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RESEARCH REVEALS THE TRUTH ABOUT HAND WASHING AND DRYING AT WORK

RESEARCH REVEALS THE TRUTH ABOUT HAND WASHING AND DRYING AT WORK

New independent research has found that the majority of employees do not wash and dry their hands properly at work, despite both washing and drying being important to help reduce the spread of...
FARM FINED AFTER EMPLOYEE CRUSHED DURING DEMOLITION PROJECT

FARM FINED AFTER EMPLOYEE CRUSHED DURING DEMOLITION PROJECT

Farming partnership, J & D Foster Farms LLP, has been fined following an incident on its farm where a 21-year-old employee was killed whilst dismantling a redundant piece of farming equipment. ...
CHAS URGES CONSTRUCTION SECTOR TO EMBRACE BUILDING SAFETY SCHEME

CHAS URGES CONSTRUCTION SECTOR TO EMBRACE BUILDING SAFETY SCHEME

Supply-chain risk management expert CHAS has become a registered signatory of Building a Safer Future and is encouraging other members of the built environment sector to do the same.  The...
PALLETLINE’S KEN BELL SCOOPS PRESTIGIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARD

PALLETLINE’S KEN SCOOPS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

A successful campaign to drive down workplace accidents and work-related stress by instilling a culture of health and safety awareness among colleagues has earned Palletline’s Ken Bell a...
TÜV SÜD LAUNCHES ATEX CERTIFICATION SERVICE FOR UK AND EU MARKET ACCESS

TÜV SÜD LAUNCHES ATEX CERTIFICATION SERVICE FOR UK AND EU

TÜV SÜD has launched its ATEX Directive certification service for both CE marking and UKCA mark compliance. From 1 January 2021 new products being released onto the UK market have had...
HSE LAUNCHES NEW MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN

HSE LAUNCHES NEW MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new campaign, ‘Working Minds’, which examines issues relating to health at work. The campaign aims to help businesses recognise...
LOUISE HOSKING BEGINS HER IOSH PRESIDENCY

LOUISE HOSKING BEGINS HER IOSH PRESIDENCY

Risk management specialist and leader, Louise Hosking, commenced the Presidency with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) following the AGM on 16th November 2021. In the year...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE SUSTAINS MULTIPLE FRACTURES AFTER FALL FROM HEIGHT

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE SUSTAINS MULTIPLE FRACTURES AFTER FALL FROM HEIGHT

Trevor Cook Construction Ltd has been fined after a roof worker fell six metres through a fragile roof sheet whilst working on a barn at a farm in Amesbury, Wiltshire. Swindon Magistrates’...
COMPANY PROSECUTED AFTER EMPLOYEE FATALLY INJURED

COMPANY PROSECUTED AFTER EMPLOYEE FATALLY INJURED

Hereford Galvanizers Limited, a company that undertakes hot dip galvanizing for the corrosion protection of steelwork, has been fined after an employee was fatally injured. Kidderminster...
ROSPA CALLS FOR END TO OCTOBER CLOCK CHANGE

ROSPA CALLS FOR END TO OCTOBER CLOCK CHANGE

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling for an end to the October clock change in order to save lives on the roads, improve wellbeing and help people reduce their fuel...

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