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Health and Safety Executive introduces new arrangements for online reporting of injuries and accidents
UK legislation now requires all new vehicles to have front blind spot mirrors fitted to allow drivers to see below them right at the front of the truck.
Arco regularly review the ranges they offer to customers to ensure quality and value as well as incorporating latest technologies.
UNDERSTANDING the legislation, directives and machinery safety standards that apply to machinery and work equipment can be a difficult task.
PARTNERS are being sought to take part in workplace environment trials of a new wearable sensor array for the monitoring of heat strain – the term used to encompass a range of physiological...
‘SAFER by Association’, the Mineral Products Association’s new site-based health and safety audit package, was launched at Hillhead on 22 June.
Maintenance is integral to running a safe and reliable operation; and good planning and having the right skills and tools to do the job will minimize the risk to workers and the public in any...
ROCK Fall UK Ltd have received a glowing health and safety industry endorsement for their Tomcat range of metatarsal boots.
THE International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is working with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) on a new initiative that will increase clarity about which health and...
THE Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has updated its Hydraulic Excavator Safety Manual with new and expanded material that reflects current industry practices.
A NEW ‘Employer-Certified Operators ONLY’ safety decal for rough terrain fork-lift trucks has been developed by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and approved by the US Occupational...
A PLANT hire company has been fined £200,000 for health and safety failings that lead to an employee falling 5m to his death.
RECORDING a reduction of 65%, the MPA has beaten its health and safety ‘Hard Target 2009’, which aimed to halve the 2004 total of reportable injuries by the end of 2009.
AS Lafarge Cement UK celebrate their safest year yet with a reduction in UK-wide injuries of 70% in 2009, in comparison with 2008, the company’s Hope Works in Derbyshire has recently welcomed...
AN air ambulance service can mean the difference between life and death for patients, especially in rural areas, which is why Alwyn Roberts, a quarry operative for Welsh Slate in the mountains of...