Clampdown on Construction Industry’s Poor Health Record

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing ill health, death and injury in the construction industry. The month long initiative carries the message ‘Health as well as safety’, and will target poor standards and unsafe work on Britain’s building sites. As part of the campaign, HSE Inspectors will […]

Fines imposed for asbestos exposure

A company in Poole has been fined for safety breaches after exposing workers to potentially fatal asbestos at a disused tile factory in the town. The company allowed a series of people and workers on to the site despite being aware of the presence of asbestos materials from a survey it commissioned itself. The Health […]