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 BUREAU VERITAS HELPS WEWORK GET BACK TO BUSINESS

BUREAU VERITAS HELPS WEWORK GET BACK TO BUSINESS

As firms continue to grapple with the challenges of safely resuming operations amid the pandemic, Bureau Veritas recently helped flexible space provider WeWork ensure their health, safety and...
STEEL COMPANY PROSECUTED FOLLOWING FATAL TRAILER INCIDENT

STEEL COMPANY PROSECUTED FOLLOWING FATAL TRAILER INCIDENT

A company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured by steelwork, which fell from a telehandler forklift truck during loading. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how on 4 April...
COUNCIL FINED AFTER CHILD SUSTAINS FATAL INJURIES AT PLAYGROUND

COUNCIL FINED AFTER CHILD SUSTAINS FATAL INJURIES AT PLAYGROUND

London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council has been sentenced after a five-year-old girl died when playground equipment collapsed on top of her at Mile End Park. Westminster Magistrates’ Court...
EMCOR UK WINS HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT AWARD

EMCOR UK WINS HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT AWARD

EMCOR UK has won a prestigious Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council.  The company, a provider of facilities, asset and workplace management services, was one of 66 organisations...
Nestlé UK Fined after worker traps arm in machine

COMPANY FINED AFTER WORKER TRAPS ARM IN MACHINE

Nestlé UK Ltd was sentenced for breaching health and safety regulations after an employee was dragged into a machine on the production line of their Albion Mills site in Halifax. Bradford...
ALCUMUS WELCOMES GOVERNMENT ACTION TO STRENGTHEN MODERN SLAVERY ACT

ALCUMUS WELCOMES ACTION TO STRENGTHEN MODERN SLAVERY ACT

The UK Government has announced new measures that place stricter requirements on British organisations involved in exporting or sourcing goods from China's Xinjiang region, strengthening the rules...
CHAS URGES CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO TAKE ACTION ON MENTAL HEALTH

CHAS URGES CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO TACKLE MENTAL HEALTH

CHAS, the supply chain risk management expert, is urging construction companies to use Blue Monday 2021 as an opportunity to take positive action around mental health, including taking advantage of...
FREE WEBINAR ON REGULATING CHEMICALS IN THE UK

FREE WEBINAR ON REGULATING CHEMICALS IN THE UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are hosting a second virtual stakeholder event covering the actions businesses in the chemicals...
71% OF SURVEYED WORKERS DO NOT FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE AT WORK

71% OF SURVEYED WORKERS DO NOT FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE AT WORK

Honeywell has released the results of a comprehensive study on workers’ perceptions and feelings on the health and safety of their workplace.  Conducted by Wakefield Research, the...
HSE ISSUES FARM ELECTRICAL SAFETY WARNING IN RESPONSE TO MANSLAUGHTER CASE

HSE ISSUES WARNING FOLLOWING MANSLAUGHTER CASE

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned against the severe dangers of inadequate electrical safety systems in farm buildings following a recently concluded prosecution at Warwick Crown...

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