G4S was ordered to pay £1.8 million for failing to protect workers from the risk of Legionnaires’ disease, a serious respiratory illness caused by airborne
An all-party MP group on occupational health recently reported there is an asbestos “time-bomb in our schools.” Huge numbers of schools built in the three
The latest provisional statistics produced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that 144 people were killed at work in the 12 months to
The decision of the UK electorate to withdraw from the European Union last week will certainly change the political and economic environment, but what impact
Work-related skin problems can occur in most workplaces although there are certain high-risk jobs such as catering, hair dressing, motor vehicle repair and construction where
Do you regularly work outside normal working hours? Chances are that you do. Developments in technology mean we are more connected and easily contacted than
A high street shoe chain has been ordered to pay more than £57,000 after it knowingly exposed its staff to asbestos. Pavers, which has more
A building contractor from Altrincham has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £3,000 in costs following the collapse of building blocks and numerous unsafe
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new overarching, five-year strategy called Helping Great Britain Work Well. The strategy aims to tackle workplace
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced it will administer a Crown Censure to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the deaths of three
