A Staffordshire company has been fined £8,000 after one of its workers fell more than two metres from a scaffold tower, fracturing one vertebra, crushing another and leaving him immobilised for more ...

Accident records and a reporting procedure must be in place and is a legal requirement under HASAWA and RIDDOR. Ensure an accident log book or electronic system is in place for recording accidents.

Around 850 people were evacuated from a hotel in Folkstone following a fire which started in a second floor guest room. Fire crews attending the Burstin Grand hotel in Folkstone last month were ...

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has responded to a request for support from the Ministry of Labour, in Mauritius, for an initiative to improve occupational health and safety ...

A cheap quotation for a fire risk assessment may seem to be a good deal, but is it? A proper quotation should be researched, considered and reflect your requirements (stating the exact location and ...

Check that there are adequate first-aid trained personnel, with records available. The HSE have released a leaflet which answers the basic questions about first-aid provisions at work. People at work ...

This post is part of the “Focus on Health and Safety Audit Questions” series. A series which focuses on questions asked by our health and safety consultants when conducting a health and safety audit.

This post is part of the “Focus on Health and Safety Audit Questions” series. A series which focuses on questions asked by our health and safety consultants when conducting a health and safety audit.

A national budget retailer has been fined £20,000 for fire safety breaches in one of its stores. Poundland Ltd found themselves facing the fine after its store on Commercial Road, Portsmouth was ...

It is important to regularly check the Premises and equipment to ensure that defects are identified and rectified before any accident arises. Amber: Some checks being undertaken but records not up to ...

As we all try to reopen as part of COVID-19 relaxation measures, I am sure that you will have seen reported “Spikes” in Leicester and Blackburn on the news and local or government action taken to ...