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HSC puts off decision on safety reps law
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Safety footwear
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
There is a bewildering range of protective footwear to choose from, some of which boasts slip-resistant qualities, but how do you know which ones live up to their claims? Louis Wustemann reports on HSE tests showing which safety footwear offers best slip resistance.
Stress buster
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Cuts made BP "vulnerable to a catastrophe"
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Workplace death toll jumps up
News | HSW | 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.
Dialling drivers
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.05.2007
Developers may pay for hazard site safety
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Skincare guide
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
Employers' obligations on sight tests for DSE users
Adrian Taylor | Features | HSW | 04.04.2007
Why is there so much confusion about employees' entitlement to sight tests? Is it the regulations? Or the status of glasses? Adrian Taylor of Specsavers brings into focus employers' obligations on sight tests for display screen equipment users.
Special treatment for new and expectant mothers
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 01.04.2007
Every year, 440,000 women continue to work during pregnancy. But despite legislation making employers pay specific attention to the needs of new and expectant mothers, most fail to carry out even basic assessments. In fact, EOC research suggests only half of working pregnant women have had a health and safety risk assessment. These women need special treatment, explains Lucie Ponting.
Accident reporting shortfall
News | HSW | 01.04.2007
Flooring specifications and slip hazards
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.04.2007
The science of slips is an eye-crossingly complicated mixture of fluid dynamics, friction coefficients and human factors. Louis Wustemann discovers that flooring specification is an area where many organisations fall down on slip hazards.
What are insurance companies doing to help safety management?
Adrienne Gleeson | Features | HSW | 01.04.2007
Employers' liability insurers should have an interest in cutting workplace accident rates, because they end up paying for the consequences. So what are the insurance companies doing to help improve safety management in large and small businesses? Adrienne Gleeson investigates.
A workplace stop-smoking scheme
Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 01.04.2007
A workplace stop-smoking scheme could offer more than health benefits, finds Jocelyn Dorrell, in the last of our series on the smoking legislation
Chemical spills put 27,000 at risk in 2005
News | HSW | 01.04.2007
Testing and choosing the right model gas detector
Sarah Ursulan | Features | HSW | 02.03.2007
Worker safety and a facility's security can depend on choosing the right portable gas detector. There are several factors to consider before deciding which detector fits your needs. Assessing and testing gas detectors before you commit yourself will help you choose the right model for the job, explains Sarah Ursulan.
Worker rest and welfare facilities
Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 02.03.2007
Lawrence Bamber's latest article for students of the NEBOSH National Diploma covers facilities provision for workers' rest and welfare
Ladder-gate
News | HSW | 01.03.2007
Nexen receives "wrist slap" for rig leak
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.03.2007
Lords push to widen corporate killing bill
News | HSW | 01.03.2007
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