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Grayrigg crash tied to inspection failure
News | HSW | 15.09.2007
Gate death locks police into £30,000 fine
Prosecutions and Claims | 12.08.2007
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.
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
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.
Absence levels rise
News | HSW | 01.06.2007
Risk assessments for disabled workers
Duncan Abbott | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Don't panic. That's the first thing to remember if you are called on to carry out a personal risk assessment for a disabled worker, says Duncan Abbott. In this article, he demystifies combined risk assessments and DDA assessments for disabled workers and explains how to apply the five steps to risk assessment.
Newham council fined £125,000 for fatal maintenance 'blunders'
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.06.2007
Taking responsibility for safety
John Gilbertson | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
If employees won't take any responsibility for their own safety, you need a hard-nosed approach to rule breaking, argues John Gilbertson.
Occupational health offerings at Expo 2007
Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
From noise monitoring equipment and asbestos management software, to furniture to cut the risk of deep-vein thrombosis, we report on the occupational health offerings on show.
Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974
Legislation | 17.05.2007
HSC puts off decision on safety reps law
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Stress buster
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Workplace death toll jumps up
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
British Waterways in dock for double drowning
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.05.2007
IOSH 2007 conference report
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
Louis Wustemann and Jocelyn Dorrell report on the highlights of the safety body's annual conference.
Female workers most at risk from bullies
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
The importance of training staff on fire hazards
Sue Tyley | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
The new fire legislation focuses on fire risk assessment and fire prevention, and has thrown up significant training and competence issues, not just for safety practitioners. The need to have a fire-aware workforce is now greater than ever. Sue Tyley of the Fire Protection Association explains why training staff to look out for fire hazards is more important than ever now the FSO is in place.
HSE censures MoD for transport fatalities
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.05.2007
Dialling drivers
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.05.2007
Fatality brings COSHH conviction for NHS trust
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.05.2007
De-gloving accident costs waste firm £50,000
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.05.2007
Scanner glitch
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Asthma essentials
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Safety regs "distract" SMEs two days a month
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
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