Articles tagged with "health and safety"
Has society ALMOST forgotten a few of the UK’s worst disasters?
Safety Law was originally conceived to try and reduce the UK’s poor accident / incident statistics and improve work related health...
Disastrous City Centre Crane Collapse
A crane driver was left paralysed from the waist down when his machine collapsed onto Kings Dock Mill, a new 8-storey hotel and apartment complex being constructed in Liverpool.
This...
British Safety Council manifesto gains Commons and Lords support
The BSC has issued a 5-Step Manifesto that it calls ‘Working Well’. The steps are:
- Promote the importance of health &...
Building firm prosecuted for safety lapse as worker falls and is hit by a bus
A leading building contractor was this month fined £12,000 plus substantial costs after one of its workers fell from a cherry picker causing him to be...
Forklift accidents highlight need for training by household names
The construction sector may feel that the never-ending stories of court cases are evidence of a problem exclusive to them. But if we turn our attention...