Are we sleep walking into a new risk environment borne out of societal intolerance, and where does the issue sit in health and safety’s remit? In this special episode of the Safety Conversation ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is drafting new guidelines for tradesmen working with engineered stone after report shows increased risk to silicosis.. HSE is asking for industry feedback from ...

Now more than 85 organisations across the country have joined in with Electrical Safety First’s ‘Battery Breakdown’ campaign around the use of lithium-ion batteries.. The latest organisation to add ...

Introduction of a single construction regulator among report’s recommendations. The Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people was a result of “dishonest” companies and a lack of strategy by the fire ...

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said 225 firefighters tackled the blaze in Dagenham, East London in the early hours on Monday (26 August) morning. Residents of the high rise block, the Spectrum Building, ...

Calls for UK government to ban artificial stone worktops follow the first cases of silicosis linked to its manufacturing. Medical experts have called for the Government to follow Australia in banning ...

The British Retail Consortium has expressed concern for its members following recent rioting across the UK. Much of the disorder took place on high streets with shops being targeted for looting. The ...

New publication reflecting on fifty years of the legislation applauds the Act’s influence but asks questions around wellbeing and technology. While most applauded its affect in curtailing deaths and ...

A pedestrian walkway has collapsed at a residents’ block in Naples, killing two people and injuring 13. The two victims – a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman – died when the walkway partially ...

The new Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her first speech in the role to outline new planning reforms, part of which involves reversing the Conservative’s 2023 policy to ignore housing targets to protect ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related fatalities, with 138 workers killed in work-related accidents, up from 136 last year. The figure has ...

Major players including Network Rail, Vodafone and Southern Water pledge support to initiative. SHP’s campaign to make PPE inclusive for all workers has been given a major boost after a swathe of big ...