Catering and leisure

Scientists put on three music events on the same day to investigate the risks posed by mass inside events during the pandemic

With the events sector due to return on 1 October, we look at how it is preparing

The manager of a nightclub where a man plunged 40ft to his death when he fell over a “low level” barrier has been prosecuted.

A fish and chip shop has been prosecuted after three staff members were burned by hot oil when they decided to change the fat during business hours.

The former bosses of an Indian restaurant in the West Midlands have been handed suspended prison sentences and the company fined £175,000 after a chef suffered serious burns from a dangerous tandoor oven.

The case of a viola player whose loss of hearing was deemed a workplace-related injury has prompted the Royal Opera House to review its safety and health processes.

A three-year-old child sustained severe burns after sitting in a puddle of corrosive cleaning fluid while learning to swim in Colchester, a court has heard.

A new range of culturally appropriate safety wear has been launched by construction safety specialists the BCS group, according to Construction Enquirer. 

Musculoskeletal harm now accounts for 27 per cent of all work-related disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost in New Zealand, according to a report from the country’s health and safety regulator, WorkSafe. A DALY is defined by the World Health Organization as one lost “healthy” life year.

A new resource for employers to help promote workplace dialogue about musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) has been published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA).