Former Mill Collapses Bringing Down Scaffolding
Police remained at the scene of a Bradford city centre demolition site this morning after a wall and scaffolding collapsed, causing major disruption.
Part of...
Simian Risk Wins Iraq Oil Field Training Contract
WORKING at height specialist Simian Risk has won a contract to provide on-site training for Shell and the South Oil Company in Iraq.
The North...
Actavo Achieves 20 Years of RoSPA Gold Award Recognition
Actavo has cemented its reputation for health and safety excellence, securing three prestigious awards from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
The...
HSE launches month-long national safety clampdown
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have today released details of a month-long safety clampdown on construction sites across the United Kingdom.
The purge on...
Workplaces Unite to Tackle Stress During Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month kicks off this April, with the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Working Minds campaign partnering with twenty-two organisations across Great Britain...
PPE and safety product buyers urged to CHECK-SELECT-PROTECT
The British Safety Industry Federation (BSiF) is urging buyers and end users of PPE and safety equipment to follow a simple process when specifying...
Inquiry told man’s scaffolding fall death was a ‘tragic accident’
The death of a retired Dundee scaffolder after he fell while on a ''homer'' last summer was a ''tragic accident,'' a fatal accident inquiry...
Scaffolding Firm & Director In Court After Scaffold Falls Into Street
A Cambridgeshire company and its director have been prosecuted after an unsecured scaffold collapsed into a street.
It fell onto the pavement and road in...
Unite Calls for HSE to Investigate All Work-Related Suicides
In the wake of disturbing data concerning suicide rates in the UK's workforce, Unite, the country's leading Union, demands that the Health and Safety...
Warning: High winds expected in the UK
High winds have been forecast for this evening (27th October) across the southern half of the UK
A Met Office amber alert for high winds in southern...
