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Whirlpool £700K Fine Halved on Appeal as Company Demonstrates Safety

Whirlpool £700K Fine Halved on Appeal as Company Demonstrates Safety
Whirlpool £700K fine successfully halved on appeal by demonstrating "a culture of commitment to...

How Health & Safety brought us the ice cream cone . . .

How Health & Safety brought us the ice cream cone . . .
Today we expect sprinkles or a cheeky flake but when ice cream first made an appearance in the...

Tractor Safety in Spotlight as Unite Calls for Tougher Regulation

Tractor Safety in Spotlight as Unite Calls for Tougher Regulation
Unite have called for urgent government action to improve safety in the agricultural sector,...

Agricultural & Waste Sectors Prove Risky Business - HSE Fatality Stats

Agricultural & Waste Sectors Prove Risky Business - HSE Fatality Stats
The HSE has released it's latest UK fatal injury statistics for 2017-18, reporting that a total of...

Yanny vs Laurel - can you always trust your perception?

Yanny vs Laurel - can you always trust your perception?
Gustave Flaubert, the influential French novelist, argued there is no truth, there is only...

You Can Contract Out Your Maintenance But Not Your H&S Responsibility

You Can Contract Out Your Maintenance But Not Your H&S Responsibility
Another fall from height court case and fine underlines the duty of care you owe to a contractor...

Accidents - what's the worst that could happen?

Accidents - what's the worst that could happen?
As a H&S professional you do the training, you put processes in place, you spread the message and...

Hell and High Mortars

Hell and High Mortars
Across the country students are celebrating their hard work and recording their graduation for...

Importance of Safe Behaviour Highlighted by £160k Tesco Fine

Importance of Safe Behaviour Highlighted by £160k Tesco Fine
Tesco have been fined £160,000 after an employee working alone was seriously injured after a roll...

Dairy fined £200K following failure to ensure safe plant procedures

Dairy fined £200K following failure to ensure safe plant procedures
A North Wales dairy has been fined £200K following an accident leaving a worker with severe burns...