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 COVID-19 BREACHES DOWN BY 41% ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

COVID-19 BREACHES DOWN BY 41% ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 41% decrease in the number of COVID-19 breaches occurring on construction sites over a three month period. BSG’s report is based on 4400...
KEE SAFETY INTRODUCES SCOTLAND’S LARGEST FALL PROTECTION COMPANY

KEE SAFETY INTRODUCES SCOTLAND’S LARGEST FALL PROTECTION COMPANY

Global supplier of fall protection solutions and safety railing systems, Kee Safety has announced an exciting new venture that sees four of its Scottish-based businesses merge into one premier fall...
CRUSH INJURIES SEES COMPANY PROSECUTED

CRUSH INJURIES SEES COMPANY PROSECUTED

Leeds and Bradford Boiler Co Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker broke his upper arm and suffered crush injuries to his lower arm in a workplace incident. Leeds...
A new furore surrounding modern slavery breaches has errupted

ETHICAL PRACTICES PARAMOUNT FOR UK BUSINESSES

Amid a new furore surrounding modern slavery breaches happening in the UK, Bureau Veritas has asserted that it has never been more important for UK businesses to ensure they implement ethical...
SEARCHING REVOLUTION LEAVES WORKERS SAFER THAN EVER

SEARCHING REVOLUTION LEAVES WORKERS SAFER THAN EVER

Excavation work received a safety boost recently with the news that 71% of all digging work that takes place in the UK is now preceded by a thorough search for pipes and cables. The Digging Up...
SHAW MIND URGES NATION TO ‘PAY IT FORWARD’

SHAW MIND URGES NATION TO ‘PAY IT FORWARD’

Mental health and wellbeing charity Shaw Mind is calling on the nation to ‘pay it forward’ and make a donation to ensure the next generation has the best mental health support available....
IOSH Research Virus transmission Healthcare Staff

RESEARCH: VIRUS TRANSMISSION RISK IN HEALTHCARE STAFF

  The risks faced by healthcare workers treating patients with viruses which can be transmitted through the air are highlighted by new research published today by the Institution of...
IOSH URGES BUILDERS TO SECURE SITES

IOSH URGES BUILDERS TO SECURE SITES

Building site contractors are being urged to ensure they secure their sites when not being used to prevent people trespassing on them and putting their lives in danger. The warning has come from...
HSE CHECKING MANCHESTER BUSINESSES ARE COVID-SECURE

HSE CHECKING MANCHESTER BUSINESSES ARE COVID-SECURE

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is contacting businesses in Greater Manchester to make sure workplaces are COVID-secure. It comes as some freedoms in the city have been curtailed to help...
PANDEMIC EXACERBATES MILLENNIAL ANXIETY AROUND FINANCES

PANDEMIC EXACERBATES MILLENNIAL ANXIETY AROUND FINANCES

Two in five UK workers (40%) report increased financial anxiety in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, but it is millennials (those aged 25-34) that are the hardest hit with 51% saying they have...

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