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Health & Safety Successes
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Lowest worker death rate in two decades achieve...
Achievement marks 20th birthday of Irish HSA
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Guernsey Post service wins top safety award
Postal operator Guernsey Post received the top award at the Guernsey Occupational Safety and Health Association (GOSHA) Awards.
Health & Safety Disasters
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Telehandler injury
Company fined £4,500 after telehandler overturns injuring worker
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Contractors were exposed to radioactive dust
Nuclear operator Sellafield Ltd has been fined £75,000 after two workers inhaled radioactive dust at its site in Cumbria.
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Crane crushes occupied vehicle at scrapyard
A tragic miscommunication resulted in a member of the public being crushed to death by a scrapyard grab claw.
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Fairground ride was not suitable for use
Eight people were injured after a fairground ride that had been declared safe collapsed at a bonfire display in Suffolk.
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Machine Crushed Fingers
Norfolk worker suffers crippling injury
Health & Safety Legal
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Builder fined for using dangerous scaffolding
Builder fined for using dangerous scaffolding
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Firm fined following 5-metre fall
£16,000 Fine for Construction Worker’s Five Metre Plummet
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£35,000 fine for worldwide courrier
Latest loading accident lands courier company in court
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Bus driver death
Bus firm fined £400,000 over driver death in overcrowded garage
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HSE inspector found in contempt of court
An HSE inspector prosecuting a theme-park firm over the death of a worker ended up in the dock owing to her behaviour in court.
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London property developer fined £10k for safet...
Lahrie Mohamed pleaded guilty to putting workers at risk on two schemes
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Prosecution following Chemical Burns
£15,000 fine for Leicestershire adhesive company
Health & Safety General Interest
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Will you wake up?
Guidance for students using gas appliances in rented accommodation
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Small firm directors’ duties - fact sheet
Small firm directors’ duties - fact sheet
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Introducing Homer - safety's new poster boy
Homer Simpson, perhaps the most accident-prone safety inspector of all time, is appearing on a range of new posters from RoSPA.
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Cameron blames health and safety for people's f...
David Cameron has pledged to lay siege to the burden of excessive health and safety rules and regulations, and rationalise the laws surrounding compensation.
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New regulations to ban blacklisting of workers
The practice of blacklisting will be officially outlawed through new regulations that could be brought into effect early next year.
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New legislation put into force Dec 2009
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations
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Frolics with Fireworks
Awareness is key. Get guidance from the HSE.
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What to expect when a health and safety awarene...
A brief guide for businesses, employees and their representatives
Health & Safety Nonsense
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HSE says: "Oh no we didn't!"
Pantomime Sweets Ban Myth Quelled
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Chair-brained
Berkeley berates bosses
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Puff Maddy
Blow the regulations!
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Burning Issue
Who knows how to use a ladder better?
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Pants to that
Tom Jones impersonator asks, 'Why, why, why...?'
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Blooming Daft
Council 'unappreciative' of community efforts
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Height of Nonsense
Pensioner imprisoned in hospital until H&S assessment could be carried out
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Banner Banned
Mayor dismayed by her own health and safety team
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Headgear fear
Beware the pointy hat
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Landlady gives notice over 'ridiculous' rules
Landlady driven to sell by her own desire to comply with conflicting H&S regulations
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'Ridiculous' health and safety rules tell carpe...
Carpenters and woodworkers have been told not to use brooms to sweep up sawdust because they are considered dangerous under "ridiculous" new health and safety guidelines.
Health & Safety Jokes
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H&S Urban legends
Not sure how true these are...!
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Fire Drill announcement
Two-way communication issues
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Bulletin
An important notice for every H&S Officer's door...
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What's the difference...?
What’s the difference between a Safety Manager and a boxing referee?
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Crossbreeding
What do you get when you cross a librarian with a Safety Manager?
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Cravings
How does a pregnant woman know she is carrying a future Safety Manager?
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Wise Words...
The two kinds of Safety officers