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MoD ACCEPTS CROWN CENSURE OVER FATAL DIVING INCIDENT

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a military diver died during training. On 14 November 2018, 26-year-old Marine...
SCHOOLS ENCOURAGED TO ADDRESS ASBESTOS RISK WITH £2BN REFURBISHMENT FUND

SCHOOLS ENCOURAGED TO ADDRESS ASBESTOS RISK

As the UK Government pledges over £2bn for upgrades and repairs to schools and colleges in England this year, Bureau Veritas is urging educational institutions to address the ongoing risks...
IOSH URGES GOVERNMENT TO INVEST IN SAFETY AND HEALTH

IOSH URGES GOVERNMENT TO INVEST IN SAFETY AND HEALTH

IOSH has submitted proposals to the UK Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, calling for recognition of the importance of occupational safety and health (OSH) in revitalising and...
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE CRACKS DOWN ON DUST

HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE CRACKS DOWN ON DUST

Health and safety inspectors across Great Britain will be targeting construction firms to check that their health standards are up to scratch during a month-long inspection initiative, starting on...
BUREAU VERITAS CALLS FOR 'STRICTER' COVID MEASURES

BUREAU VERITAS CALLS FOR 'STRICTER' COVID MEASURES

With the Prime Minister announcing that ‘COVID-secure’ guidelines are set to become a legal obligation, global health and safety expert Bureau Veritas has advised that businesses must...
MORE HEALTH AND WELLBEING CONCERNS AMONG FEMALE EMPLOYEES

MORE WELLBEING CONCERNS AMONG FEMALE EMPLOYEES

GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, asked 1,165 UK employees about their health and wellbeing concerns, and found that female employees have more apprehension than their male...
Hard Hat Awareness Week

CHECK YOUR HARD HAT URGES BRAIN INJURY CHARITY

Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes to head injuries. This is why Headway – the brain injury association and...
LOOK AFTER HEALTHCARE WORKERS SO THEY CAN LOOK AFTER PATIENTS, SAYS IOSH

LOOK AFTER HEALTHCARE WORKERS SO THEY CAN LOOK AFTER PATIENTS, SAYS IOSH

IOSH President Dr Andrew Sharman is encouraging IOSH members to get behind World Patient Safety Day. The awareness day, being held today (Thursday 17th September), is run by the World Health...
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TEAM UP TO DEMOCRATISE TRAINING

TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TEAM UP TO DEMOCRATISE TRAINING

A platform for workplace safety and quality, SafetyCulture, has acquired EdApp, a mobile training solution.  EdApp currently delivers approximately 50,000 lessons per day across over 90...
VALERIE SINGLETON OBE HOSTS LIVE PANEL TO IMPROVE SAFETY AMONG OLDER DRIVERS

LIVE PANEL TO IMPROVE SAFETY AMONG OLDER DRIVERS

Project EDWARD – Every Day Without a Road Death – launches across the UK as an awareness week running until Friday 18th September. Its goal is to achieve a week where no one loses their...

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