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KEEP MASKS ON WHILE WORKING ON SITE, URGES INDUSTRY BODY
Building firms are being urged to carry on asking their workforce to wear masks while working in enclosed spaces or on busy sites by the Construction Leadership Council, CLC. The CLC is calling...
THAMES WATER WASTE TEAM CELEBRATES LTI RECORD
A health and safety-conscious Thames Water team which maintains thousands of miles of sewers is celebrating a record four years without a lost-time injury (LTI). The Thames Valley Networks...
JUICE MANUFACTURING COMPANY FINED AFTER WORKER LOSES FINGERS
Fruit juice manufacturer, AMC Freshly Squeezed (UK) Ltd, has been fined after an employee had three fingers of their right hand severed whilst cleaning a screw conveyor. Liverpool...
BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL COMMENTS ON END TO COVID RESTRICTIONS
With the removal of almost all COVID-19 control measures from 19 July, British Safety Council has released a statement commenting on the move. British Safety Council believes that while the...
HSE RELEASES ANNUAL WORKPLACE FATALITY FIGURES FOR 2020/21
Provisional data released today shows that a total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, an increase of 29 from the previous year, though the number of deaths in 2019/20...
UK GOVERNMENT INTRODUCE BUILDING SAFETY BILL
On 5 July, the Government introduced the Building Safety Bill in the House of Commons. The Building Safety Bill will implement recommendations made in Dame Judith Hackitt’s ‘Building...
COMPANY FINED AFTER WORKERS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS
Power Link Machines (UK) Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was informed the company was using gaskets within its generator sets that contained...
IOSH MEMBERS RECOGNISED IN QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
Two Chartered Members of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) have been included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. These awards celebrate the extraordinary...
HIGH SCHOOL FINED AFTER CHILD IS FATALLY INJURED
Great Baddow High School in Chelmsford has been fined after a young child died after a locker in a changing room fell on top of him. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that on the 23...
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT INCREASED RISK OF SUICIDE, RESEARCH SUGGESTS
Initiatives aimed at protecting the mental health of construction workers may not be getting to those who need them, leading to an increased risk of suicide, researchers at Glasgow Caledonian...
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