Farmworker suffered severe injuries in fall
A farmworker suffered severe facial injuries after falling 16ft through a shed roof in Cornwall.
Archive for February 1st, 2012
Plumber jailed for carrying out illegal gas work
A Suffolk plumber who put lives at risk by illegally working on domestic gas appliances has been sentenced to six months in prison.
Safety chief uses high-hazard visit to distinguish real health and safety from the nonsense
The Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has used a visit to a Cheshire oil refinery to highlight a shining example of a proper approach to health and safety.
Speech by HSE Chair to Association for Science Education (ASE) Annual Conference
HSE Chair Judith Hackitt’s speech to Association for Science Education (ASE) Annual Conference, Liverpool University, 5 January 2012.
Government consults on giving local communities control of transport schemes
Government consults on giving local communities control of transport schemes
Government proposes heavier fines for driving offences
Government proposes heavier fines for driving offences
RR901 – Prospective evaluation of the 1991 NIOSH Lifting Equation
An epidemiological prospective cohort study of the ability of the 1991 NIOSH Lifting Equation to predict loss of time from work due to low back pain (LBP) or to predict reports of LBP followed 515 industrial workers in jobs requiring manual handling fo…
Fire and explosion – Simple guide to dangerous substances
Explosive atmospheres can be caused by flammable gases, mists or vapours or by combustible dusts. If there is enough of a substance, mixed with air, then all it needs is a source of ignition to cause an explosion. Each year people are injured at work b…
