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.

Barrington's concrete results

Andrea Oates | Features | HSW | 08.08.2008

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.

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Case study: Barrington's concrete results

Barrington's concrete results

Major accident investigations: the aftermath

Moving targets: dynamic risk assessment

Safety podcasts - a word in your ear

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