Polski Dzial Protecting Waste Industry Workers
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in conjunction with the Environment Agency, has recently carried out a series of visits to waste sites, in an attempt to improve working practices on these sites and ensure that operators are complying with all relevant legislation. The initiative has been focused on the North East of England so […]
HSE Releases Annual Workplace Fatalities
There were 142 work related fatalities between April 2014 and March 2015 (a rate of 0.46 fatalities per 100,000 workers), according to provisional annual data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This compares to last year’s all-time low of 136 (0.45 fatalities per 100,000 workers). The statistics apparently confirm the UK to be […]
Calls for Employers to do More to Reduce Road Casualties
Employers are being urged by road safety charity Brake to play their part in reducing the number of devastating casualties among pedestrians and cyclists. Government figures show that six people are killed and 157 seriously injured every week while walking or cycling, and at least 24% of road deaths and serious injuries involve a vehicle […]