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Barrington's concrete results

Andrea Oates | Features | HSW | 08.08.2008

This year, CEMEX UK's Safety Sword was handed to the Barrington cement plant and quarry. The Cambridgeshire cement plant and quarrying operation has managed eight years with only one lost-time accident. Andrea Oates reports.

Major accident investigations: the aftermath

Features | HSW | 08.08.2008

Paul Hopkin marks the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster by considering how major incident investigations in the past 30 years have moved from examining plant and equipment failures to consider safety culture and behaviour.

Moving targets: dynamic risk assessment

Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 07.08.2008

Traditional risk assessment is about identifying risks in the workplace so that you can implement suitable controls. Lucie Ponting and Jocelyn Dorrell look at how dynamic risk assessment can help employees manage risks as they arise.

Safety podcasts - a word in your ear

Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 07.08.2008

It seems you can barely listen to the radio for 10 minutes these days before you are encouraged to subscribe to a podcast to entertain or educate you. Bridget Leathley reviews some recent audio downloads on topics ranging from directors' duties to gas safety.

Location, location, location - the HSE moves northwest

Howard Fidderman | Features | HSB | 16.07.2008

Over the next two years, the HSE is set to relocate to a single headquarters in Bootle on Merseyside. Health and Safety Bulletin editor Howard Fidderman reports on concerns that the closure of the HSE's London HQ will hamper the ability of the regulator to do its job.

Fire safety: down to cases

Hilary Ross | Features | HSW | 04.07.2008

Heralded as the biggest overhaul of fire safety legislation in 40 years, the controversial Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 has been in force for almost two years. But what can recent fire safety cases tell employers about the regime? Hilary Ross and Melissa Jones ask.

Heads up

Stewart Kidd | Features | HSW | 04.07.2008

Just one or two sprinkler heads can control or extinguish a fire, but proper maintenance of the system is essential, writes Stewart Kidd.

Alarming regularity

Dennis Davis | Features | HSW | 04.07.2008

Dennis Davis explains how to conduct effective fire evacuation drills.

Site specifics: slips, trips and falls

Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 04.07.2008

Bridget Leathley pinpoints the best websites for advice on avoiding slip and fall hazards.

SMEs: starters' orders

Paul Reeve | Features | HSW | 04.07.2008

In his series of articles on health and safety fundamentals for smaller employers, Paul Reeve covers getting new employees off to a good start.

And the winners are...

Sara Bean | Features | HSW | 03.07.2008

The water utility sector is arguably one of the more hazardous sectors for construction contractors, involving deep excavations, confined spaces and negotiating and managing road traffic. Wales' water utility literally prizes its contractors safety initiatives, as Sara Bean discovers.

Portable IT equipment and combustible materials

Stuart Scott | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008

Stuart Scott clears up some confusion about portable IT equipment and combustible materials.

Workplace machinery: on your guard

Michael Ellis | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008

Michael Ellis sets out the basics of managing physical barriers between moving machinery and human limbs.

High spec: providing prescription safety glasses

Laura Barton | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008

Eyes and eyesight are at risk in many working environments. Laura Barton focuses on the basics of providing prescription safety glasses

RoSPA 2008: from board room to portakabin

Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008

Ever wondered what's the fastest way to irritate an HSE inspector visiting your site? Jocelyn Dorrell and Louis Wustemann report back from RoSPA's three days of seminars on directors' duties, workplace transport and construction in Birmingham last month.

In the line of fire: protecting emergency workers

Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008

By definition, emergency workers often face danger at work. But as they go about the daily business of saving lives and protecting people, they now face an extra set of risks in the form of attacks from the public. Lucie Ponting reports on initiatives to protect emergency workers from attack that show early signs of paying off.

2012: the road to the games

Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.06.2008

It's been described as the equivalent of building two Terminal 5s in half the time. The transformation from scratch in six years of 2.5 square kilometres of industrial land in east London into performance space for the world's greatest athlete is a huge challenge. We begin a five-year chronicle of the steps to safeguard workers on the UK's biggest construction project.

Safety & Health Expo 2008: Scaling new heights

Features | HSW | 01.05.2008

We preview the work at height innovations at Expo this year.

Risk assessments: the wheat from the chaff

Duncan Spencer | Features | HSW | 01.05.2008

If it's a hazard, you should have a risk assessment covering it. Is that really true? Duncan Spencer of Waitrose argues an activity-based approach can help you reduce the volume of written risk assessments.

Safety & Health Expo 2008: Protection racket

Features | HSW | 01.05.2008

We preview the suits and boots and safety gear on offer at the NEC.

Setting hire standards

David Cochran | Features | HSW | 30.04.2008

Employment agencies throughout the UK supply drivers for haulage companies. This workforce is a valuable resource: a phone call away and very low maintenance. They will turn up at short notice with no idea of what the next job entails. David Cochran argues that anyone using agency drivers should check they aren't overstretched and underbriefed.

Keeping migrant workers in the safety advice loop

Andrea Oates | Features | HSW | 30.04.2008

The nature of their employment means migrants directed by gangmasters often live a precarious existence despite the efforts of the authorities, but those directly employed are not always so much better off. However, some employers are trying to change that, says Andrea Oates.