Manager at Sertus Although Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a naturally-occurring gas expelled by all living creatures, Read More
November 29, 2016
Confined spaces pose a wide variety of potential hazards to those workers that are required to enter them, so recognising Read More
June 13, 2016
A food waste disposal and recycling firm has been fined £250,000 after three employees were overcome by toxic gases, including hydrogen Read More
October 7, 2015
Stephen Morris, Training Sales Manager with Capital Safety Training UK looks at the safety of workers in confined spaces. The Read More