HSE fatality figures show year on year increase – construction again most vulnerable
July 6, 2023
One hundred and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to HSE annual report. Read More
Health and safety has never been so visible – could we lose focus in 2022?
March 29, 2022
Simon Walter, Co-Director at Rhino Safety, shares his thoughts on the role health and safety should play in the workplace in 2022. Read More
Figures show agriculture remains the worst performing industrial sector
July 23, 2021
HSE has published a report detailing that agriculture has the worst rate of fatal injuries of all the major industrial sectors. Read More
Report published into fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Britain
July 27, 2020
The HSE has issued a report that shows agriculture has the one of the worst rates of worker fatal injury in Great Britain. Last year, 21 people were killed in agriculture, one was a child. Read More
SHE13 – Impact of a workplace incident: the tree surgeon’s story
May 14, 2013
If you have a health and safety system in place, review and monitor it on a frequent basis. Read More
Unsupervised worker, 16, maimed by defective wood-chipper
February 8, 2013
A teenager has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and depression brought on by an incident in which his foot was mangled by a poorly-maintained wood-chipper. Read More
Builder fined after chainsaw rips through contractor’s hand
December 14, 2012
A builder failed to report an incident in which a sub-contractor suffered serious injuries when his hand was cut by a chainsaw. Read More
Behavioural safety key to forestry industry accord
October 8, 2012
Driving behavioural change in attitudes towards health and safety is a key ambition of a new agreement between organisations in the forestry industry. Read More
