A worker who repaired potholes was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), an occupational disease, following repeated exposure to vibration tools. His employer, Rotherham Metropolitan ...

A specialist construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death from a church steeple in Birmingham ...

Can behavioural safety directly reduce accidents at work? Dom Cooper looks at common assumptions and approaches to behaviour-based change. Without doubt, some of the criticisms have been justified by ...

MAPA PROFESSIONAL, a major player in hand protection, announces the launch of SAFE CHEM, a free tool designed to help professionals choose the right gloves for their specific chemical protection needs ...

An engineering company has been fined after a labourer died during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands. Liam MacDonald, from Tain, Ross-shire, lost his life on the morning of 5 ...

Britain’s workplace safety regulator has published a guide of do’s and don’ts for people installing stone worktops. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance is designed to highlight the need ...

A company has been fined £120,000 after an employee broke his leg while working on a property in Salisbury. The man, who was 23 at the time, fell from the roof of the house on Sherfield English Road ...