Update your Health & Safety Law Poster
With less than two months left to ensure that you are displaying the new Health & Safety at Work Law poster, don’t waste time, make sure you purchase the new poster today, available on-line here...
View ArticleCompulsory Training for Healthcare Workers
Training of healthcare workers is to undergo a reform and as of March 2015 all new care workers in England will be required to earn a training certificate within 12 weeks of starting a new job. Much of...
View ArticleBBC celebrate 40 years of the Health and Safety at work act 1974
Health and Safety at Work Act celebrates 40 years BBC’s ‘The One Show’ had a special feature marking the 40th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and campaigner James Tye, the...
View ArticleParents banned from saying goodbye to their children on the grounds of Health...
Parents banned from saying goodbye to their children to minimise disruption It may seem over the top to some, however due to extensive building work, a London School took the brave decision to adhere...
View ArticleStoptober: Improving Fire Safety in the Workplace?
Are you boldly braving Stoptober? Safety Media wish all participants the best of luck this month as nearly 200,000 UK smokers face day 2 of the Stoptober challenge. Remember, it’s not just your health...
View ArticleLack of Soft Skills Training Contributes to Unemployability
The majority of UK employers believe that school-leavers aren’t adequately prepared for the workplace, according to a recent survey by the British Chambers of Commerce. It is reported that over a...
View ArticleWorker’s Arm is Severed in Recycling Plant Machinery Incident
A Scottish recycling and waste management firm has been fined this week following an incident in which an agency worker lost his arm whilst attending to a machinery blockage. On the 8th February 2011,...
View Article“British workplaces are among safest in the world”
“British workplaces are among safest in the world” new figures reveal. This year is the 40th anniversary of the Health & Safety at Work Act. What better way to celebrate than finding that figures...
View ArticleLondon Beer Flood- 200 years on from the disaster
A tsunami of beer besieged the streets of London on this day 200 years ago. On the junction of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road Meux’s brewery housed several large vats of beer upon its roof. The...
View Article“Healthy workplaces manage stress”- Safety & Health at Work Week
Today marks the start of the European Agency for Safety & Health at Work’s (EU-OSHA) awareness week. This year the focus is on handling stress and psychological risks in the workplace. From...
View ArticleIs hand washing a thing of the past?
An HSE report has recently been released following research into the effectiveness of alcohol based hand cleaners. In recent years these products have been promoted as a quick and easy method for...
View Article‘Eat, Sleep, Risk, Repeat’- devastating recurrent H&S errors at work
More than 100,000 serious workplace injuries are reported to the UK Health and Safety Executive every year as a result of common errors. Naturally the first issue is the devastating effects that such...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Health & Safety in 2014
The HSE recently released their annual report concerning Health & Safety in Great Britain.¹ Every year a notable element of this report is the plethora of statistics studding every page, many of...
View ArticleChristmas- the next victim of Health & Safety insurance claims?
Ancient spa town and popular UK tourist destination, Bath is forced to cancel this year’s Christmas lights switch-on event. The annual ceremony, funded by generous local businesses, has been a...
View ArticleWhy are so many businesses hazarding falls from height?
This week alone the HSE has reported three separate cases of hazardous incidents of workers facing risks whilst working at height. It was announced yesterday that a West Yorkshire green energy firm...
View ArticleThe Hidden Hazards- Infection risks at work
Workplace risks come in many forms and some of the most dangerous are the ones that cannot be seen. Risks of infection occur in numerous working environments. Recognising the importance of infection...
View ArticlePPE Privation- workers unprotected in construction industry
Lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) heavily contributes to Health & Safety failings on construction sites. A month long initiative by HSE inspectors revealed “unacceptable conditions and...
View Article£100,000 bill for fire safety offences
A Nottinghamshire businessman has landed a bill of £100,000 following non-compliance with life risking fire safety regulations.¹ Fire Protection Officers visited the premises on more than one occasion...
View ArticleNew guidelines for Health & Safety offences?
Feedback from Health & Safety practitioners is requested following proposals for new sentencing guidelines. The Sentencing Council is currently reviewing the guidelines that direct courts...
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