Thames Water fined £300k following confined spaces breach
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
Kier Highways appoints Head of Safety, Health and Environment
February 14, 2019
The Kier Group has appointed Steve Crofts as the Head of Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) for its Kier Highways division. Read More
‘I’m a total health and safety geek – and proud of it’
December 12, 2018
Warm clothes and thermal underwear – two important bits of kit for any construction worker and the first essential purchases Laura Williams, an HSEQ Advisor for geotechnical solutions specialist Keller Ltd, advises newcomers to the industry make. Read More
What impact are client requirements currently having on health and safety?
December 5, 2018
In the latest of its Safety Bytes videos, Irwin & Colton meets Steve Hails, Director of Health, Safety & Wellbeing at Tideway. Read More
‘Changing workplace cultures requires ongoing leadership and hands-on-support’
September 17, 2018
Mates in Mind has spoken out in support of the recent launch of a new online gateway to help companies improve staff wellbeing. The Mental Health at Work website has been developed by Prince William and MIND, with support from The Royal Foundation, Heads Together and 11 other organisations. Read More
Turning the tide on health and safety
July 11, 2018
Infrastructure company Tideway is aiming to turn the tide of health and safety by ingraining its importance in new staff from day one. Read More
Embracing technological innovation in safety – in conversation with Karl Simons of Thames Water
June 13, 2017
Karl Simons of Thames Water has a whopping team 65 health & safety professionals accompanying him to Safety & Health Expo this year. Karl, who is Head of Health, Safety, Security and Wellbeing at the organisation, spoke to SHP ahead of the event, taking place 20th - 22nd June, to tell us what innovations his team will be looking out for. Read More
Why we added ‘security’ to the health and safety team at Tideway
April 20, 2017
Why has security been embedded within the health and safety team at Thames Tideway Tunnel? Steve Hails, director of health, safety and wellbeing at the project, tells SHP about the decision to add security to his portfolio, and what it means for the business. Read More
Training and careers: can health and safety training really be truly EPIC?
January 18, 2017
By Lauren Applebey What comes into your mind when you think of a day of health and safety training? A Read More
Alliance re-frames major project to eliminate injuries
September 5, 2016
The water industry works in five-year cycles and historically has seen a spike in injuries in the first year of Read More
