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This British Safety Council half-day conference will provide an update on important health and safety issues affecting employers in Scotland and the north of England. Thistle Glasgow, 26 September 2012.

At Haddington Sheriff Court today, John Martin Riva (DOB 21/07/62) was fined £15,000 after pleading guilty to a contravention of Sections 3 and 33 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Construction companies in the Central Scotland area are being encouraged to attend a free event to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries.

An Aberdeenshire roofing boss has been fined after one of his workers was seriously injured when he fell five metres from the edge of a flat roof.

Young construction apprentices in Aberdeen are to receive lifesaving advice at a free event raising awareness of death, injury and ill health in the workplace.

A Montrose farming partnership has been fined after two agricultural workers were severely injured when a telescopic handler went out of control, fell down a steep bank and came to rest at the top of a cliff.

A Montrose farming partnership has been fined after two agricultural workers were severely injured when a telescopic handler went out of control, fell down a steep bank and came to rest at the top of a cliff.

A machinery manufacturer has been fined after its hydraulic press crushed a Stranraer worker’s arm which was later amputated.

Safety champions and forestry industry leaders met this week to tackle the high rate of fatal and major injuries in the industry.

The Chair of the Health and Safety Executive has seen at first hand the initiative to create a safe and efficient work culture during the assembly of the two largest warships ever built in the UK.

For the first time this year RoSPA has introduced an extended deadline for organisations wishing to attend the RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Awards presentation ceremony, in Glasgow on September 20, don’t miss the deadlines. Registration deadline – March 23, Submission deadline – June 15 2012.

A Fife engineering company has been fined £10,000 after a lathe weighing more than a tonne toppled onto a worker’s leg.

The Health and Safety Executive has produced a range of health and safety law products. There are various versions of the poster, so that you can select the most appropriate for your business, depending on where in the UK your business is based.

Construction sites are being put under the spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.

Construction sites in Glasgow are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.

Construction sites across Scotland are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.

At Glasgow Sheriff Court today, Railcare Ltd were fined £133,000 (reduced from £200,000 on account of their guilty plea) for a breach of Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, following the death of one of their employees on 15 Dece…

At Hamilton Sheriff Court today, Lanarkshire Health Board was fined £24,000 for a breach of Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, which led to the serious illness of a hospital patient.

Construction workers across Argyll and the Western Isles are being urged to pick up lifesaving advice at a free event on Tuesday, 14 February at Oban High School.

Three Dundee companies have been fined a total of £336,000 after a worker fell six and a half metres through a roof light onto a concrete floor.