Articles tagged with "health and safety"

At the time of writing, October 2012, the new Fee for Intervention (FFI) has been in effect for a few days, for dutyholders who are regulated by the HSE. (FFI does not yet apply to HSE...

In a tragic accident, highlighted in a court case in recent days, a worker was killed when his machine fell into an unprotected factory pit, whilst he was involved in fitting wall and ceiling...

It is often the case with construction safety issues that come to light in the press, that a contractor fails to take the right advice or does not follow the accepted codes of practice.

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The Health & Safety Executive’s Communities, for health and safety consultants and other professionals in the safety industry, include a very enlightening 

Of the many cases that we record that involve official action being taken against contractors, this is an unusual one. A centuries-old building material is partly blamed for a new prosecution...