Health and Safety Statistics – 2023
As published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain, include…
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New online learning tool helps businesses address work-related stress
Businesses are encouraged to sign-up to the free-to-use interactive tool, designed by the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working…
Manufacturer fined after workers fall from height
A manufacturer of shopping trolleys has been fined after two men fell approximately three metres when a metal cage they were dismantling…
Stress, anxiety and depression are the number one reason for work related illness in the UK
Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation, the law requires all employers to prevent work related stress to support good…
Specialist lifting company fined after two workers fell from a crane
A specialist heavy lifting company has been fined after two men fell from height during the assembly of a crane. On 19 January 2021, two…
Better training is critical to reduce workplace injuries, survey finds
More than three in five frontline workers surveyed for a new report believe that some of the injuries sustained in their workplace could…
Construction Dust Campaign
Exposure to dust can risk your long-term health. Not today, but years down the line. Construction workers die every week from lung…
Companies fined after labourer fractures skull
Two companies have been fined £46,000 in total after a labourer fractured his skull. The 46-year-old, who was 43 at the time, was on the…
A fifth of tradespeople injured when breaking health and safety rules
Research from Direct Line business insurance reveals almost one in five (19 per cent) tradespeople have been injured as a result of…
Asbestos and You
Any job, any day of the week, can potentially release lethal asbestos fibres. It’s not like dust – you can’t see, smell, or feel the…