Manufacturers' organisation EEF has reminded employers that reduced limits on exposure to vibration came into force for the use of new equipment on 6 July.

HSE stops crane collapse firm climbing

News | HSW | 12.08.2007

The dramatic collapse of a tower crane at a site in Croydon last month has led the HSE to serve a Prohibition Notice on Select Plant Hire Company.

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.

Overworked employee electrocuted £100,000

Prosecutions and Claims | 02.06.2007

Engineers fined £75,000 for pump death

Prosecutions and Claims | 02.06.2007

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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£125,000 fine for glass fatality

Frayed rope caused fatal crane fall

Construction leaders pledge to cut death toll

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act

Anti-bullying day

Second fatality for Dawson-Wam

Construction deaths leap up

Risking migrant workers' lives lands

Deadly silo collapse could have been predicted

Concrete company bosses jailed

CDM client duties

Fencepost penalty

'Cunning' construction boss jailed

Crushing fine

Construction card scheme aims to sort the fit from the ailing

Avoiding the tickbox idea of risk assessment

Vibration limits take effect