October 29, 2012
Health and safety enforcers and specialists have called for a full review of the RIDDOR Regulations in order to clarify rather than simplify them, accusing the HSE of having no evidence to back up the "deregulatory" proposals in its recently concluded consultation. Read More
September 10, 2012
Occupational health specialists within the HSE are aghast at its plan to reduce ill-health prevention even further, saying it totally contradicts the regulator's erstwhile message that health matters. Read More
July 19, 2012
The union Prospect is today (19 July) celebrating the 40th anniversary of a ground-breaking report, which transformed the UK's health and safety landscape. Read More
January 9, 2012
The union that represents HSE inspectors held a health and safety reception in Parliament last month to debate the findings of the Löfstedt review, plans to extend charging for inspections, and the Government's wider deregulation agenda. Read More
May 3, 2011
A Sellafield worker has won a top award for his efforts as a health and safety rep for his union, Prospect. Read More
February 9, 2011
The Government has vowed to bring forward legislation to establish a new independent statutory body to regulate the nuclear-power industry. Read More
July 7, 2009
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally published the long-awaited report into the underlying causes of fatal accidents in the construction industry. Read More