All Health & safety articles – Page 30
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On the safe side: Corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences
Fears about the vagueness and leniency of health and safety and corporate manslaughter laws have been assuaged by two new pieces of legislation
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NewsHSE buckles to demands for crane safety register
Victory for Building campaign as safety body agrees to keep list of checks on tower cranes
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NewsGone potty at the palace
RIsking one's life in the service of one's sovereign is of course admirable – but not just to fix the chimney pots at Hampton Court Palace!
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NewsConcern voiced over HSE's part in construction death probe
MP raises questions over safety body's involvement in inquiry into 50 fatal accidents
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NewsBrighton roofer gets 12 months for corporate manslaughter
Colin Hooper of IC Roofing also received a £10,000 fine after worker's fatal fall
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NewsRochdale company pays out £3,000 for burned worker
HSE says incident in which employee struck live buried electrical cable was 'easily avoidable'
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NewsSwansea site manager fined £10,000 after worker hurt in fall
HSE highlights falls as the commonest cause of fatality in construction industry
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NewsBrighton roofer found guilty of corporate manslaughter
Colin Hooper convicted over fall that killed employee through inadequate safety
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NewsDubai issues new safety code
Emirate's construction department provides English version of new safety standards
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NewsDLR death defendant is re-bailed
Accused in suspected quick-hitch failure accident will return to court in February
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NewsContractor fined £3,000 for inadequate asbestos training
HSE prosecutes electrical contractor for failing to make employee aware of asbestos risks
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NewsSafety act threatens bosses with prison
The Health and Safety Offences Act comes into force today, threatening company directors found responsible of work-related accidents with up to two years in prison
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NewsCleaning with soul
The grip on a dirty sneaker is all that's keeping this window cleaner from the pavement below
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NewsCleaning... calling... falling?
This window cleaner must suffer from the opposite of vertigo. Invertigo?
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NewsA safety holiday in Mallorca
Note the raised platform made from planks and supported by concrete blocks
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NewsRadon in homes 'responsible for 1,000 deaths a year'
Oxford University researchers say current building guidelines fail to prevent seepage of natural carcogenic gas
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NewsTower Hamlets council fined £15,000 after worker badly burned
HSE slams council and lighting contractor for ‘dreadful’ safety practice on lamppost installation
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HSE strategy sessions kick off in Liverpool
Delegates gather for first of seven consultations on Health and Safety Executive’s future