Retail

Chartered Member James Carter explains how the IOSH competency framework has helped him navigate the fast-paced world of retail safety during the pandemic.

A pet centre has been fined £185,000 after a lorry driver was left tetraplegic when an 800kg pallet fell on him.

IOSH vice president Ciarán Delaney explains the role he has played in the adoption of an innovative scheme created to help people with invisible disabilities cope with the hurdles of daily life.

A cosmetics store in Luton has been prosecuted after a customer fell down an open trapdoor and sustained multiple bruises and lacerations all over her body.

An international research project which has studied the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among female workers in ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh has found a high MSD burden among those working long hours in non-OSH compliant

Tesco has been fined £300,000 after a man was crushed under a roll cage.

Enforcing social distancing measures and the wearing of face coverings are now the biggest triggers for abuse of shopworkers, a survey has revealed.

A total of 111 individuals lost their lives at work in the 12 months ending 31 March 2020, the lowest ever recorded number of workplace fatal accidents.

Bike retailer Halfords has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after a set of heavy boxes collapsed on to a staff member, pinning him against a wall and leaving him with a suspected cracked rib. 

Shop workers are experiencing "severe mental health consequences" as a result of violent store crime, a study has found.