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How seriously do you take prevention of occupational ill health?

08.04.2015

On construction sites across the UK in 2013/2014 there were 42 fatalities. However, according to estimates there were over 100...

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Two firms fined for potential asbestos risk

01.04.2015

A metal re-cycling firm and two of its directors have been fined, along with the company who contracted them to...

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School fined over student’s life threatening injuries

25.03.2015

A school in Kent has been prosecuted after a student suffered life threatening injuries during a multi-sport P.E lesson. The...

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‘Death-trap’ shisha bar closed in Manchester

20.03.2015

A shisha bar that continuously ignored the fire services orders to close down due to it being a fire risk,...

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Factory boss in court after apprentice crushed to death

06.02.2015

A factory boss and his son have appeared in court charged with manslaughter, after a 16-year-old apprentice was crushed to...

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Be on your guard: the importance of machinery guarding

06.02.2015

There are approximately 12 deaths and 40,000 injuries (some of them life-changing) each year, due to incidents where workers have...

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Changes to food labelling requirements

12.12.2014

Food labelling requirements are changing from the 13 December 2014 and will oblige all food businesses to provide information about...

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Fee For Intervention – working and here to stay

27.11.2014

The Fee For Intervention (FFI) Scheme, designed to shift the cost of regulating workplace health and safety from the public...

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Business owner jailed for safety failings

27.11.2014

The owner of a scaffolding business has been jailed for 15 months due to safety failures that lead to the...

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