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Significant fines for crane accident in Liverpool; read more at Safety and Health Practitioner online: http://www.shponline.co.uk/incourt-content/full/guilty-verdicts-in-liverpool-crane-disaster

http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2012/hse-ffi.htm New date for health and safety cost recovery scheme Date: 15 March 2012 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today announced that its cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention, is going ahead but will now not start in … Continue reading →

http://www.affixxius.com/portfolio/portfolio/health-safety/electrcity-alliance We attended the IOSH conference yesterday in Manchester.  It was a really great day and we met a number of clients and contacts throughout the day.  One of our partners had a stand there: Affixxius.  They produce some excellent … Continue reading →

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Change – 6 April 2012 From 6 April 2012, subject to Parliamentary approval, RIDDOR’s over three day injury reporting requirement will change. From then the trigger point will increase from over … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, Just returned from the IOSH (www.iosh.co.uk) annual food and drink manufacturers conference, which was held at the Nottingham Belfry Hotel.  Once all the write-ups and photos are available I’ll be sure to share them.  High points for me … Continue reading →

The health and safety performance to date at the Olympics project has been one of the best so far for such a complex project.  If you want to learn more about this and other good practice case studies, see the … Continue reading →

See here how a number of business leaders have found that robust health, safety and wellbeing management can cut costs, reduce absence and improve staff morale. http://www.iosh.co.uk/news_and_events/campaigns/new_campaign_life_savings/success_stories_video.aspx

http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-nw-03heinz.htm#?eban=rss- This accident is something I have unfortunately seen in other companies; the use of emery cloth by hand on a rotating piece of metal on a lathe or similar machine.