Focusing on Health & Safety in the UK Aviation Sector
Health and safety in the UK Aviation industry is to be the focus of a conference hosted by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) later this month (2 July, Imperial War Museum, Duxford). Following a number of major aviation incidents, such as the recent Germanwings plane crash, IOSH’s Aviation and Aerospace Group plan to illustrate […]
Minimising the Risks of Fires and Explosions at Work
In the coming weeks, the focus will very much be on assessing and controlling the risks of fires and explosions in the workplace thanks to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH). The organisation has arranged an event – namely, Fire and Explosion – Controlling Dangerous Substances’ – aimed at helping health professionals, particularly in the […]
Waste and recycling continues to pose a danger to workers
Although there has been a general decrease in the number of injuries in the waste and recycling industry over the past few years, it continues to be one of the most high-risk sectors to work in. High proportion of injuries Latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that although the sector accounts for only […]
Workplace accidents cause loss of limbs
One form of devastating and life-changing workplace injury experienced by too many workers in the UK is the loss of a body part, such as a limb, fingers or hands. In some cases, the body part can become severed during the workplace accident itself, and in others the loss can occur when doctors have no choice […]
Welcome drop in major workplace injuries
Although reports of workers suffering serious or fatal injuries in the course of their work continue to occur too frequently, recent figures indicate that there has been a fall in the overall number of major injuries arising in the workplace. Significant decline in major injuries According to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive, the incidence of […]
The consequences of cutting corners
To mark this year’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work the Irish Injuries Board recently published an interesting analysis of the workplace accident claims it received in 2012, and warned businesses of the consequences of cutting corners when it comes to the health and safety of their employees. Safety failings can be costly The Irish […]
TUC publishes safety manifesto
Regular safety inspections, a maximum temperature in the workplace and far greater control of carcinogens are just some of the improvements that the TUC is calling for in its new ten point safety manifesto. The report, Time for change, features ten key recommendations which the TUC believes, if implemented by a future government, could help […]
Leicester firm prosecuted after worker’s fall
A Leicester door-fitting firm has been fined after an employee was injured when he fell from a wooden crate fixed to a fork lift truck. The 39 year-old man fractured his wrist, heel, ankle and elbow when he fell nearly five metres while fitting a roller shutter door at a farm in Lincoln. He needed an operation […]
Experts call for helmets to be worn
A string of quad bike fatalities in Great Britain has prompted experts to call for more riders to wear safety helmets. Members of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) Rural Industries Group issued a stark warning to those working with quad bikes who are reluctant to wear head protection. Alan Plom, from the […]
Cement firm fined after worker’s death
A multinational cement firm has been fined £200,000 following the death of a worker in an explosion at its Rugby premises. The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted CEMEX UK Operations Ltd, which makes cement and building products for the construction industry, after the death of 28-year-old Peter Reynolds in 2008. The force of the explosion […]
