How Competent is Your Competent Person?
How many safety trained staff? You’ve heard that you must have at least one member of staff who...
OUTDOOR WORKING – Take Care In The Sun
With more people in the UK succumbing to skin cancer, what safe systems of work should you...
Safety Alert – New Welding Risk Control Measures
As a result of new scientific evidence being published, the HSE now expects a higher standard of...
Be prepared whatever the weather
Slip and trip accidents increase during the winter season for a number of reasons: there is less...
£850k fine after ladder fall! What went wrong?
The accident In March 2017 an employee of HPAS Ltd, trading as Safestyle UK (S), fell over three...
Have You Assessed Your First Aid Needs?
Under health and safety legislation, employers are required to assess their first aid needs and...
In the Courts – Driver killed by overhead power line strike
The partners of a Suffolk based farm have been sentenced after a haulage contractor was...
Top 10 Fines for Non-Compliance of the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order
10. Poundstretcher – £51,500 Leeds Crown Court fined Poundstretcher, a chain of discounts stores...
Fire Extinguishers – Do you know which one to use?
Nearly 4 in 10 (38%) workers are using the wrong type of fire extinguisher to deal with electrical...