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Case study: And the winners are...
Sara Bean | Case Study | 04.07.2008
Wales' water utility literally prizes its contractors safety initiatives, as Sara Bean discovers.
And the winners are...
Sara Bean | Features | HSW | 03.07.2008
Wales' water utility literally prizes its contractors safety initiatives, as Sara Bean discovers.
Trant scoops top award
News | HSP | 16.05.2008
Veolia sends assistance
Sara Bean | Features | HSW | 30.04.2008
Sara Bean talks to Europe's biggest waste handler about how roving safety assistants are helping keep accident rates down in its 80 UK sites.
Utility companies failed to safeguard road users
Prosecutions and Claims | 08.04.2008
When things go wrong - health and safety sentencing
Howard Fidderman | Features | HSB | 27.02.2008
Nine years after the Court of Appeal concluded that fines for health and safety offences were too low, how have the courts been sentencing employers convicted of health and safety crimes? And what will be the impact of the new sentencing guidelines for manslaughter when they come into force later this year? Howard Fidderman believes that sentencing should not be left to the courts.
Council pays £165,000 after 11-year-old killed
Prosecutions and Claims | 14.02.2008
Faulty interlock lands Severn Trent in hot water
Prosecutions and Claims | 11.02.2008
HSE issues rig alert
News | HSW | 15.12.2007
Lighter regulation questions
News | HSW | 12.12.2007
Dealing with dust extraction
Andy Quail | Features | HSW | 01.12.2007
Andy Quail, commercial director at Carter-Thorne, explains why it is important to think ahead when dealing with dust extraction
Communication and consultation
Lawrence Waterman | Features | HSW | 01.12.2007
In the last of his Back to Basics series, Lawrence Waterman outlines best practice approaches to workforce engagement
Marshalling expertise
Dave Lewis | Features | HSW | 09.11.2007
The actions of staff in the event of a fire are likely to be crucial to their safety and the safety of other people in the premises. Dave Lewis outlines the role and training needs of fire marshals.
Oil firms use pledge as "fig leaf"
News | HSP | 08.11.2007
Offshore oil companies are hiding behind an injury reduction pledge scheme, rather than putting real effort into safety improvements, according to a senior HSE official.
Glowing knits
News | HSW | 08.11.2007
University of Manchester researchers have developed a photoluminescent yarn that glows when electrically charged.
Taking the lead: first HSW conference
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 16.10.2007
Leadership and the need for senior management engagement were the themes that occurred at the recent HSW Conference. Delegates were given an overview of current and future developments in regulation, such as corporate manslaughter, and good practice on issues ranging from accident reduction to the new CDM Regulations.
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act
Legislation | 15.10.2007
Anti-bullying day
Prosecutions and Claims | 15.10.2007
HSE issues waste guide
News | HSW | 12.10.2007
Avoiding the tickbox idea of risk assessment
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 12.08.2007
How do you make sure risk assessments don't become an end in themselves? Lucie Ponting considers the ways.
Safely laundering protective clothing
Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
Richard Newton comes clean about safely laundering protective clothing.
If the mask fits
Helen Collins | Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
Helen Collins takes a deep breath and explains the ins and outs of face fit testing for RPE
Refusal to wear PPE
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
What can you do if employees won't wear their protective gear? Lucie Ponting has the answer.
Case study: Alfred McAlpine's perfect days
Sara Bean | Case Study | 15.06.2007
Sara Bean reports on an initiative that ties safety improvement tightly to business efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Site specifics: going smoke-free
Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
On 1 July 2007, England will follow Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in going smoke-free. An employer's main responsibility will be to ensure that no-one smokes in enclosed or substantially enclosed areas. The keys to achieving compliance are a smoke-free policy and appropriate signage. Bridget Leathley finds the best online guidance.
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