All Health & safety articles – Page 46
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NewsUcatt launches asbestos postcard campaign
Union campaign aims to overturn Lords decision to end compensation for people with pleural plaques
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NewsAverage manager works 40 days a year for free
Survey reveals consequences to health of unpaid overtime in UK construction sector
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NewsHSE closes ten sites in Aberdeen after safety blitz
Ucatt renews calls for more site inspectors after safety blitz in Aberdeen closes ten out of 11 sites
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NewsHSE may test schools for asbestos after ITV investigation
Move prompted by ITV news investigation that revealed councils had not carried out checks
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NewsForest Hill crane wreckage removed
Collapsed crane will be taken to the Health and Safety Laboratory in Buxton for testing
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NewsI'm on the phone!
Standing on a public phone box is certainly a novel way to access overhead wire cables...
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NewsShops demolished after Camden fire
Two shops on Chalk Farm Road are demolished but engineers say facade of celebrity pub The Hawley Arms will not be torn down
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NewsWatch your back!
A hot day on a roof, with no T-shirt, no ladder, no edge protection - this cannot be good...
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NewsSafety plan on track despite Hain resignation
Construction safety drive will not be disrupted by cabinet reshuffle says Srategic Forum chairman John Spanswick
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NewsIOSH calls for national agency of health and safety inspectors
A national agency for health and safety inspectors will reduce confusion, say Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
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NewsHSE launches blitz on refurb sites
Safety inspectors to carry our 1,000 spot checks on sites across the country
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NewsHiscox seeks to restrict Pinnacle demolition work
Hiscox asks City of London to restrict demolition work on £500m tower during working hours
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NewsHSE renews calls to reduce asbestos exposure
The asbestos removal industry is challenged by the HSE to reduce exposure to asbestos at summit next week
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Bahrain workers strike over pay
About 750 workers on £81 a month go on strike to demand pay increase
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News'Secret' HSE is putting lives in danger, says union
A culture of secrecy and misinformation at the HSE is putting workers at risk says Ucatt general secretary Alan Ritchie
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NewsScambusters target cowboy builders after £7.5m funding boost
Government to roll-out national anti-fraud scheme after successful pilot schemes net rogue traders
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NewsFootbridge collapse derails train
Train crashes into footbridge which collapsed after it was struck by railway lorry
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English-only safety tests mooted
The board of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme is considering plans to make migrant workers take its health and safety test in English.