Keeping people safe, healthy and happy at work in a world that has changed immeasurably since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 50 years ago presents huge challenges, but also significant opportunities, a panel of experts said during a roundtable hosted by British Safety Council in central London on 8 July.
By Kerry Reals on 29 July 2024
Cast your mind back to summer last year. Do you recall the almighty row about expanding the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to the whole of Greater London? You may also remember just how vociferous, and political, the arguments became.
By Mike Robinson FCA on 31 July 2024
UK workers could be granted the right to switch off and not respond to calls and emails from employers outside their contracted hours, under new plans being considered by the Government.
By Kerry Reals on 20 August 2024
An investigation into the cause of a fire in a block of flats in Dagenham will be “protracted” and complex, London Fire Brigade commissioner Andy Roe has said, amid reports that the building was in the process of having non-compliant cladding removed.
By Kerry Reals on 28 August 2024
By British Safety Council on 22 August 2024
By Kerry Reals on 21 August 2024
By Kerry Reals on 20 August 2024
By Kerry Reals on 20 August 2024
By Kerry Reals on 01 August 2024
Assessments of background asbestos levels in UK buildings may be providing employers with a false sense of reassurance. The UK also looks set to fall behind Europe in reducing the risks the substance poses to building occupants and workers.
By Colette Willoughby, Asbestos Compliance Limited on 30 August 2024
By Andrew Paten, UK National Asbestos Register (UKNAR) on 29 August 2024
By Kerry Reals on 29 August 2024
By Tim Turney, Casella Solutions on 29 August 2024
A Nottingham-based wood recycling company has been fined £22,500 and ordered to pay costs of more than £44,000 after an employee was struck by a wheel loader and killed.
By Kerry Reals on 27 August 2024
By Kerry Reals on 30 July 2024
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By Kerry Reals on 13 June 2024
If you are in the market for a new kitchen, you will come across engineered stone or ‘quartz’ worktops. Cheap, premium, luxury are words that will be thrown around photos and videos lingering on expanses of shiny, multicoloured stone. But not in Australia, where since July new engineered stone worktops have been banned (although some states allow a six-month transition period).
By Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle on 30 August 2024
By Janet Newsham, Hazards Campaign on 19 August 2024
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By Mike Robinson FCA on 31 July 2024
