Manufacturing essentials | Machine guarding Manufacturing activities are high risk. On average 19 workers are killed every year in manufacturing incidents. Annually, around 46,000 workers
Employers may wish to hire young workers in half-term and in the run-up to Christmas. You need to be aware, however, that special employment rules
Industry chiefs aim to replace traditional yellow “Bob the Builder” hard hats under a new colour-coded hard hat scheme. Worn with a hi vis jacket
A recent survey of 860 trade professionals shows most commercial buildings break fire door safety regulations and put people at risk. The research by IronmongeryDirect
Women are feeling under pressure from their employers to wear heels, provocative tops, tights skirts and apply more makeup to look sexy at work.
Alton Towers operator, Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd, has been hit with a record industry fine of £5m for the crash on its Smiler rollercoaster last
An HSE investigation has begun after a voluntary worker died while working on a canal excavation at Pewsham Locks in Wiltshire. A 63-year-old volunteer is
Running a school is a risky business. But just how do you define “risk”? By law schools must be run in ways that make sure
A Canterbury school has been fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £10,000 after a seven-year-old boy needed CPR during a swimming lesson.
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
