Safety issues at Carillion’s Liverpool PFI contract published
February 22, 2018
Safety problems at one of Carillion’s PFI hospital contracts were known about nine months before an £845 million write down.
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Davis: UK will ‘continue to meet safety standards’ post-Brexit
February 20, 2018
David Davis has insisted Brexit will not lead to worse health and safety standards or plunge the UK into “a Mad Max-style world borrowed from dystopian fiction". Read More
IOSH: Employers have ‘fundamental duty’ to ensure health and safety
February 9, 2018
Responding to the government's Good Work plan, IOSH has made a series of recommendations. Read More
Government moves to protect gig economy worker rights
February 8, 2018
The Government has promised to strengthen the rights of millions of flexible workers in the gig economy. Read More
MP calls for written submissions to working at height inquiry
February 2, 2018
Chair of the all-party parliamentary group on working at height has ‘urged’ businesses to engage with its inquiry. Read More
One in four Fife schools do not have smoke detectors fitted
January 31, 2018
A Green Party MSP has warned one in four schools in Fife do not have smoke detectors fitted. Read More
A quarter of civil service staff absences due to mental ill-heath
January 18, 2018
More than a quarter of staff absences in the civil service are due to mental ill-health, new figures have revealed. Read More
Carillion crisis: Government seeks to reassure outsourcing sector
January 18, 2018
The government has moved to downplay reports it is monitoring other outsourcing firms and said it does not believe any of its other suppliers are in a “comparable position” to Carillion. Read More
Carillion crisis: tens of thousands of jobs at risk
January 16, 2018
Tens of thousands of jobs could be at risk in the construction industry, including many in the health and safety sector, following the collapse of Carillion. Read More
Sarah Newton appointed new minister for health and safety at work
November 21, 2017
Sarah Newton, Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth since May 2010, has been appointed as the new health and safety minister following Penny Mordaunt’s move as part of a recent government reshuffle. Read More
